Live from NPR news in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton, an effort by Republicans...
to approve billions more dollars for immigration enforcement could be back on track, acting Attorney General Todd Blanch told lawmakers today the administration is abandoning a controversial plan to compensate people who say they were targeted by the federal government and PR's Sam Greenglass reports. Republican leadership had a band in a vote, on a party line measure to fund ICE and border
patrol.
The GOP blowback against President Trump's $1.8 billion so-called anti-weaponization
fund. This week Senate Majority Leader John Thunes had discussion among Republicans remained robust, but he expected testimony from acting Attorney General Todd Blanch to alleviate concerns.
“"And I think his statement is going to be very definitive and very clear and create”
the certainty that I hope all of our members and House members need as well in order for us to proceed on the reconciliation bill." The launch leader told lawmakers, quote, "We are not moving forward with the fund period." Sam Greenglass and PR News Washington Secretary of State Marco Rubio faced tough questions on
a range of issues from Iran to Ebola in hearing today on Capitol Hill, and PR's Michelle
Kellyman reports that some senators also raised doubts about the U.S. strikes on alleged drug
boats closer to home. Democratic Senator Tim Canes has received classified briefings about the targeting criteria for attacking boats in Latin America and Canes as he was surprised about what's not on the targeting criteria list, evidence of narcotics on the boat. They chose items that were targets that authorized the U.S. military to sink boats and kill
people, but they have not used the presence of narcotics on the boat as one of the targeting criteria."
“Secretary Rubio says legal officers decide whether a strike meets the requirements”
or not, and the U.S. military has walked away from potential targets, though he wouldn't say how often. Michelle Kellerman and PR News the State Department. Los Angeles is voting in their mayoral primary today as NPR's Julia Simon reports that three top candidates have different views on climate change.
One top candidate is former reality TV personality and crystal salesman, Spencer Pratt. He lost his home in the LA Fires. He told conspiracy theorist Alex Jones that it's quote mind-boggling that anyone believes in climate change and that polar bears are swimming to new pieces of ice. Income at Mayor Karen Bass released a climate action plan for the city that includes installing
12,000 EV chargers and increasing LA's renewable energy share to 80% by 2030. Bass and Pratt did not respond to requests for comment. LA City Council Member Nithia Rawman's climate action plan involves making new buildings
“electric and ending oil drilling in LA neighborhoods.”
In a statement, she said climate change is quote not some distant abstraction for Los Angeles, Julia Simon and PR News. U.S. stock market added to its records today, this is NPR News. And a fellow commissioner, Roger Gaddell, has been invited to testify before Congress as the league faces increasing federal scrutiny about its broadcast deals and its recent practice
of airing games on pay-walled streaming services. The House Judiciary hearing will look into the league's TV deals and their compliance with a federal anti-trust exemption. At least 282 cases of Ebola and 42 deaths have been confirmed in the Democratic Republic of Congo, neighbouring Uganda announced six new Ebola cases today, bringing the total number
to 15 as Michael Coloki reports there have been protests in Kenya against a U.S. Ebola quarantine facility. New Gandan Health officials said the newly confirmed cases were people who had been in contact with those who had earlier tested positive for the disease. Authorities announced they had activated response measures in a bid to prevent further infections
and safeguard public health. Meanwhile, in neighbouring Kenya, protesters took to the streets of the Capitol Nairobi, shouting slogans calling on the country's government not to allow the United States to set up an Ebola quarantine center in the country. Last week, the White House had said that the U.S. was setting up a facility in Kenya, where
Americans who had been exposed to Ebola would be quarantined. A Kenyan court later temporarily suspended plans to set up the facility, following a petition filed by a local rights group. For NPR news, our Michael Coloki Nairobi. The Carolina Hurricanes in Vegas, Golden Knights are facing off in game 1 of the NHL's Stanley
Cup final tonight.
It's a best of seven series of Vegas's chasing a second title in four seasons, Carolina's
playing for the Cup for the first time since its 2006 title. This is NPR news.
