"Life from NPR News and Washington, I'm Lyndsey Johnston.
President Trump says he'll make a final determination about the war in Iran, and PR's
“deepish of Iran reports he was sources confirmed yesterday that negotiators had reached”
a deal. On Thursday, there was a potential outline for a continued 60-day ceasefire, but the president and Iran had not yet agreed to it. Trump posted on social media Friday, repeating his stands that Iran should not have a nuclear weapon, and that the state of Hormuz should be opened.
The Iran war has gone on for months, tanking the president's approval ratings as his party faces a challenging midterm election year. Trump has gone back and forth in the last several weeks, at times saying he's close to reaching a deal with the Iran and saying he'll ramp up attacks once again. Deepish of Iran and PR news the White House.
A federal judge has ruled that President Trump's name was illegally added to the Kennedy Center. The court has also blocked the administration from closing the venue for major renovations, a U.S. district judge in Washington, D.C. ruled that the Kennedy Center boards decision
“to close the facility was ill-informed with no regard for its legal obligations.”
Trump has been given 14 days to remove his name from the building and update the website.
A federal judge is temporarily blocking the Trump administration's nearly $1.8 billion fund
for people who claim they were targets of politicized prosecutions. NPR's Ryan Lucas Report, the decision is in response to a lawsuit. In a two-page order, U.S. district judge Lee and I bring him a bars, the Justice Department from taking any further action to create the so-called anti-weaponization fund, including transferring money to the fund, considering any claims or making any payments out of it.
The fund has faced intense backlash from Democrats, as well as many Republicans. NPR's Ryan Lucas Reporting, lawmakers in Louisiana have approved a new congressional map with one less Democratic district and five districts favoring Republicans. For Kthorington, a member station WRKF reports the state's primaries were delayed to allow lawmakers to redistrate.
Republican lawmakers race to eliminate one of the two majority black seats after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the current map unconstitutional. That decision further weakened a central part of the Voting Rights Act. Democratic State Senator Royce DuPless expressed his frustration with the process and a map that delutes the black vote.
“This is a vicious race to the bottom, and I believe that SB 121, even after these amendments,”
only accelerates that race to the bottom for us as a country. Republican Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry is expected to sign off on the map before the legislative session ends on Monday. For NPR News, I'm Brooke Thorington, and Baton Rouge. At last check on Wall Street, the Dow was up 363 points.
This is NPR. Former attorney, General Pam Bondi, is facing questions from the House Oversight Committee today about the handling and release of files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The closed-door session follows months of criticism over reductions and the release of sensitive information tied to the case.
At least 5 musical acts have dropped out of the freedom to 50 concerts planned for next month on the National Mall in Washington. NPR's Kristen Wright reports the musician say the Trump administration's plans to celebrate America's 250th birthday are not what they signed up for. Countries singer-martina McBride is pulling out of this summer's Great American State
Fair. On Instagram, she said she was presented with an opportunity to perform at a nonpartisan celebration of all 50 states, but that turned out to be misleading. Rap artist Young MC says he also won't be performing.
Writing on Facebook, the artist was never told about any political involvement.
A Freedom 250 spokesperson says in a statement, "The event is nonpartisan. Rock band Poison's Brent Michaels is also backing out. He wrote online. The event evolved into something divisive, and he's worried about safety. Soul band The Commodores and Funk Artist Morris Day in the Time have also canceled
their performances. Justin Wright, NPR News, Washington. The price of tomatoes has jumped about 40% over the past year, making it one of the biggest increases in the consumer price index, analysts say higher shipping costs linked to tensions in the Middle East.
They also say tariffs on Mexican imports are driving prices higher. I'm Mr. Johnston, NPR News, in Washington. This week on Consider This, the President, creating massive amounts of stock, settling lawsuits with himself. One legal expert calls it epic corruption in a plain site.
There really needs to be a moment of reform and reconstruction after the record of the current moment. A view of that moment and what reform could look like on Consider This, listen on the
