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Who's going to be my last guest now? Hey, see? What about me? McCartney presented Colbert with a photo of the Beatles on the same stage where the band made its U.S. television debut. CBS canceled the late show citing financial reasons. Many of Colbert's fans say it's because of his criticism of President Trump. President Trump wanted Congress to pass funding for immigration and customs enforcement and border patrol by June 1.
First, then he started pushing for taxpayer money for his White House Ballroom project and graduated nearly $1.8 billion fund that may grant money to January six rioters.
Things fell apart. Now Congress leaving town for a week-long recess in Piers Eric McDaniel has more. Asked about President Trump's fund that he says will pay reparations to folks unjustly persecuted by the government, Senator Lisa McCalski, Republican of Alaska had this to say. I don't like it. Here's Senate Republican majority leader John Thoon on the same issue.
“I think that there are and will be a lot of questions around that that the administration is going to have to answer.”
Thoon said the fund concerns are linked to why these votes are delayed.
Republicans were all set to pass three years of funding for immigration enforcement.
They control both chambers of Congress, albeit with narrow margins. Most slim majorities come up against controversial policies. The math stops working Eric McDaniel in peer news Washington. California Governor Gavin Newsam signed an executive order Thursday directing state agencies to draft new protections for workers displaced by artificial intelligence. Spiritual Myro reports from Member Station KQED. This news drops one day after meta announced that it's laying off about 8,000 people because of AI.
The order calls for exploring expanded unemployment insurance, job retraining programs, and with Newsam calls universal basic capital, giving all California residents a stake in assets like corporate stocks or wealth funds. In a statement, the governor said this moment demands California reimagine, quote, "how we work, how we govern, how we prepare people for the future." Labor leaders say the real test will come when agencies report back with actual policy recommendations and whether the governor is willing to sign them into law.
For NPR News, I'm Rachel Myro. meta settled a social media addiction case brought by a rural school district in Kentucky, the case brought by the breath at county school district, is among many lawsuits brought by school districts across the country that are seeking compensation. For Colise say they incur dealing with children social media addiction and mental health harms, it happens to go to trial next month. You're listening to NPR News. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the Trump administration wants to resolve differences with Cuba peacefully, but he told reporters say that he is doubtful.
The U.S. can reach a diplomatic resolution with the island's current government. Rubio's remarks came a day after the justice department announced an indictment against former Cuban president for a whole Castro. Democratic Prime Democratic National Committee chair Ken Martin has released a study of the party's performance in the 2024 presidential campaign. His decision on Thursday followed intense internal pressure from Democrats who have publicly demanded the release of the 192 page report. It was concluded in December.
Government weather forecasts expect eight to 14 named storms will form in the Atlantic this hurricane season impairs Rebecca Hershey reports that's a slightly smaller number than average. The main reason for the relatively small number of storms is El Nino, the cyclic weather pattern that makes it harder for hurricanes to form in the Atlantic. But that doesn't mean people in hurricane prone parts of the U.S. can rest easy, says Neil Jacobs, who leads the National Oceanic and atmospheric administration.
“Even though we're expecting a below average season in the Atlantic, it's very important to understand that it only takes one.”
We have had category fires make landfall in the past during below average seasons. And he says it's not just people on the coast who are at risk, hurricanes and tropical storms have caused deadly flooding thousands of miles inland. Rebecca Hershey and Pierre News. The Atlantic hurricane season begins June 1st. This is NPR News. As hurricane season approaches, a political storm is brewing at the federal disaster agency.
I've never been a big fan of FEMA. I really don't know if you get the job done.
But can we afford to lose this vital agency?
“Whenever there's a disaster, the first thing people say is, where's FEMA?”
American emergency, the movement to kill FEMA is a brand new series from WNYC's on the media.
