"Live from NPR News in Washington on Corv.
the third month in a row. NPR Scott Horsley reports the unemployment rate held steady
at 4.3%.
“"In a sign, the labor market is finding its footing. U.S. employers added 172,000 jobs last month.”
Job gains from March and April were also revised upwards. Much of the hiring in May was in restaurants and local government, healthcare, which has been a steady source of job growth added another 35,000 jobs last month. Construction companies also added workers in May while banks and insurance companies cut jobs. The share of people working or looking for work held steady during the month and the labor force grew slightly. Average wages in May were up 3.4%
from a year ago. That may not be enough though to keep pace with rising prices. We'll get an update on May's inflation rate next week. Scott Horsley and Pernu is Washington."
The Senate has passed a bill providing nearly $70 billion in funding for immigration enforcement.
This past, mostly on party lines. South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says it will pay
“for immigration enforcement for three years. "What we're about to do is fund a border patrol”
and eyes through the entire Trump term because you wouldn't help us. America will be safer." Democrats tried to attach an unrelated amendment to the immigration funding bill that would have permanently blocked a Justice Department fund intended to pay money to people who claim they have been targeted by the federal government. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer introduced that amendment which failed. "After tonight's vote, it's clear to Americans that Republicans
refused to outlaw Donald Trump's $2 billion slush fund. Now the whole country can see the truth."
Many Republicans expressed dismay about the fund, but ultimately they did not support legislation
to ban it. Meanwhile, the funding bill now goes to the House. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he wants face-to-face negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin
“about ending the war. And Piers-Duana Kekisos reports Zelensky wrote an open letter to Putin.”
"The letter is the first public message Zelensky has written directly to Putin since Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022. The Ukrainian leader said Russia has been at war with Ukraine for roughly half of Putin's 26 years in power. This timeline includes Russian forces seizing parts of eastern Ukraine in 2014. "You can stop your war," Zelensky wrote to Putin. Zelensky also seemed to note that Ukraine is no longer a priority for the U.S. as the Trump administration
remains focused on Iran. The Kremlin acknowledged receiving the letter and said Zelensky is welcome to visit Moscow anytime. Joanna Kekisos and PR news. "You're listening to NPR." Israel issued fresh warnings today for people in Lebanon. There could be new Israeli military strikes on southern Lebanese villages. The militant group has bolots as it rejects a renewed ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, as bolot was not a party to the talks, but the agreement
is aimed at limiting fighting between the militants and Israel. Migrants at a detention center near Los Angeles have been on a hunger strike for two weeks. From member station KVCR, Anthony Victoria reports detainees now say they're facing retaliation. "Bomakers who visited the Adalanto Ice Detention Center on Monday receive the petition with the 150 signatures in support of the strike. Detainees say they get poor medical treatment,
dirty drinking water, and food that isn't fit to eat. Immigration advocates say the strikers are now being retaliated against for speaking up. Albatohuerta is with immigrant Defender's Law Center. The group represents one of the detainees. "They're getting threatened with even violence. Officers coming into the cells with a riot gear and pepper spray ready to go." DHS denies a hunger strike as taking place. And GEO group, which runs
Adalanto, calls the allegations of retaliation, baseless. For NPR news, I'm Anthony Victoria in San Bernardino. "Suckers governing body, FIFA has banned Bovuzelas from all world cup games. This summer, the plastic horns were very popular during the 2010 World Cup Tournament in South Africa. But they also infuriated other fans who said they sounded like a swarm of bees constantly buzzing. By the way, you can't bring air horns either or reusable water bottles.
You're listening to NPR News from Washington." This week on Consider This, the drama at CBS News, some of the most respected journalists in America say their corporate ownership is bowing to political pressure. "It's intimidation. They've created a climate of fear to make the news organization unwilling to tackle the problem and report to news." Law times 60 minutes correspond at Steve Croft this week on Consider This.
