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WORLD IN BRIEF
insurance market by rising premiums. Several million consumers
who buy their own health insurance policies aren’t eligible for sub-
sidies under the Affordable Care Act. But their premiums have gone
up because of the health law.
Associated Press
NBC fires Matt Lauer over
‘inappropriate sexual behavior’
NEW YORK — NBC News said today it fired longtime “Today”
show host Matt Lauer for “inappropriate sexual behavior” involv-
ing a network employee that started when both were stationed at
the Sochi Olympics in 2014 and continued beyond that assignment.
Lauer becomes the second TV morning host in a week to lose
his job over sexual misconduct allegations, and to American audi-
ences is the most familiar figure brought down by the accusations
that have swept through Hollywood, the media and the business
world in the past two months.
The network’s news chairman, Andrew Lack, said in a memo
to staff NBC received a complaint about Lauer’s behavior on Mon-
day and determined it was a clear violation of company standards.
While it was the first complaint ever lodged against Lauer, Lack
said, “we were also presented with reason to believe this may not
have been an isolated incident.”
Lauer’s former “Today” show colleagues, Savannah Guth-
rie and Hoda Kotb, announced the firing on the show shortly after
being told themselves. Lauer had been told of his dismissal on
Tuesday night.
Lauer, 59, has essentially been the king of television morning
news since first being paired with Katie Couric on “Today” in 1997
and is one of the highest-paid figures in TV news.
Garrison Keillor fired over
alleged improper behavior
MINNEAPOLIS — Garrison Keillor, the former host of “A
Prairie Home Companion,” said today he has been fired by Minne-
sota Public Radio over allegations of improper behavior.
Keillor told The Associated Press of his firing in an email. In a
follow-up statement, he said he was fired over “a story that I think
is more interesting and more complicated than the version MPR
heard.” He didn’t give details of the allegation.
Minnesota Public Radio confirmed Keillor had been fired, say-
ing it received a single allegation of “inappropriate behavior” and
doesn’t know of any other similar allegations.
Keillor, 75, retired as host of his long-running public radio vari-
ety show in 2016. His hand-picked successor, mandolinist Chris
Thile, is in his second season as “Prairie Home” host.
The statement came shortly after Keillor, an avowed Democrat,
wrote a syndicated column that ridiculed the idea that Sen. Al Fran-
ken should resign over allegations of sexual harassment.
Trump threatens new sanctions
after North Korea fires ICBM
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration threatened
new sanctions on North Korea today after the reclusive govern-
ment shattered 2½ months of relative quiet with its most power-
ful weapon test yet, an intercontinental ballistic missile that some
observers believe could reach Washington and the entire U.S. East-
ern Seaboard.
President Donald Trump tweeted that he spoke with Chinese
President Xi Jinping about Pyongyang’s “provocative actions,”
and he vowed that “additional major sanctions will be imposed on
North Korea today. This situation will be handled!” Trump’s top
diplomat, Rex Tillerson, said the U.S. could target financial institu-
tions doing business with the North.
The U.N. Security Council, meanwhile, was due to hold an
emergency meeting this afternoon.
Judge sides with Trump’s pick
to take over consumer agency
Nathan Congleton/NBC
Matt Lauer is pictured on the set of the ‘Today’ show.
The fresh deliberations about new forms of punishment for
North Korea came after its government said it successfully fired
a “significantly more” powerful, nuclear-capable ICBM it called
the Hwasong-15. Outside governments and analysts concurred the
North had made a jump in missile capability.
A resumption of Pyongyang’s torrid testing pace in pursuit of
its goal of a viable arsenal of nuclear-tipped missiles that can hit
the U.S. mainland had been widely expected. But the power of the
missile and suddenness of the test jolted the Korean Peninsula and
Washington. The launch at 3:17 a.m. Wednesday local time — early
Tuesday afternoon in the U.S. capital — indicated an effort to per-
fect the element of surprise and obtain maximum attention in the
U.S.
A rattled Seoul responded by almost immediately launching
three of its own missiles in a show of force. South Korean Presi-
dent Moon Jae-in expressed worry that North Korea’s missile threat
could force the U.S. to attack the North before it masters a nucle-
ar-tipped long-range missile.
