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Speaker 2 Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene says she's stepping down from her seat in Congress.

Speaker 2 Her resignation takes effect on January 5th.

Speaker 2 In a video posted online Friday night, Green said her decision follows months of political infighting and controversy over the release of the Epstein files.

Speaker 2 Standing up for American women who were raped at 14 years old, trafficked, and used by rich, powerful men, should not result in me being called a traitor and threatened by the President of the United States, whom I fought for.

Speaker 2 Green was elected in 2020 to represent Georgia's 14th district. Her departure is raising new questions about the future of the GOP's hard-right wing.

Speaker 2 Political analysts say the move could shift the balance inside of the party heading into the 2026 midterm elections.

Speaker 2 Russian President Vladimir Putin is giving his first public comments on a U.S. peace proposal to end the war in Ukraine.

Speaker 2 Putin says the plan could be an important step toward a peaceful resolution of the conflict, but he also suggested that much remains to be worked out. NPR's Charles Mainz reports from Moscow.

Speaker 3 At a meeting with his Security Council, Putin was asked to comment on widespread media reports of the U.S. peace plan.
The Kremlin leader confirmed Russia had received the U.S.

Speaker 3 proposal, adding he thought it could be the basis for a lasting settlement. Yet Putin cautioned that the U.S.

Speaker 3 had not discussed its ideas substantively with Russia, arguing it likely meant the White House had yet to convince Ukraine to accept terms.

Speaker 3 Putin also insisted Moscow would achieve its objectives in Ukraine either way, pointing to recent Russian gains on the battlefield. Critics of the U.S.

Speaker 3 plan say it tilts heavily in Russia's favor, with calls for Ukraine to see territory, cap its military, and renounce ambitions to join NATO. Charles Maine's NPR News, Moscow.

Speaker 2 A federal judge has blocked the Internal Revenue Service from sharing taxpayers' addresses with immigration officials.

Speaker 2 NPR's Jew Joffee Block reports the decision is a significant victory for immigrant rights groups.

Speaker 4 The court order blocks one of the ways the Trump administration has been taking unprecedented steps to share personal data with ICE to boost deportations.

Speaker 4 Back in August, the IRS turned over the addresses of 47,000 people to ICE. The judge found that data sharing was unlawful.

Speaker 4 The order bars Treasury Secretary Scott Besant from sharing confidential taxpayer information with the Department of Homeland Security or its sub-agencies unless the government is directly engaged in a relevant criminal investigation.

Speaker 4 The order's a victory for the small businesses, unions, and tax assistance nonprofit that brought the suit. It's unclear whether the administration will appeal.
Judy Jaffe Block, NPR News.

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Speaker 2 The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria has fallen billions of dollars short of its goal. NPR's Jonathan Lambert reports.

Speaker 5 The Global Fund is

Speaker 5 Many countries also shrunk their pledges, though several major contributors, like France and Japan, haven't announced pledges yet.

Speaker 5 Still, the organization's coffers will likely be less equipped to fight these deadly diseases. Jonathan Lambert, NPR News.

Speaker 2 Gunmen have attacked a Catholic school in northern Nigeria, kidnapping more than 300 children and about a dozen teachers. Security forces have been sent to the region to rescue the children.

Speaker 2 It's the country's second mass abduction in a week. Authorities announced some federal and state-run schools in northern Nigeria have temporarily closed following Friday's attack.

Speaker 2 UNICEF says only 37% of schools across conflict-hit states have early warning systems in place to detect threats. I'm Winster Johnston, and you're listening to NPR News.
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