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hour to meet with Senate Republicans. For a time this morning it wasn't clear he would
“go. He was supposed to sign legislation designed to help make housing more affordable.”
But then the president said he would not sign that bill, until Congress passes a long stalled package of national voting restrictions. He'd been pressing majority of John
Thun on that issue. MPR Sam Gringlass has more." He says Republicans will never win another
election without it. The reality is that there are just not the votes to pass it in the Senate. Trump has called on Thun to skirt the 60 vote threshold there by eliminating the filibuster. Last week in a post that actually mentioned Thun, he called anyone against that idea of fool. MPR Sam Gringlass, several states held primary elections yesterday. In advance of the mid-term elections in the fall, in South Carolina, Attorney General
“Allen Wilson won the Republican nomination for Governor. He had been endorsed by President”
Trump, but only after Trump had endorsed his opponent. South Carolina Public Radio's Gavin Jackson reports. Lieutenant Governor Pamela Evett received Trump's coveted endorsement in late May before the primary, but it didn't land as expected. Wilson gained momentum during the two-week Roth period fueled by support from former opponents like Congressman Ralph Norman and Nancy Mace. With Trump's gubernatorial picks in Iowa and recently Georgia
losing and polling pointing to another loss, he made a dual endorsement last week for both candidates saying in part "with either one you can't go wrong." Wilson, the four-term Attorney General, was declared the winner roughly 30 minutes after polls closed. He faces
“Democratic State Representative Germaine Johnson in November. For MPR News, I'm Gavin”
Jackson and Columbia, South Carolina. On the Democratic side, Nancy Lacour won the Democratic nomination for the first congressional district of South Carolina. She's a former Navy admiral, who had been fired by Defense Secretary Pete Heggsef. Iran's foreign minister spoke with the leader of Hamas and said Iranian negotiators are raising Israel's attacks in Gaza in talks with the U.S. NPR's AAPTRAWY reports.
While the world's attention has been on Iran and the war in the Gulf, Israel says its forces
have taken over more of Gaza and now occupying nearly 70 percent of the Palestinian territory.
Gaza's health ministry says more than a thousand people have been killed in Israeli attacks since the ceasefire brokeered by the U.S. between Israel and Hamas last year. Iran's foreign minister Abbas Iraqchi spoke with Bessam Nain, a senior Hamas leader in exile on Tuesday, according to Hamas and reports in Iranian media. They say Iraq, she said Iran is raising Israel's continued aggression in Gaza and ongoing ceasefire violations in talks
with the U.S. Iran, however, has not insisted on a complete halt to attacks in Gaza as it has in Lebanon, where its proxy has below was fighting Israel. AAPTRAWY and Pair News, Dubai. The Justice Department announced today its reached agreement with chemical giant chemoires company to settle a multi-state multi-year dispute over so-called forever chemicals known as PFAS. Scientific studies show the chemicals used to make products resistant to water grease and stains, may be linked to harmful health effects in humans and animals. Under the settlement, the company will pay 450 million dollars
and install pollution controls in West Virginia, North Carolina, and New Jersey. At Salkar's world cup, there are several notable group games today, including one that might decide a future U.S. opponent in the knockout round. NPR's Russell Lewis reports from Los Angeles. The game between Qatar and Bosnia and Herzegovina is the one U.S. fans will be watching most closely. If either country wins they would likely face the U.S. in a round of 32 match on July 1st in Santa Clara, California. On the other side of Group B, co-host Canada goes up against Switzerland. If Canada wins or draws against the Swiss, Canada would place first in its group and play its round of 32 game in Vancouver. A huge advantage. In Group C, there are two matches. Brazil takes on Scotland in their Legion of Fun Fans, while Morocco goes up against Haiti. Brazil and Morocco tops the group now, but Scotland could advance to the knockout.
The knockout round in first, second, or third place, depending on several scenarios, Russell Lewis and PR News Los Angeles. And I'm Nora Rom and PR News in Washington. This is our glass. On this American life, when we like, it's a good mystery. Sometimes about really big things. But most times, the little mysteries are the best.
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