Senators of both parties quiz
Trump health pick on drug costs
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s pick to be the
next health secretary faced skepticism from senators of both parties
today over his commitment to work for lower drug prices.
Alex Azar acknowledged at a Senate hearing that prices are too
high and the current system “is not working for the patients who are
paying out of pocket.” He said his combination of government and
drug industry experience uniquely positions him to find answers.
But members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pen-
sions Committee questioned whether Azar, a former pharmaceuti-
cal executive, would put the public first if he is confirmed as secre-
tary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., put Azar on notice that his vote isn’t
guaranteed. Paul demanded a written explanation from Azar on
why allowing consumers to import prescription drugs from other
advanced countries would not be safe.
“You’ve got some convincing to make me believe you’re going
to represent the American people, not big pharma,” Paul said.
Pressed for specifics, Azar, a former executive of Indianapo-
lis-based Eli Lilly Co., said one of his priorities will be to crack
down on drug companies “gaming” the patent system by making
superficial changes in branded medications to stave off generic
competition.
He also said there should be increased competition between
generic and brand name drugs.
Azar also addressed the Obama-era health care law, saying the
government must help people who risk being priced out of the
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump scored a vic-
tory Tuesday when a federal judge refused to block the presi-
dent’s choice to temporarily run the nation’s top consumer financial
watchdog and, for the moment, ended a two-way battle for leader-
ship of the agency.
Judge Timothy Kelly declined to stop the Republican president
from putting Mick Mulvaney in place as the acting director of the
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. In doing so, Kelly ruled
against Leandra English, the bureau’s deputy director, who had
requested an emergency restraining order to stop Mulvaney from
becoming the acting director.
Mulvaney and English had claimed to be the rightful acting
director, each citing different federal laws. The leadership crisis
developed over the weekend after the bureau’s permanent direc-
tor, Richard Cordray, resigned and appointed English as his suc-
cessor. Shortly afterward, the White House announced that Mul-
vaney, currently budget director, would take over the bureau on an
interim basis.
The judge’s ruling Tuesday is not the final decision in the case.
But in making his decision, the judge said that English had not
shown a substantial likelihood that she eventually would succeed
on the merits of her case. The judge’s decision is not immediately
appealable.
The judge was nominated by Trump and was confirmed by the
majority-Republican Senate in September.
GOP shoves tax overhaul ahead;
shutdown still a threat
WASHINGTON — Republicans held together and shoved their
signature tax overhaul a crucial step ahead Tuesday as wavering
GOP senators showed a growing openness. But its fate remained
uncertain, and a planned White House summit aimed at avert-
ing a government shutdown was derailed when President Donald
Trump savaged top Democrats and declared on Twitter, “I don’t
see a deal!”
“It’s time to stop tweeting and start leading,” Senate Minority
Leader Chuck Schumer retorted after he and House Minority
Leader Nancy Pelosi rebuffed the budget meeting with Trump and
top Republicans.
Trump lunched with GOP senators at the Capitol and declared it
a “love fest,” as he had his previous closed-doors visit. But the day
underscored the party’s yearlong problem of unifying behind key
legislation — even a bill slashing corporate taxes and cutting per-
sonal taxes that’s a paramount party goal.
Tuesday’s developments also emphasized the leverage Demo-
crats have as Congress faces a deadline a week from Friday for
passing legislation to keep federal agencies open while leaders seek
a longer-term budget deal. Republicans lack the votes to pass the
short-term legislation without Democratic support.
In a party-line 12-11 vote, the Senate Budget Committee man-
aged to advance the tax measure to the full Senate as a pair of
wavering Republicans — Wisconsin’s Ron Johnson and Tennes-
see’s Bob Corker — fell into line, at least for the moment. In more
good news for the GOP, moderate Sen. Susan Collins of Maine said
it was a “fair assumption” that she was likelier to support the bill
after saying Trump agreed to make property taxes up to $10,000
deductible instead of eliminating that break entirely.
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