NPR News: 09-25-2025 6PM EDT
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🗓️ 25 September 2025
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| 0:00.0 | On the ThruLine podcast from NPR, immigration enforcement might be more visible now, |
| 0:06.3 | but this moment didn't begin with President Trump's second inauguration, or even his first. |
| 0:12.6 | A series from ThruLine about how immigration became political and a cash cow. |
| 0:19.1 | Listen to ThruLine in the NPR app or wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 0:24.5 | Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Rylan Barton. President Trump says he will not allow Israel to annex parts of the West Bank. |
| 0:32.8 | Apparently referring to Israel, Trump told reporters in the Oval Office, quote, it's time to stop now. |
| 0:38.3 | He declined to say whether he had discussed the matter with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. |
| 0:43.4 | Trump has signed an executive order allowing video sharing app TikTok to continue operating in the U.S. |
| 0:49.2 | The order declares that a proposed sale of the Chinese associated company to U.S. businesses addresses national |
| 0:55.5 | security concerns. Trump said Chinese President Xi Jinping gave us the go-ahead to proceed with the deal. |
| 1:01.5 | This is going to be American operated all the way, and great respect for President Xi, |
| 1:09.0 | and I very much appreciate that he approved the deal, because |
| 1:11.9 | to get it done properly, we really needed the support of China and the approval of China. |
| 1:17.6 | TikTok's new investors include Oracle founder Larry Ellison and media mogul Rupert Murdoch. |
| 1:22.9 | Defense Secretary Pete Hegeseth has summoned hundreds of generals and admirals to Virginia next week. |
| 1:28.8 | There's no word yet on why the highly unusual meeting has been called, and PR's Greg |
| 1:33.2 | Myrie has more. |
| 1:34.5 | The meeting will take place next week at a military base in Quantico, Virginia, outside Washington. |
| 1:40.3 | Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell confirmed the meeting but gave no details on what would be discussed. |
| 1:46.4 | It's extremely rare to call in hundreds of military leaders from around the globe to one central location on short notice. |
| 1:54.6 | This presents challenges ranging from logistics to maintaining ongoing operations. |
| 2:00.4 | Hegset has already shaken up the top ranks of the |
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