The News Roundup For December 20, 2024
A Syrian Kurd holds an independence-era flag during a demonstration in support of the US-backed, Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces in the northeastern city of Qamishli. (Photo by DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP via Getty Images) DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A Syrian Kurd holds an independence-era flag during a demonstration in support of the US-backed, Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces in the northeastern city of Qamishli. (Photo by DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP via Getty Images)
DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP via Getty ImagesJust hours before federal funding for the government runs out, Congress is left scrambling to find a way to keep the government open after midnight tonight.
Meanwhile, a New York judge has decided that Trump can't use his presidential immunity to shed his felony conviction.
Luigi Mangione, alleged killer of the UnitedHealthcare CEO, was charged with murder as an act of terrorism.
In global news, following the fall of the Assad regime, prosecutors, aid workers, and journalists are learning more about the atrocities committed under Syria's former president.
Israeli attacks on hospitals in northern Gaza have left the medical facilities barely able to provide basic care and no longer capable of surgical procedures or maternal services.
And Canada's embattled prime minister, Justin Trudeau, saw his position as the country's leader weaken this week after the resignation of his finance minister.
Find more of our programs online. Listen to 1A sponsor-free by signing up for 1A+ at plus.npr.org/the1a.