A protracted political fight over immigration enforcement funding ended a sho...
He signed the $70 billion package this morning.
“"I'm thrilled to sign the Secure America act immediately and fully fund the Department of Homeland Security through the end of my term."”
It caps months of wrangling between the GOP and Democrats who aggressively campaigned for sweeping enforcement changes after two federal agents killed two U.S. citizens in Minnesota. President Trump says Iran is taking too long to negotiate a peace deal with the U.S. and Warren's on social media of the Islamic Republic. "We'll pay the price," Trump separately told Fox News, "He might order new strikes on Iran's power plants and bridges." The U.S. military had attacked Iranian targets following the crash of an Apache helicopter that was patrolling the straight-of-arms of pilots who rescued Iran retaliated.
It targeted U.S. military bases in Jordan, Kuwait, and Bahrain in response to the American air strikes. The strikes followed again the downing of a U.S. attack helicopter in Pierce, J. and a RAF has to tail. Jordan says it's shot down five Iranian missiles fired toward U.S. and Jordan. The U.S. military has a major presence in a Jordanian air base in the desert there.
“Jordan said shrapnel from the interceptions caused no damage or casualties.”
Iran said it destroyed U.S. fighter jet hangers in the command and control center at the base. U.S. military did not comment. Iran also targeted a U.S. air base in Kuwait, and in Bahrain, where the U.S. fifth fleet is based, siren sounded while the government urged residents to seek shelter. J. and Iran news, Bay Route.
A wartime spike in gasoline prices has pushed inflation to its highest level in more than three years. NPR is Scott Horstley reports on the latest cost of living data from the labor department out today.
Consumer prices in May were up 4.2 percent from a year ago.
“That's the biggest annual increase since April of 2023.”
Prices rose by half a percent between April and May with energy cost accounting from more than 60 percent of that monthly increase. Stripping out volatile food and energy cost, so-called core inflation, was 2.9 percent for the 12 months ending in May, a slightly larger annual increase than the previous month. Gasoline prices have moderated in recent days, but are still about a $1.17 gallon higher than they were before. The U.S. and Israel launched their war on Iran. Triple A says the average price of regular gas is about $4.15 since the gallon.
Scott Horstley and Pyreneus, Washington. And on Wall Street investors are reacting with the Dow down 581 points. It's NPR news. Primary races were called in more states yesterday, including in a closely watched contest in Maine. U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner secured the Democratic nomination with standing a withering blitz of unflattering revelations.
And ongoing attempts by Republicans in some Democratic operatives to weaken his candidate's seat. Platner, a combat veteran, an oyster farmer clinched the nomination with approximately 75 percent of the vote with 10 percent of votes counted so far, or as of last night according to a race call by the associated press. His victory earned him the right to take on Republican senators using Collins, this November, and a closely watched contest that could determine control of the U.S. Senate during the final two years of President Trump's time in office.
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new sunscreen ingredient for the first time in decades in the United States.
Sunscreen is regulated as an over-the-counter drug not as a cosmetic, and Pearson Elepkin reports that can make new approvals tricky. Bemotrize in all has long been an active ingredient in sunscreen sold in Europe and Asia, and for the last 20 years, a company called DSM Nutritional Products LLC has been trying to get it approved in the U.S. The FDA announced this week that it added Bemotrize in all to the list of permitted sunscreen ingredients. The new ingredient protects against UVA and UVB rays, the agency says, and it's safe to use for adults in children's six months and older.
Products containing this ingredient aren't on store shelves yet, but should be in the next few months. Sidney Lupkin and PR News. This is NPR. Hey, Lulu here, whether we are romping through science, music, politics, technology, or feelings, we seek to leave you seeing the world unmu.
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