Live from MPR News in Washington, on Corva Coleman, federal prosecutors have ...
Allen with the attempted assassination of President Trump last weekend at the White House
correspondent's dinner. He also faces two fire arms charges. House Speaker Mike Johnson says his chamber will have to change the Senate's funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security. The bipartisan bill passed by Senators, funds DHS, but not immigration programs such as
ice. Majority leader John Thunes says after last weekend's attempted attack on the President at the correspondent's dinner, Democrats need to help fund all of DHS. "I very much hope that after this weekend's events we can all agree, the law enforcement agencies of the Department of Homeland Security and the entire department need to be funded
as quickly as humanly possible." Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer rejected the criticism.
“"At this very moment, funding for secret service and so many other agencies is sitting”
idly in the House of Representatives, not waiting for Democrats we don't run the house. Waiting for Republicans." "If House Republicans change the bill the Senate passed, it means the partial shutdown at DHS will be extended." Russian President Vladimir Putin is voicing Moscow's strong support for Iran in the war
with the U.S. and Israel. Putin spoke as he hosted Iran's top diplomat for talks in Russia and Piers Charles Mayans reports. "Beating with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Iraq, Cheyenne St. Petersburg, Putin praised the Iranian people for bravely and heroically defending their country against U.S. and Israeli
aggression. The Russian leader added Moscow would do everything to help bring about a piece that served the interest of its allies in Tehran. The U.S. intelligence agencies say that includes providing Iran with targeting data and
“drones to strike American military assets in the Persian Gulf, a charge Russia denies.”
Publicly, the Kremlin insists it wants to mediate the conflict. A role that Russia says could include storing Iran's enriched uranium to a late U.S. concerns over Tehran's nuclear weapons program. Trollsman's impure news. "Farts of northern Georgia are getting some badly-needed reign today, but that's not reaching
southern Georgia where two large wildfires have burned nearly 80 square miles. From Member Station, W.A.B.E. Emily Jones reports." Dozens of homes have been destroyed and scores of people have had to evacuate. Many are clamoring to get back home. Brantley County Manager Joey Kasin says officials are allowing some people to return home,
but they should be ready to evacuate again if necessary. "Just understand that safety is the biggest concern that this whole group is worried about. Try to make sure that we get folks back in their homes as soon as possible, but safely as possible."
“Fire officials say they're expecting more wind later in the week, which could spread”
the fire farther. For NPR News, I'm Emily Jones in Atlanta. "This is NPR."
Brantley's King Charles and Queen Camilla met President Trump in first lady Melania Trump
at the White House yesterday, 14, and a private meeting. Royal couple are on a state visit marking the 250th birthday of the U.S. The King will address a joint meeting of Congress later this afternoon, President Trump will host a state dinner tomorrow night for the King and Queen. The Trump administration wants to roll back protections for transgender people who are homeless,
and PR's Jennifer Luden reports a proposed rule would force some shelters to deny them access. For a decade, the Department of Housing and Urban Development has offered services regardless of people's gender identity, but a proposed rule would strike those words, along with sexual orientation, from all HUD programs, and replace them with sex, defined as male or female.
The move follows an executive order from President Trump on quote, "gender ideology extremism." HUD says women's safety is at risk if they're in a shelter with biological males who identify as women. The agency's proposal threatens to withhold funding from providers who don't comply.
Critics point out that LGBTQ people are at higher risk for homelessness and say the rule would leave more of them without housing. Jennifer Luden and PR News, Washington. The CEO of United Airlines says he's dropping the carrier's effort to merge with rival American Airlines.
In a statement earlier this month, American Airlines says a merger would be negative for competition and for consumers. I'm Corva Coleman and PR News in Washington. Every day, NPR reports stories that keep you informed without fear or favor. That's the promise of a free press in a democracy.
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