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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. Representative Marjorie Taylor Green says she's leaving Congress on January 5th, a move that marks another sharp turn in her turbulent political trajectory. Her announcement follows months of public clashes with party leaders and former allies. NPR's Amy held reports the news seems to have taken aback even Republican insiders. President Trump told ABC News in a full. phone call, he was not given a heads up. But he thinks Green's departure from Congress is, quote, great. Green, a one-time hard right die-hard Trump loyalist, helped lead the party to defy him in Congress with the vote to release the Epstein files. In a video message announcing her resignation, Green made a

prediction. Republicans will likely lose the midterms. Green rose to fame embracing Q&ON conspiracy theories. Now, there is no plan to save the world or a 4D chess game being played. As for what's ahead, Green only says she's looking forward to a new path. Amy Held and PR News. President Trump hosted New York City Mayor-elect Zoran Mondani at the White House on Friday. The meeting marked a noticeable shift after the two spent weeks trading sharp political attacks during the campaign. During the meeting, Trump signaled that he's optimistic about their working relationship. I think he's going to be, I think he is going to surprise some conservative people, actually, and some very liberal people. He won't surprise them.

because they already like him. Mom Dani echoed that tone, saying voters across the political spectrum are focused on the same economic pressures. When we spoke to those voters who voted for President Trump, we heard them speak about cost of living. We focused on that same cost of living. And that's where I am really looking forward to delivering for New Yorkers in partnership with the president on the affordability agenda. Mom Dani is preparing to take office in January.

The G20 summit opened in Johanisburg today, where all member-com. countries adopted a joint declaration. Kate Bartlett reports the U.S. is boycotting the event after falsely accusing South Africa of persecuting its white minority. It's been a long hard road for South Africa in the lead-up to the event, the first ever summit of the world's richest nations held on African soil. The Trump administration's boycott has dominated the headlines, overshadowing the summit's progressive agenda, which includes debt relief for poorer countries and climate change financing. But South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced an early success, consensus from the country's present over a joint declaration.

The adoption of the declaration from the summit sends an important signal to the world that multilateralism can and does deliver. The summit ends Sunday and the US assumes the group's rotating presidency. Kate Bartlett, NPR News, Johannesburg. This is NPR News. People who buy their own health insurance on health care.gov, and people who get health insurance through work are facing higher costs next year. NPR, Selena Simmons-Duffin reports there's a surprising reason for rising prices in the United States. There's a common misconception that insurance company profits are the main driver of rising prices, says Cynthia Cox of the nonpartisan health research organization KFF.

Instead, she says it's what doctors and hospitals charge that drives higher costs compared to other countries. A hospital visit in the United States costs more. A doctor's visit costs more. The same prescription drug costs more. She says it's not that Americans use more health care. We have slightly fewer doctor's visits in slightly shorter hospital states than people in similarly large and wealthy countries do. Americans just pay more for the care that they do use. News. Selina Simmons-Duffin, NPR News.

Nearly 82 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles from home during the Thanksgiving period. AAA says that makes it the busiest Thanksgiving for travel on record. At least 73 million of those travelers are expected to hit the road. The surge follows recent flag cancellations, prompting some air travelers to switch to driving instead. said. AAA and other safety groups say Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons will see the worst traffic and advise people to set out for their holiday destinations in the morning. Gas prices are also holding steady from this time last year. This is NPR News.