"Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Winter Johnston.
its second week as Israel launches what it calls a broad-scale wave of strikes in Tehran and
other parts of the country. Iran has fired missiles and drones across the region raising fears the conflict could worsen. President Trump on Friday said he'll accept nothing short of what he calls unconditional surrender, meanwhile efforts in Congress to limit the President's military authority have stalled. Both chambers failed this week to pass a war power's resolution aimed at restricting U.S. military action against Iran.
Now, Ohio Congressman Greg Lansman says lawmakers are preparing another attempt. "Our resolution, which will be ready for a vote on March 24, says, look, you have 30 days. The operation needs to be targeted as you've explained, and if it changes, or if it's going to continue, you've got to get a vote from the United States Congress." The majority of Democrats supported the resolution while most Republicans were against it.
“Russia attacks several Ukrainian cities, including the capital key overnight with ballistic”
missiles and attack drones. NPR's Joanna Kikis' reports at least seven people were killed and more than it does and others were injured. Ukraine's Air Force has Russia used 480 drones in 29 missiles in the attacks.
Carkev Ukraine's second largest city was the hardest hit.
A ballistic missile struck a high-rise building in the Northeastern city, killing several residents and injuring many more. Russia frequently launches air strikes on Ukraine. Ukrainian forces have learned how to shoot down attack drones like Shaheads, which were designed in Iran. Ukraine is now sharing that expertise with Gulf nations. Iranian forces have attacked U.S. sites in these nations, with Shahead drones. In retaliation for the war that the U.S. and Israel
is waging on Iran. Joanna Kikis' NPR news, Kiev.
“A federal judge is questioning the legality of a Pentagon policy, stripping the credentials from”
hundreds of journalists. NPR's David Folkanflik reports the press corps got a pro-Magga
right-wing takeover after the policy went into effect.
Pentagon chief Pete Heggseth, a former Fox and Friends Weekend host, called the policy "common sense stuff" last fall. Even his old employer, Fox News declined to submit to it. Nor did NPR CNN in the New York Times, among others, the Times took the Defense Department to court. U.S. Judge Paul Friedman asked U.S. Justice Department trial attorney Michael Bruns why the burden was on reporters not to ask questions, rather than Pentagon personnel not to give answers.
"I am not persuaded," Friedman said. He suggested the policy might be unconstitutional, invoking the famous Pentagon papers case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court more than a half-century ago. David Folkanflik and PR news. This is NPR News in Washington.
“Strict new voting-requirements backed by President Trump have stalled in the U.S. Senate,”
but similar measures are moving ahead in several states, South Dakota and Utah approved bills requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote. A similar proposal passed the Florida House, supporters and Michigan submitted hundreds of thousands of signatures to place the issue on the November ballot. Stocks on Wall Street fell this week as the war with Iran's and energy prices
soring, and PR's Scott Horsley reports investors were also rattled by a weaker than expected jobs report. Oil and gasoline prices jump sharply as the war disrupted tanker traffic in the state of Hormuz, just south of Iran. For much of the last year, relatively cheap gasoline had been a counterweight to inflation. Now, rising prices of the pump are putting more upward pressure on the overall cost of living. On Friday, the Labor Department said U.S. employers had
cut some 92,000 jobs in February while the unemployment rate inched up to 4.4%. The combination of rising prices and stalling job growth puts the Federal Reserve in a tough spot. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 3% for the week while other major stock indexes lead between 1 and 2%. Scott Horsley and PR News, Washington. A large celebration of the life of civil rights leader Jesse Jackson was held in Chicago Friday.
Thousands of people gathered at a church on the city's south side, including three former presidents Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, and Joe Biden. Jackson died in February, he was 84 years old. I'm Winsor Johnston and PR News in Washington. This message comes from wise, the app for international people using money around the globe. You can send, spend, and receive an up to 40 currencies with only a few simple taps. Be smart, get wise, download
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