"Live from NPR news in Washington, I'm damn Ronin.
South Carolina Fort term Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, a key ally of President Trump's
died Saturday night in Washington.
“Graham was pro-defense and recently returned to Washington from Ukraine.”
He was 71. With Graham's death in the absence of Senator Mitch McConnell, who is facing his own health challenges, the narrow Republican majority in the Senate is even thinner, NPR's moral liacin reports. There's a lot of work before the Senate.
There's the National Defense Authorization Act. It's a must-pass piece of legislation. Any absence of a Senator makes that job much, much harder because there's a Senate majority Republican majority is so slim there. They also have to pass an emergency supplemental funding request from the Pentagon to help
fund the war in Iran. Those are big priorities on Capitol Hill. And then there's the countdown clock to the midterms that's ticking down. Also, at least three Republican senators who are retiring or lost primary elections have
“been more aggressive voting against President Trump's agenda.”
The U.S. in Iran are again engaging fire for the third weekend at a row.
The back-and-forth strikes began after Iran fired warning shots at a tanker attempting to transit through the state of Hormuz. NPR's Keri Khan reports. Iran's Navy says it fired the warning shots at a container vessel after, quote, "severalships attempted to travel along an unapproved route through the vital waterway."
The U.S. has urged ships to use a southern route through the state that hugs the coast of Oman. Iran says that is a violation of the memorandum of understanding sign-lassment between Iran and the U.S. Posting on X, the U.S. military says it completed a third round of strikes overnight, hitting
more than 100 targets, to hold, quote, "ironian forces accountable for its attack on commercial vessels in this state of Hormuz."
Iran says it responded with "fire toward Jordan and other Gulf states," the U.A.E. and
“"cateria officials report intercepting incoming missile attacks."”
Keri Khan and P.R. News tell a Veeve. And outbreak of foodborne illnesses that caused diarrhea, nausea, and fatigue is now been detected in 31 states, according to federal health officials. It includes 1,500 cases in Michigan, 177 in Ohio. NPR's Joe Hernandez reports the cause of the outbreak is still under investigation.
Cyclosporiasis is a gastrointestinal disease caused by the Parasite Cyclospora, which can contaminate food and water. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it's still trying to figure out what caused the spike in infections and that the total number of cases could rise. Previous outbreaks in the U.S. have been linked to raspberries, basil, cilantro, snow peas,
and lettuce. Cyclosporiasis is not typically fatal and no deaths have been reported, but federal health officials say there have been 86 hospitalizations, Joe Hernandez and P.R. News. "You're listening to NPR News from Washington." Some researchers say they're devastated by the Trump administration's recent changes
to the enforcement of the Endangered Species Act. This comes after the administration finalized a rule Friday, it eliminates a major protection for wildlife against logging oil drilling and other activities. The QEDS locks me, Sarah, has more from Berkeley. The change to the Endangered Species Act allows for development on wildlife habitats, as
long as the animals aren't killed or injured. Christopher Martin is a professor in the Integrative Biology Department at the University of California, Berkeley. His lab studies the Endangered Devils Hole Pubfish, found in Death Valley National Park in California and Nevada.
It will be the death of the Endangered Species Act, right, because the species cannot survive without its habitat, without its home. So without having those habitat protections in place, it's all out the window. Martin says this change could have impacts on species many people cherish, like the bald eagle, California Condor, and his own beloved Devil's Hole Pubfish.
For NPR News, I'm Luxury Sarah in Berkeley. Several reporters with the New York Times have been issued subpoenas and could be forced to testify before a grand jury next week, over their reporting concerning the security of the new Air Force 1 jet donated to the Trump administration from Qatar. President Trump used an older airplane last week to return to Washington from an Ato summit.
The New York Times reported it was because of security concerns with the new jet. The New York Times says it will continue the fight. This is NPR. Support for NPR. For three weeks in 2020, part of my Seattle neighborhood was taken over by a protest
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