Weekly Roundup: Thursday, December 20

The NPR Politics Podcast

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News, Daily News, Politics

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🗓️ 21 December 2018

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is stepping down after a slow freeze-out by President Trump. The federal government inches closer to a shutdown after President Trump refused to sign a spending bill from Congress. Trump announced his intention to pull American forces out of Syria despite being advised against it. And a new NPR/PBS News Hour/Marist poll finds that the majority of Americans think the country is too politically correct. This episode: political reporter Asma Khalid, Congressional correspondent Scott Detrow, Congressional reporter Kelsey Snell, national political correspondent Mara Liasson, political editor Domenico Montanaro, political reporter Danielle Kurtzleben, and national security editor Phil Ewing. Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org. Find and support your local public radio station at npr.org/stations.

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0:00.0	Ahoi, this is Somerset.
0:01.7	And this is Matt.
0:02.5	Calling from a sailboat, 700 miles off the east coast in the Atlantic Ocean.
0:06.4	This podcast was recorded at.
0:08.2	6.25 pm on Thursday, December 20th.
0:12.2	Things may have changed by the time we reach the Caribbean.
0:14.9	Okie dokie, here's the show.
0:16.5	I'm on a boat, I'm on a boat, everybody. Look at me, cause I'm sailing on a boat.
0:22.4	How did they send this to us?
0:25.0	On a boat.
0:26.0	We really did that.
0:27.1	Really good satellite service.
0:28.7	Alright there, well, there it is the NPR Politics Podcast.
0:33.0	And we're here with our weekly roundup.
0:35.1	The Secretary of Defense is stepping down.
0:37.5	The federal government is inching closer to a shutdown.
0:40.7	Donald Trump against all advice not to, says he's going to pull US troops out of Syria.
0:47.0	And a new NPR poll finds that a majority of Americans think the country is too politically
0:52.4	correct.
0:53.4	I'm Asma Khaled, political reporter.
0:54.9	I'm Kelsey Snell, I cover Congress.
0:56.5	I'm Tamanikomantin, our political editor.
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