The News Roundup For April 1, 2022
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🗓️ 1 April 2022
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Summary
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the so-called "don't say gay" bill into law.
Meanwhile, European countries are strategizing to cut dependence on Russian gas. Germany has thrown the switch on a plan to ration gas as the war in Ukraine continues.
And security was bolstered across Israel and the occupied territories this week after a Palestinian gunman killed five in what is their fifth attack in less than two weeks.
We cover all this and more during the News Roundup.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, it's Jen. Just a quick heads up before we start the show. |
| 0:03.8 | The news is rapidly developing and things may have changed by the time you hear this episode. |
| 0:09.0 | For the latest news tune into your public radio station and follow updates at npr.org. |
| 0:22.0 | This is the 1A podcast. I'm Sarah McCammon in for Gen White. Let's jump into the news roundup. |
| 0:27.8 | More US dollars are on their way to Ukraine and more US intel on Russia has made its way into the public sphere. |
| 0:35.0 | US officials say Russia's president is being kept in the dark about what's happening with his own invasion. |
| 0:40.8 | So what does that mean for peace talks? We'll get into that. Plus here at home, President Biden has a new budget. |
| 0:47.5 | It's over 100 pages and worth a whopping $5.8 trillion. What made the cut and what got the chopping block? |
| 0:55.0 | Also, White House phone logs have an unexplained gap of more than seven hours on January 6th. |
| 1:01.2 | What was happening then and will a certain House special committee find out? |
| 1:06.0 | William Brigham is a correspondent for PBS NewsHour. William, welcome to 1A. |
| 1:10.4 | Hi, Sarah. |
| 1:11.4 | Neftali Ben David is White House editor for The Washington Post. Neftali, thanks for joining us. |
| 1:17.0 | Thanks so much for having me. |
| 1:18.3 | And Jessica Taylor is the Senate and Governor's Editor for the Cook Political Report and a former NPR colleague. |
| 1:24.2 | Hi there, Jessica. Welcome back. |
| 1:25.5 | Hey, it's great to be on with you, Sarah. |
| 1:27.5 | I want to begin today with Ukraine. On Wednesday, President Biden said the US will give Ukraine $500 million more |
| 1:34.8 | dollars in direct aid. The funding could go toward humanitarian aid, military support, |
| 1:40.3 | or regular government operations. Biden is also making moves to offset the war's impact on gas prices |
| 1:47.4 | here at home. Today, I'm laying out a two-part plan. Not only to ease the pain that families are feeling |
| 1:53.3 | right now, but to end this air of dependence and uncertainty and to lay a new foundation for true |
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