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President Trump is weighing whether to pull U.S. troops out of Europe.
“He is vexed that European nations are not sending their troops to join the U.S. in”
blockading the straight-of-war moves in the war against Iran. This coming is the Iran war, boosts energy prices in the U.S., but for President Trump the stakes in Iran are not just strategic there, also political. And Pierre Strangordonia's reports Trump insists the war is almost over. The war is eating up a lot of the President's time, but the White House says Trump can walk
and chew gum at the same time. A White House official not authorized to speak publicly tells NPR that while the U.S. military and the President's diplomatic team work toward a deal with Iran and resolving temporary disruptions and energy markets, the rest of the administration continues to focus on Trump's affordability, agenda, Trump signed an executive order yesterday on retirement
savings and has worked to lower prices on prescription drugs. But at the same time, gas prices hit a new high since the start of the war. And Americans say they're not seeing much relief, according to a new Reuters Ipsis poll,
“just 27 percent approve of how the President is handling the U.S. economy, Franco, or”
Indonesia's NPR News. NPR Scott Horsley has more on where U.S. gas prices stand today. Gasoline prices have jumped by 33 cents a gallon in just the last week, including a nine cent jump overnight. Triple A says the average price of regular gas nationwide is now $4.39 a gallon. There's little relief in sight as the war with Iran that's rattling energy markets is
now in its third month. NPR Scott Horsley reporting.
U.S. national debts surpass 100 percent of gross domestic product at the end of March.
The Bureau of Economic Analysis finds debt held by the public reached $31.27 trillion. GDP was estimated at 31.22 trillion for the 12th-month period ending in March. Nebraska has become the first state under new federal rules to require Medicaid beneficiaries to prove they are working in order to keep their coverage, and P.R. Solina Simmons depot reports work requirements have long been favored by conservatives.
The one big, beautiful bill act passed by Republicans in Congress last summer created a federal work requirement for Medicaid. Adults up to age 64 will have to regularly prove that they are working, or that they qualify for an exemption. The deadline for the policy to be implemented is next January, but Nebraska is getting
started early.
The state says it's not adding staff or funding to implement the requirement, which will
apply to roughly 70,000 Nebraska's. Health advocates call the rules paperwork requirements, since most people unmedicated who can work already do. Selina Simmons, Duffin, and P.R. It's NPR.
The attorneys for convicted murder or Scott Peterson are vowing to appeal. After California judge denied the defense of chance to present new evidence. Duffin has more on this week's decision. Peterson, who became a household name during his high profile trial, was found guilty in 2004 of killing his wife Lacey, who was eight months pregnant.
She disappeared our Christmas Eve 2002. Her body was found in San Francisco Bay in April the following year. Scott Peterson was originally sentenced to death, but that was later reduced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
“The LA Innocence project has taken up the case claiming key evidence was falsified.”
The judge hearing the case denied the request to present new evidence saying it lacks merit and is procedurally prohibited. For NPR news, I'm Steve Futterman, in Los Angeles. British authorities have charged a 45-year-old man in connection with an attack investigator who has described as an act of terrorism.
We say as a slimman is accused of attacking a long-time friend in South London before taking a train to the North part of the city and targeting Jewish people to Jewish men sustained stab wounds. There is a spot in Central London that may be attracting more tourists than usual these days.
The fame artist Banksy has again left his mark. This time with a statue of a man blinded by billowing flag. Some observer speculate the works about blind patriotism and wondering how Banksy managed to pull it off in an area so close to Buckingham Palace. I'm Lakshmi Singh and P.R. News.
This week on Consider Thus, NPR investigates a Republican lawmaker from New Hampshire. He officially proposed a known Holocaust anire, join a state commission overseeing history lessons in public schools. A story about extremism, normalized, and creeping into mainstream politics. This week on Consider Thus, listen on the NPR app or wherever you get your podcasts.
