Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Noir Ram.
The U.S. military says it's shot down multiple Iranian missiles and drones aimed at
“golf countries and commercial ships in Australia for moves.”
NPR's Greg Myri reports the strikes have ramped up in recent days despite an official ceasefire.
Iran's revolutionary guard corps said it fired drones on four oil tankers trying to pass
through the straight of our moves without permission from Iran. U.S. central command said the U.S. shot down the drones and also hit military radar sites on Iran's west coast and Keshem Island, just off the coast. Iran said it then fired a total of seven missiles at a U.S. air base in Kuwait and a U.S. naval base in Bahrain.
Central command said six of the missiles were shot down and the seventh failed to reach its target. In recent days, the U.S. and Iran have engaged in some of the heaviest exchanges of fire since the ceasefire was declared two months ago. Greg Myri MPR news a new Market poll finds the public is evenly divided as to whether the Supreme Court justices are motivated by law or politics.
“But as NPR's Nina Tottenberg reports, the number is on term limits indicate the court”
has a problem.
The results of the poll show that the public is split 50-50 on whether Congress should enlarge
the court, something it could do with legislation only, but when asked how they feel about term limits for justices, 79% approved and only 21% were opposed. Indeed, fixed terms drew strong support from Republicans, Democrats, and independents. But imposing fixed terms would likely take a constitutional amendment. The Market poll also showed 55% of those surveyed said the Justice Department has filed unjustified
criminal cases against Trump opponents. Interestingly, the numbers are roughly the same for Democrats, Republicans, and independents on this question. Nina Tottenberg and PR News, Washington. Stokes on Wall Street laws ground this week in a sharp cell-off yesterday.
Investors dumped shares after a stronger than expected monthly jobs report. NPR's Scott Horsley reports.
“The Labor Department said Friday that employers added 172,000 jobs in May.”
And then the hiring in March and April was also significantly stronger than initially reported. That's encouraging for workers, man, people looking for work, but it also suggests the Federal Reserve is unlikely to cut interest rates anytime soon, especially when inflation is moving in the wrong direction. Despite the solid job gains, average wages aren't keeping pace with inflation, which could
force consumers to put the brakes on spending in the months to come. For the week that all lost a third of a percent, the S&P 500 index fell 2.6% and the NASDAQ doubled 4 and 2/3%. Scott Horsley and PR News, Washington. This is NPR News in Washington.
A $70 billion immigration enforcement package is headed to the house.
After narrowly passing the Senate yesterday, it would provide billions in additional money for ICE and Border Patrol through the remainder of President Trump's term. President Trump has issued a pardon to former Congressman Stephen Byr, the Indiana Republican had served nearly two years in prison for insider trading. For trades made after he left office, he says the pardon corrects a politically motivated
prosecution. Byr was a house prosecutor during the 1998 impeachment trial of Democratic President Bill Clinton. He said it was horrific to be in prison for a climb that he did not commit. The magic carpet ride continues for the New York next. They now have a commanding lead in the NVA finals.
Bruce Convicer reports. It was a nail biter, but the next one gained two of the NVA finals defeating the San Antonio Spurs 105 to 104. Having won two games in Texas, the next will return to New York for Game 3 on Monday, leading the series, too to nothing.
The next have now won 13 straight playoff games, including 8 on the road. Only the Golden State Warriors have ever put together a longer playoff win streak, winning 15 in a row in 2017. The next will have a chance to tie that record if they can sweep the next two games in Madison Square Garden.
For NPR News, I'm Bruce Convicer. The Bellman is tonight in New York, the final jewel in horse racing's triple crown. Nine horses are to compete with the rematch of the top two finisher in the Kentucky Derby. I'm Neuro-Rom, NPR News in 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 corresponded to Steve Croft this week on Consider This.
