{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftodays-news.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Ftodays-news-march-1-3-2025-RpqqgSnc","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Today's News, March 1-3, 2025","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/01f7d4b2-716c-43f9-8a03-c96056c76782/f2df25f1-1b60-4ae2-9be7-d4c399ef042c/wwop-todays-20news-20cover.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/4ec1e2fa-d4db-454b-b23e-0734c537f996\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Today&apos;s News, March 1-3, 2025\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"A political roundup highlights Republican gains in voter registrations, Trump's upcoming address to Congress, and efforts to make his tax cuts permanent. His administration is cracking down on DEI in education, green money laundering, and illegal immigration, with border encounters dropping sharply. Economic shifts include NPR and PBS facing budget cuts, Honda moving hybrid production to the U.S., and a proposed gas-powered lawnmower ban in New Jersey. Internationally, Japan’s birth rate hits a record low, Argentina’s economy surges, and tensions rise over Ukraine as European nations seek a ceasefire plan. In entertainment, conservative films claim bias at the Oscars, and Trump is credited with saving Kathie Lee Gifford from a stalker. Finally, an Australian man who saved millions of babies through blood donations is remembered as a true hero."}