Lawmakers cut up over Maduro’s seizure. And, CDC cuts childhood vaccine schedule

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At present’s high tales

Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his spouse, Cilia Flores, pleaded not responsible yesterday to federal costs, which embody narco-terrorism. U.S. navy forces seized them each from their nation over the weekend. Yesterday marked their first look in a federal courtroom in New York.

• 🎧 Earlier than sitting down in courtroom, Maduro made eye contact with reporters and wished them a “Happy New Year,” NPR’s Jasmine Garsd, who was within the courtroom, tells Up First. Flores walked in behind him and appeared to have a swollen eye and a bandaged brow, which her attorneys defined got here from her getting damage throughout her seize. Exterior the courthouse had been heated exchanges between two teams of protesters: those that had been in opposition to America’s intervention in Venezuela and Venezuelans celebrating Maduro’s seize. A person named Izzy McCabe says the seize is a ploy to take oil and international assets from Venezuela. One other protester, Maria Seu, stated many nations have been dwelling off Venezuela’s assets for years.

President Trump is ready to satisfy with Home Republicans on the Kennedy Middle at this time as lawmakers name for extra info on the operation in Venezuela and the U.S. function there transferring ahead. The assembly comes a day after high administration officers briefed Capitol Hill leaders on Maduro’s seize, leaving a largely partisan divide on the operation. Lawmakers questioned Trump’s choice to not inform Congress earlier than finishing up the weekend seizure. Democrats say the motion, which the White Home is asking a legislation enforcement operation, is an act of warfare. In the meantime, Republicans have largely aligned with the president’s stance on the state of affairs.

• 🎧 Democrats say the operation is simply the newest instance of the White Home circumventing Congress, NPR’s Barbara Sprunt says. Home Speaker Mike Johnson stated Trump has the authority to deploy navy forces to deal with threats to the U.S. When the president has joined conferences just like the one he’s anticipated to attend at this time prior to now, it has turn out to be nearly like a rally. Sprunt says she expects the identical once more at this time. The social gathering is gearing up for the midterm elections, which implies Venezuela will probably not be the one matter mentioned.

The Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention is lowering its variety of advisable childhood vaccines from 17 to 11. The company’s new schedule, which incorporates vaccines that had beforehand been advisable for all youngsters — reminiscent of these for rotavirus, hepatitis A and B, meningitis and seasonal flu — is now extra restrictive. The company made these modifications in response to a memo Trump issued in December directing well being officers to align the U.S. schedule with these in “peer, developed countries” reminiscent of Germany and Japan.

• 🎧 The brand new restrictions will result in fewer youngsters getting vaccinated, with penalties that might be seen for years down the road, Dr. Sean O’Leary, with the American Academy of Pediatrics, tells NPR’s Pien Huang. The company applied these modifications with none new scientific developments behind them, Huang notes. The company sidestepped its personal advisory committee and did not seek the advice of vaccine makers.

At present’s hear

Does the dearth of winter daylight drain your vitality, or do you battle to maintain up with life’s calls for throughout this season? In that case, you could be experiencing seasonal affective dysfunction, or SAD. In this episode of It is Been A Minute, host Brittany Luse shares the morning routine she developed for herself to fight such a melancholy. She can be joined by Dr. Norman E. Rosenthal, a psychiatrist and scientist who first described seasonal affective dysfunction within the Eighties, to obtain suggestions on her SAD routine and study how we will all suppose otherwise about the tough winter months.

Particular collection

Trump has tried to bury the reality of what occurred on Jan. 6, 2021. NPR constructed a visible archive of the assault on the Capitol, displaying precisely what occurred by way of the lenses of the individuals who had been there. In “Chapter 2: Stop the Steal,” we have a look at how false claims of a stolen election mobilized Trump supporters.

On election night time in 2020, Trump claimed victory and stated the election was being stolen lengthy earlier than officers declared a winner. He and his allies launched the “Stop the Steal” motion nearly instantly, at the same time as U.S. courts rejected the widespread claims of election fraud. Trump marketing campaign officers additionally admitted they discovered no proof that might have modified the end result of the election. Proper-wing activists reminiscent of Infowars host Alex Jones and the white nationalist and Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes mobilized the motion. On the day that Congress was set to satisfy to certify the election, Trump pressured Vice President Mike Pence and Republicans in Congress to attempt to reject Biden’s victory. These movies spotlight the motion that led to Jan. 6, 2021.

To study extra, discover NPR’s database of federal legal circumstances from Jan. 6. It’s also possible to see extra of NPR’s reporting on the subject, together with an Instagram publish debunking myths about looting.

3 issues to know earlier than you go

A tablet type of Wegovy, the favored weight problems drug beforehand out there solely by injection, is now being stocked by pharmacies.

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1. Pharmacies throughout the U.S. started stocking the tablet model of the favored weight problems drug Wegovy yesterday, providing sufferers an alternative choice to the injectable type.
2. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz ended his bid for a 3rd time period yesterday, saying that he desires to dedicate his closing yr in workplace to combating fraud in state applications relatively than campaigning. (through MPR)
3. Wegmans says it’s utilizing facial recognition know-how in a handful of shops throughout a number of states to assist determine folks “previously flagged for misconduct.” (through WXXI)

This article was edited by Suzanne Nuyen.