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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. Representative Marjorie Taylor Green says she will leave Congress in January. The Georgia Republican posted a video last night after months of public friction with President Trump and the controversy over the Epstein files. Standing up for American women who were raped at 14 years old, trafficked in use 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. Many political observers say the Congresswoman's resignation isn't surprising.

NPR Stephen Fowler reports Green has repeatedly clashed with members of her party. Marjorie Taylor Green has been at the forefront of criticisms this year of Republicans who haven't always agreed with Trump 2.0 policy planks. On the foreign policy front, that includes the bombing of Iran in support of Israel's war in Gaza. domestically, there's been rifts over some of the tariff policies and the subsequent walkbacks the administration's done. Greens exit from Georgia's 14th District is raising new questions about the future of the GOP's hard right wing.

The Supreme Court has put a temporary hold on a ruling that struck down a congressional map in Texas, and PR's Hansi Lowong reports. That court found the map's challenges are likely to prove in a trial that the map is an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. It's because multiples have Republican lawmakers made public statements suggesting they passed it to eliminate existing districts where black and Latino voters together make up the majority. But in Texas's appeal to the Supreme Court, the state claims that lawmakers were not motivated by race and focused instead on drawing new districts that are more likely to elect Republicans. If the Supreme Court clears the way for Texas to use the contested map, Republicans may be able to pick up five more seats in the U.S. House. But time is running out to change the map for Texas's midterm election.

The state's candidate filing deadline is in about two weeks. weeks. Hansi Luong, NPR News. Wall Street had a rough week as investors sought reassurance about whether the massive AI boom is more than just a bubble. NPR's Maria Aspen reports. All eyes were on Nvidia this week. The chip company has become a bellwether for the artificial intelligence frenzy, and it's now the most valuable company in the world. On Wednesday, it dropped another blockbuster report card, telling investors it made another $32 billion in profit in just three months. But will all the computer chips Nvidia is selling actually transform the economy?

Investors are increasingly worried that all the money companies are spending on AI won't pay off in the long term. That would be a rude awakening for the stock market, which has been hitting record highs this year thanks to the soaring value of tech stocks, and particularly AI-related companies. Maria Aspen, NPR News, New York. This is NPR. Senate Democrats say they're investigating leadership at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. NPR's Elizabeth Blair reports the center's president is pushing back. Senator Sheldon White House claims that current Kennedy Center leadership is responsible for, quote,

millions in lost revenue, luxury spending, and preferential treatment for Trump allies. Documents posted on a Senate committee website appear to support those claims, including letting the soccer organization FIFA, take over the center for three weeks rent-free. In a letter, White House asked Kennedy Center President Richard Grinnell to turn over documents related to the center's financial management, expenditures, donors, and contracts by December 4th. Grinnell wrote back to White House saying his letter is filled with partisan attacks and false accusations. The letter is posted to the Kennedy Center's social media. Elizabeth Blair, NPR News, Washington. More than two dozen countries are committing to phase out fossil fuel subsidies and scale up renewables. The agreement was announced at COP 30 in Brazil this week.

But delegates at the climate summit remain deadlocked over a final agreement as oil-producing states resists language on fossil fuel transition. Negotiators say the outcome could shape global climate policy for years. if the commitments made are actually enforced, burning fossil fuels emits greenhouse gases that are the largest contributors to global warming. I'm Windsor Johnston, and you're listening to NPR News from Washington.