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Pennsylvania today. He's expected to talk about the U.S. economy. NPR's Franco Ordonia's
“reports that President is looking to turn the page on the war with Iran."”
Trump will be visiting a Mac trucks manufacturing plan where he's expected to tout the work his administration has been doing on the economy. This is going to be his first domestic trip since signing an agreement with Iranians to end the fighting in the Middle East. Republican elected officials have been asking Trump to turn to the economy for months as the midterms approach. And politically, Trump needs this. His approval ratings continue
following to record lows after his handling of the economy.
According to NPR's most recent polling, just 36 percent of voters say they approve
of Trump's overall job performance. While 59 percent say they disapprove. That's the wide as gap Trump is faced during either term in office. Franco Ordonia's NPR News. The President of Iran is in Islamabad meeting with Pakistani officials who are mediating
“talks to end the U.S. Israeli war with Iran. Meanwhile, negotiators are also meeting in Geneva.”
And PR's A.A. Batrawi reports Vice President Vance is leading negotiations, and he says Iran has agreed to let nuclear inspectors into the country. The current deal with the United States not only lifts oil sanctions on Iran through much of August, but also unlocks billions of Iran's frozen dollars in overseas accounts
in Qatar. And with Vance as the face of these negotiations, he's been trying to sell
this deal as one that's primarily good for the United States. And he says Iran won't see anything until its policies change. I.A. Batrawi in Dubai. Three states are holding primaries today, including New York, where Democrats hope one race will help them retake the U.S. House. Steve Castenbaum says voters in New York's 17th congressional district are deciding who will face Republican
Mike Lawler in November. Five candidates are vying for the opportunity to face the incumbent in a district where registered Democrats outnumber Republicans. In the working class city of peak-skill, retiree Mike Callahan said affordability is a major concern for voters. Everybody's really hurting and hurting with prices.
“Moderates hold the key to winning this district and Democratic Party strategists want to”
avoid making this race about President Trump, but voter Stacy Jackson said there's no separating the incumbent from the president. He's the epitome of people who claim to not be magma by our magma. The polls close at 9 p.m. For NPR News, I'm Steve Castenbaum in New York. New York City mayors over on Mamdoni back far left candidates. The outcome of those races
are seen as a gauge as to his influence. Wildfires are burning rapidly in Utah. Climate change has led to warmer drier conditions making those fires worse in many parts of the country. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. Significant numbers of Americans say they're receptive to religious expression in public schools. NPR's Jason D'Rose reports on the findings of a new survey from the Pew Research Center.
Nearly eight in ten US adults say they favor allowing students to voluntarily pray in student-led groups. Strongest support comes from white evangelicals and black Protestants. The Pew poll found that fewer than half, 46% say public school teachers should be allowed to lead their classes in prayer. And only a very small percentage say those prayers should be required. Pew Research also found that 50% of those poll favor displaying the ten commandments in classrooms.
Divisions exist along party lines with more than seven in ten Republicans favoring these displays while about seven in ten Democrats oppose them. Jason D'Rose and PR News. Today's show host Savannah Guthrie is making a new plea for information about her mother's disappearance. Guthrie said on the program this morning she and her family are in agony and can't be at peace. She said they're begging for help. Investigators believe Savannah's 84-year-old
mother was taken from her home in Arizona in the middle of the night by a masked man seen in surveillance video. Nancy Guthrie's been missing almost five months. Today the Trump administration announced billions of dollars and new loans to ease the strain on power from massive data centers. The energy department says the funds will go towards speeding up the development of ten large nuclear reactors to help meet demand. Data centers needed for AI have driven up utility bills
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