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The U.S. Supreme Court says, "Lisa Cook can keep her job as a member of the Federal Reserve's
governing board, at least for now."
“NPR Scott Horsley reports the decision is a setback for President Trump.”
"In a 5-4 rule in the High Court said the President failed to give Lisa Cook do process when he tried to fire her from the Fed board. The attempt to dismissal was part of a broader campaign by the President to bend the central bank to his will, then hopes of forcing lower interest rates." While the decision was made on narrow procedural grounds Chief Justice Roberts wrote, the Fed
was deliberately designed to be insulated from political pressure to help prevent the kind of economic panics that were common before the central bank was established. That carve out for the Fed is in contrast to the Supreme Court's general direction of giving the White House greater control over agencies that were once considered independent. The High Court ruled six to three today.
The President can fire member of the Federal Trade Commission, reversing a precedent that is due it for nearly a century. Scott Horsley, in PR News, Washington. "In a GOP setback, the High Court upheld a Mississippi law, allowing election officials to count male and ballots, post-marked by election day, but received up to five days later."
And in a case over GOFencing, the court is restricting use of the new law enforcement technique that allows police to tap into giant tech firm databases to see who is near the scene of a crime.
An administration program, to build new kinds of nuclear power, is reaching a critical
deadline. Here's NPR's Jeff Brumfield. "Last year, President Trump announced he wanted three new experimental nuclear reactors up and running by this July 4th, reactors that use a different kind of fuel."
“"Do you remember GOP stoppers, are you familiar with what that looks like?"”
Read a bear and while his chief nuclear officer to company called Radiant, the news spherical fuel looks like a nuclear cop stopper, it can resist meltdowns, but to get the reactors running as NPR is reported, energy department officials slash hundreds of pages of safety and environmental requirements. Despite those cuts, bear and while says, the new reactors are safe.
"I feel that everyone is operating with safety first and foremost on their minds." So far, two companies have already turned on their reactors. She says she hopes to have Radiant's powered up by the end of the summer. Jeff Brumfield and PR news. "Well, as a country celebrates its 250th birthday, a heat wave is expected through the
holiday weekend, and PR's chandelys' duster says millions of people will be affected." "Hi, temperatures, and the 90s, the low 100s, combined with humidity, can make temperatures feel like 115 degrees." National Weather Service Forecaster Brian Putnam says those gathering outdoors should remain
“cautious at night, because there may be little relief from the heat."”
"We're particularly concerned, just with the higher amount of outdoor activity, you know, people just want to get out and celebrate, and it's going to be potentially dangerous." Officials awarding people to stay hydrated and remain in air-conditioned areas. Sond Elise Duster and PR news. "This is NPR."
Changes are coming to the federal student loan system this week, and PR's current report. The changes come courtesy of last year's one big, beautiful bill act and kick-in Wednesday July 1st. Among them, Republicans created two new repayment plans, and there'll be the only options for new borrowers.
The Biden-era save plan is also being shut down. The millions of current borrowers still in save will need to choose another plan, or they'll be automatically moved into what is arguably the least flexible option. There will also be a big change for graduate students. Once allowed to borrow as much as they needed, most will now be limited to $20,500 a
year. Only students in a handful of professional fields, including dentistry, podiatry, and medicine will be able to borrow up to $50,000 a year. Cory Turner and PR News Bill Mar is this year's recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American humor, last night's star, stead of the event.
Put a spotlight on the political drama surrounding the venue itself, the Kennedy Center, and PR's Frank Langfit reports. "This is chairman of the Kennedy Center Board, whose name was on the building two until a couple of weeks ago when a federal judge ordered it removed. During the ceremony, actor Woody Harrelson, a close-mar friend, referred to the venue
as the Trump Kennedy Center, then corrected himself. "O right, we fix that," he said, "not that you'd be able to notice." Harrelson was referring to the tarp that continues to cover the buildings facade, making it impossible for the public to see Trump's name as going. Trump did not attend the ceremony, last year, Trump posted more at the White House and signed
a long list of things he's called the comedian, including "low ratings, lightweight jerk." Frank Langfit and PR News, Washington. On the Sunday Story, how an art thief and an art detective set out to recover a missing masterpiece,
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