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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Norah Rom.

Several states held primaries yesterday in New York, Mayor Zelron Mombani, successfully

back three candidates running for the U.S. House, including two who are also Democratic

Socialists. He told NPR the results show people one change. At the core of each of their candidacies is a belief that working people have to return back to the heart of our politics. You could see it's a concern for the fact that in many of these races, we see special

interests looking to buy the outcomes of them. We see a federal government that is embarking on immigration policy that is cruel and does nothing to serve in the interests of public safety. And we see an exhaustion with a foreign policy that would rather invest in bombs than in babies back home in our own districts.

In South Carolina, President Trump had endorsed both candidates who ran in the Republican primary for a governor. The state attorney General Alan Wilson was the winner, Nancy LeCour, won the Democratic nomination for a house seat. The former Navy Admiral had been fired by Defense Secretary Pete Hegsev.

President Trump suddenly canceled his plans to sign bipartisan legislation, intended to lower housing costs for Americans.

NPR's Franco Ardonia's reports Trump says he won't sign until the Senate passes a sweeping

elections bill. The President canceled the signing ceremony which was to be held on Capitol Hill, less than two hours before it was set to take place. Trump wrote on his truth social website that passing his save America act is a national emergency and needs to be the priority.

Trump has repeatedly pressured Republican leaders in the Senate to force through the legislation that would add new voter ID requirements and proof of citizenship rules. It's just the latest example of growing friction between Trump and Senate Republicans who the President has complained or moving too slowly and not aggressively enough. Senate Majority Leader John Thune has said publicly that the Senate does not have the votes,

but Trump says leaders should then eliminate the Senate filibuster to pass the measure Franco. Ordonias. NPR News. The White House.

Some federal government employees have recreated a widely used website about climate change and P.S. Bega Hershey reports. The original website, climate.gov was run by the National Oceanic and atmospheric administration, Noah. It was home to data about how temperature and rainfall have changed in the U.S. over time,

and years of federal climate research and reports. The website was designed to make such information easily available to the public. The Trump administration shuddered the site last year and laid off many of those who maintained it. Noah says the information from climate.gov was relocated to other parts of the agency's

website. Now, a group of those former employees has resurrected the website as climate.us. The news site also includes climate data collected in the last year. Rebecca Hersher and PR News. This is NPR News.

Europe is sweltering under a record setting heat wave. Officials say dozens of people have died of weather-related causes. France recorded at a haze day ever yesterday. Authorities closed the Eiffel Tower in the Louvre Museum early. The European Union scientists say Europe is the world's fastest warming continent.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is on a Middle East tour to meet with Gulf allies.

A second to reassure them, the U.S. will do nothing to undermine their security as they

seek an end to the war in Iran. Iran has attacked the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and Bravering since the war began. Sankar fans from Scotland are in Miami today for a game against Brazil. We are as William Jones reports, the match-up will determine their World Cup destiny. Several bar owners in Boston confirmed their beer supplies ran dry during Scotland's

World Cup games in the city. Their fans, known as the Titan Army, have now descended on South Beach. The traditional sounds of backpipes bellowed as they marched in kilt and traditional blue and white. Their supporters have been soaking up the atmosphere.

The journey has been amazing, people are so friendly, the beer is lovely. The supporters will be turning their attention to the game against five-time World Cup winners Brazil.

That crucial game will determine whether the Titan Army's journey continues into the knockout

stage. William Jones and PR News Team USA plays Turkey tomorrow night, Turkey has yet to score in this World Cup. The U.S. men already have qualified for the knockout round. I'm Laura Rom and PR News in Washington.

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