"Lie from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh.
Voters are heading to the polls in Ohio and Indiana today for primary contest.
“NPR Steven Faller reports previous decisions made about redistricting will play a role in”
key races. "After an effort to redraw the U.S. House map in Indiana failed last year, President Trump now seeks to out several incumbent Republican state senators who helped to feed the plan. In Ohio, new House maps were required by law. Those minor changes make re-election slightly harder for two Democrats and easier for one
Democrat. While the primaries for Ohio, Senate, and Governor's races on competitive, Trump's record law approval ratings coupled with Democratic enthusiasm has both parties looking ahead to an expensive clash in November's midterm contests. Steven Faller, NPR News.
"Mish again is holding a special election for State Senate in the 35th District, which determines
control of the state's upper chamber for the remainder of the year." Democrats are attempting to retain their slim majority. Georgia officials are attempting to block the Justice Department from getting hold of the full roster of thousands of volunteers and staffers who work the 2020 election. The President Trump alleges was rigged against him.
The DOJ's request when public yesterday when Fulton County officials filed a motion challenging the subpoena. The Trump administration's view appears to be that the U.S. ceasefire with Iran is still holding, despite the latest clashes. At the Pentagon today, General Dan Kain, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Iran
has fired at commercial vessels nine times and sees two container ships since the start of the truth. Kain also says Iran's recent acts of aggression are below the threshold of restarting major combat operations. President Trump, at the White House, a short time ago, "Nobody's going to challenge the
“blockade, and I think it's working out very well.”
We're going to see. I can't say this, Iran wants to make it deal." President Trump taking reporters' questions after signing a proclamation restoring the presidential fitness test award. It is getting more expensive to use residential air conditioners in the summer and peers
to Rebecca Hirshia reports, "The cost of cooling and average house is risen by more than a third since 2020." The cost of cooling your house is rising because electricity prices are going up. That's because of a combination of higher fuel costs, increased electricity demand from AI data centers and inflation.
A new report from the National Energy Assistance Directorate's Association warns the cost of cooling and average home in the United States will be about 8% higher this summer compared to last summer. The high cooling costs come as millions of people in the U.S. are already struggling to afford basic food and transportation with high gas prices and grocery prices straining
family budgets. Rebecca Hirshia and peer news. This is NPR News. French President Emmanuel Macron says his Iranian counterpart has asked to talk. Today, Macron said his government supports an end to the war, the reopening of the street
of Formus and, quote, "the absence of any tolls or coercive measures." A branch of the Catholic Church is urging the Lebanese government and the United Nations to shield religious and civilian buildings from destruction in parts of southern Lebanon. The Council of Milkhight Greek Catholic Bishops accuses the Israeli military of demolishing properties, including a convent, Israel says it continues to target his bullet militant
infrastructure in the region. The best of Broadway theater is recognized today with the Tony Award nominations, NPR's Jennifer Venasco has been watching the season. The play liberation is having a good week. So far, the drama by Best Wall has won the Pulitzer Prize and it's now been nominated
for a Tony Award for Best Play. The plays main character explains the plays about her mother, who has a women's lip activist in the 1970s. "It's about her and her friends, her beautiful friends, and a thing this is important a thing they tried very hard to do."
That's who's in a flood who's up for Best Actress in a play. The other best play nominations joining liberation are the Balisters, Giant, and Little Barriage Road. Jennifer Venasco and PR News, New York. I'm Lakshmi Singh and PR News, in Washington.
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