The News Roundup For January 17, 2025

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🗓️ 17 January 2025

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Republican officials are hinting that they may withhold aid from California in the wake of devastating fires unless "conditions are met."

President Joe Biden bid farewell to the nation in his final address, warning Americans against the dangers of populism.

Meanwhile, Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire deal that will begin a path for the war in Gaza to end.

And Ukraine arrested has North Korean troops fighting for Russian forces. Ukrainian President Volodymyr said Ukraine is ready to send them back to their homeland in exchange for its own soldiers held in Russia.

1A's Todd Zwillich guides us through the week's biggest headlines for this installment of the News Roundup.

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0:00.0	What's in store for the music, TV, and film industries for 2025?
0:04.9	We don't know, but we're making some fun, bold predictions for the new year.
0:09.4	Listen now to the Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast from NPR.
0:13.8	Hey, it's Todd, your host for this edition of The News Roundup.
0:17.5	Just a quick heads up before we start the show.
0:19.6	The news is constantly changing and
0:22.3	things might have changed by the time you hear this episode. Stay up to date with the news by
0:26.6	listening to your local NPR member station and by visiting npr.org for all the latest. Thanks for
0:33.0	listening. Enjoy the show.
0:47.2	You're listening to the 1A podcast. I'm Todd's Willick, and it's time for another installment of the News Roundup. Busy in this early part of 2025 is President Joe Biden's
0:54.0	term and his political career draw to a close.
0:58.0	It's worth it on this Friday to look back to 1994, 30 years ago, and how the politics of then are affecting decisions right now.
1:07.7	I hope this crime bill, when it passes, the Biden hatch crime bill, as it becomes
1:12.5	law, God willing, I hope that we will have ended once and for all this notion that is a
1:20.5	hangover from the 60s, that somehow Democrats are weak on crime and Democratic presidents are weak
1:26.8	on crime, and Republicans are tough on crime.
1:29.7	Then Senator Joe Biden's 1994 crime bill had consequences. It incarcerated many people disproportionately, disproportionately affected communities of color.
1:40.2	Today, President Joe Biden will commute the sentences of nearly 2,500 nonviolent drug offenders
1:46.5	in one of his final official actions before leaving office.
1:50.0	We're going to catch up on that.
1:51.3	We're going to catch up on confirmation hearings in the Senate and a last-minute push
1:55.2	to keep TikTok alive in the United States.
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