Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst.
The White House says the war with Iran has caused the U.S. government $12 billion so far.
“If here's Luke Garrett reports, despite the high cost, President Trump's top economic”
adviser doesn't think the administration will need more money from Congress. Last week lawmakers on Capitol Hill expected a White House request for war funding, which would have given Congress a real say on the conflict. But Trump's top economic adviser, Kevin Hasett told CBS News, they might not need Congress's help.
We've got the weapons that we've already got in place to do this, and so we're not necessarily going to need any kind of supplement. The National Economic Council Director acknowledged short-term pain in the U.S. economy and rising gas prices, but Hasett argued the war will create long-term benefits. So we expect that the global economy is going to have a big positive shock as soon as
this is over, and we're still being briefed that it would be four to six weeks from the
beginning and that we're ahead of schedule. The conflict in the Middle East has shown few signs of slowing down as missile strikes continue. Luke Garrett and PR News, Washington. Nordic Prime Ministers have joined with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to reiterate
their solidarity against any threats to their security. Terry Schultz reports the wars in Iran and Ukraine were top concerns. The prime ministers of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden gathered in Oslo to discuss mutual concerns with Mark Carney. In a joint news, the leaders were asked their positions on the U.S. Israeli strikes against
Iran. Nordic Prime Minister Janisgar Student expressed concern on behalf of all six, calling for all involved parties to de-escalate. "It is not our war. It seems to us that the plan for how it will develop is pretty unclear, and that's the
danger with initiating wars that they really follow a script." In a joint statement, they addressed another war, Russia's continuing assault on Ukraine, managing unwavering support for Ukraine's independent sovereignty and territorial integrity,
underscoring that Ukraine's security is essential for their own.
For MPR News, I'm Terry Schultz. Times are running out to register to vote in this year's primary elections in some states. And Pierce Hansi LaWang reports, Illinois is getting ready to hold a primary this week. "Elswavoters in Illinois can still register in person at election offices through the last day of voting for the state by primary on March 17th.
In Indiana and Ohio, April 6th is the last state of registered in-person or online," and it's also the postmark deadline for anyone registering by mail. The U.S. Postal Service recommends mailing voter registration applications at least a week
“before your state's deadline makes sure it arrives on time, and if you want to make sure”
it gets a postmark, U.S.P.S. recommends stopping by a post office to ask for one. If you've already registered to vote, you may want to check your status before your state's deadline. "Elswavoters can sometimes fall off of lists, especially if they move, change their name, or haven't voted in a while on Zilawang and Fair News."
"You're listening to NPR News for Washington." An Afghan man who fought with U.S. special forces has died while in ice custody in Texas. Immigration officials say 41-year-old Muhammad Nazir Apatiyawal, who was evacuated to the U.S. after the fall of Kabul, died at a hospital yesterday after being in custody for a day. He was arrested and Dallas Friday as he was taking his kids to school.
I says he had a criminal history, and that his temporary legal status had expired. A record-breaking blizzard is blanketing Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, the Dakotas, and parts of Michigan. For member station WU, WM, my and silver reports, people in Wisconsin, are being urged to stay home and only travel in cases of emergency. In a large part of the Central Plains through the upper Great Lakes region, there's heavy
snowfall, dangerously high winds, and wide-out conditions. Meteorologist Taylor Patterson with the National Weather Service says it's not often you see such a large area experiencing a blizzard. For Wisconsin in particular, there's portions of the area that have forecasted 12-16 inches of snow or more, and then with that really strong winds.
Meteorologists are expecting dangerous wind chills across parts of northern Wisconsin Minnesota, and power outages due to sleet and freezing rain in the overnight hours. For NPR News, I'm my and silver and Milwaukee. He was featureous contracts at trading higher at this hour. Dow futures are up about 4/10% NASDAQ futures are up about a half percent.
I'm Janine Herbst and PR News in Washington.
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