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--:-- Janine Herbst: Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst. Hundreds of National Guard troops will be leaving Portland and Chicago in the coming days. The move was ordered by the Defense Department amid court battles stalling the deployments.
--:-- Janine Herbst: A defense official not authorized to speak publicly told NPR that 200 members of the Texas National Guard will be leaving Illinois. Similarly, 200 members of the California National Guard will be leaving Oregon. The number of Oregon National Guard personnel in Portland will also be reduced by half, the official says.
--:-- Janine Herbst: The Trump administration initially ordered the Guard to Illinois and Portland to protect ICE and other federal personnel. But troops have been repeatedly blocked by the courts from conducting any operations in the streets.
--:-- Janine Herbst: On Friday, the military's Northern Command hinted that the size of deployments will change to, quote, ensure a constant, enduring and long-term presence in each city.
--:-- Juliana Kim: I'm NPR's Juliana Kim.
--:-- Janine Herbst: Juliana Kim, thank you for the update.
--:-- Juliana Kim: The USS Gerald R Ford, the most advanced U aircraft carrier, has arrived in the Caribbean, a display of American military power in an escalation of tensions between the U and Venezuela.
--:-- Juliana Kim: It will add to a U.S. force of some 15,000 service members in what the administration says is a counter-drug operation.
--:-- Luke Garrett: I'm Luke Garrett, reporting for NPR News.
--:-- Janine Herbst: Luke Garrett, thank you for the report.
--:-- Luke Garrett: A split is growing between President Trump and what had been one of his staunchest advocates in Congress.
--:-- Luke Garrett: Trump called Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene a traitor on Saturday after reneging his endorsement for the Georgia lawmaker.
--:-- Luke Garrett: Greene tells CNN she now fears for her safety. Those are the types of words used that can radicalize people against me and put my life in danger.
--:-- Luke Garrett: Green says Trump is attacking her because she supports releasing the Epstein files.
--:-- Luke Garrett: She also criticized Trump's foreign policy agenda, saying he should focus more on domestic issues.
--:-- Luke Garrett: I would love to see Air Force One be parked and stay home.
--:-- Janine Herbst: Last week, Trump said he knows the MAGA movement best and that Green is lashing out because he didn't support her statewide political ambitions, which Green denies.
--:-- Bill Chappell: I'm Bill Chappell, reporting for NPR News.
--:-- Janine Herbst: Bill Chappell, thank you for the update.
--:-- Bill Chappell: Mortgage experts are skeptical about the Trump administration's 50 mortgages plan.
--:-- Bill Chappell: Backers of the 50 mortgage say it would help buyers get into a home they might not otherwise afford.
--:-- Bruce Marks: I'm Bruce Marks, CEO of the nonprofit Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America.
--:-- Bill Chappell: Bruce Marks, thank you for your perspective.
--:-- Bruce Marks: The longer loan would take decades to build equity.
--:-- Bruce Marks: The 30-year term has always been the sweet spot in this country.
--:-- Bruce Marks: But the affordability crisis is real, Marks says.
--:-- Chris Hendricks: I'm Chris Hendricks of NBKC Bank.
--:-- Bill Chappell: Chris Hendricks, thank you for your insights.
--:-- Chris Hendricks: What else is staggering is the median age for that first-time homebuyer is 40 years old right now.
--:-- Chris Hendricks: Hendricks says he wants the government to find ways to boost housing supply and help first-time homebuyers.
--:-- Janine Herbst: NPR's Bill Chappell, you're listening to NPR News.
--:-- April Dombroski: I'm April Dombroski, reporting for NPR News.
--:-- Janine Herbst: April Dombroski, thank you for the update.
--:-- April Dombroski: An AI safety expert is warning that Character AI's plans to boost chatbots for kids should be rolled out more carefully to protect the teens who've developed relationships with them.
--:-- April Dombroski: Character AI says its ban on chatbots for youth under 18 will take full effect on November 25th.
--:-- April Dombroski: UC Berkeley bioethics professor Jodi Halpern celebrated the move, but wants parents to know the weeks after separation from an AI companion could be a vulnerable time for self or suicidal thinking.
--:-- April Dombroski: Parents do not realize that their kids love these bots and that they might feel like their best friend just died or their boyfriend just died.
--:-- Janine Herbst: Character AI said the company is moving slowly and has communicated the upcoming changes widely on its app, Reddit, and Discord, so kids would have time to adjust to the new paradigm.
--:-- April Dombroski: For NPR News, I'm April Dombroski in San Francisco.
--:-- Janine Herbst: Newly released disclosures show Adriana Googler, the former member of the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors, violated ethics rules surrounding financial transactions last year.
--:-- Janine Herbst: She abruptly resigned from the central bank three months ago.
--:-- Janine Herbst: Paperwork released by the Office of Government Ethics show Kugler bought and sold individual stocks last year in violation of Fed policy.
--:-- Janine Herbst: And some of the transactions took place during the so-called blackout periods around Fed meetings when trading is even more strictly regulated.
--:-- Janine Herbst: She says the trades were made by her husband without her knowledge.
--:-- Janine Herbst: I'm Janine Herbst, NPR News in Washington.
