"Li," from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi saying.
The White House says it now has another 60-day clock to use military action against Iran
without congressional approval.
“But NPR's Franco-Ordoni has explained the greater concern for the president and his”
inner circle may not be approval from Congress, but from voters as the midterm elections approach. Foreign policy rarely dominates midterm elections. This year may be the exception. John McHenry, a Republican pollster with North Star opinion research, says exit polls, for
example, are less likely to cite the war in Iran as a reason for people's vote. And more likely to cite energy prices in the economy, which are driven by the war. Because gas prices have a ripple effect on everything.
Prices, you know, at every retail shop at the grocery store go up because, you know, a gallon
of milk doesn't walk to the grocery store, it gets driven there by a truck. I could change if the war expands in, for example, President Trump commits troops to the conflict, which he's been reluctant to do. Franco-Ordoni has NPR News.
“President Trump has suggested he may address election security in a speech to the nation”
to night at nine Eastern. The Republican leader continues to assert claims of voter fraud in his 2020 election loss, despite findings to the contrary from the courts and state elections officials. The administration issued subpoenas to reporters who wrote about security concerns involving the new Air Force 1 in a video posted social media, Joe Con, the executive editor of
The New York Times, response to what he calls a naked attempt to intimidate the newspaper. Last week, the FBI and some senior administration officials asked the New York Times to disclose the sources who provided us with the information about the problems of the new Qatar donated 747-8 jet that President Trump was using as Air Force 1. They also tried to keep the New York Times from publishing this information.
Con in a video posted to Instagram. Major floodings continue across a large swath of Texas after weather system in and day to the state for the last few days.
“Governor Greg Abbott says at least one person has died.”
Texas Public Radio's Jerry Clayton has the latest. More heavy rain has fallen again, prompting evacuations in high water rescues in places like sections of the Guadalupe River, which is now seen higher water than last year's tragic flood. Officials have closed stretches of major highways, emergency management officials have
advised many residents in hard-hit areas to shelter in place unless they're in immediate danger. Forecasters say some areas could see an additional 10 to 15 inches of rain. I'm Terry Clayton, in San Antonio. In the last check on Wall Street, the Dow was up 1026 points at 52,784 from Washington.
This is NPR News. Unhealthy to hazardous air quality from Canada's wildfire smoke stands to affect tens of millions of people in the United States from the Upper Midwest through the Northeast. Data from the Air Monitoring Tech Company, IQ Air, showed Detroit, Minneapolis, Chicago, and New York are among the world's major cities with the worst air quality.
Public health officials warn medical emergency risks are higher for elders, children, and individuals managing respiratory or cardiovascular diseases. A new report looks at how localities across the U.S. can respond to cuts and federal spending on health programs made by the Trump administration, more from NPR's ping-wong. The report encourages public health leaders to partner with mayors and other elected officials
and provides tips on how to make their case. It also urges them to form regional alliances for better pricing on pharmaceuticals and other needed health supplies. It's a roadmap for strengthening local public health, created by a national bipartisan commission.
Dr. Regina Benjamin is a commission member and former surgeon general for President Obama. We don't have the federal resources that we used to have at the levels that we used to have. And so we need to be prepared in our local health departments and local communities. That will require more local investment. The report comes from the Debomant Foundation, which funds initiatives and public health
and was released at an annual conference of county and city health officials, ping-wong and PR news. Labor Department shows weekly on employment claims fell last week to their lowest level in 10 weeks to 28,000. You're listening to NPR News.
NPR Network has always been powered by the people it serves, not by shareholders or special
interests, but by people like you and me who believe in a free and independent press. One year ago this month, Congress eliminated federal funding for public media. Together we continue the kind of journalism that we, the public rely on, please give
