Live from NPR news in Washington, I'm Rylan Barton, escalating attacks in the...
have killed more American troops and sent gas prices back up, meanwhile Defense Secretary
“Pete Higgs-Seth was on Capitol Hill today asking Congress for tens of billions of dollars”
to fund the conflict, as NPR's cat-law and store reports it's the first public hearing on the war since May. Higgs-Seth and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Kane testified before the Senate
appropriations committee, defending the administration's request for $87.6 billion in supplemental
funding. Much of that money, but not all, is for the war and Iran. It was the first time the Trump administration has faced public questions since the ceasefire collapsed. Senator Patty Murray at the Democrat from Washington State called the cost of the war astronomical,
and demanded to know what has actually been achieved. We hear a different rationale for this war every few days. She said the request for funds should come through the annual appropriations process and not as an emergency, Higgs-Seth argued the request was quote "urgent" for the immediate needs of the Pentagon.
Cat-Lan store and PR news, Washington.
“Federal health officials have remained focused on lettuce from tailor farms, as a source of”
the multi-stain outbreak of cyclist Spora, despite inaccurate test results reported over the weekend, and PR's "Yukinaguchi" has more. Experts think we're actually dealing with several unrelated outbreaks right now. The biggest by far is Michigan and Ohio, which account for most cases right now. U.S. health officials say iceberg lettuce from tailor farms in Mexico was the source.
That product was recalled, but now if you look at a heat map of these states, where the cases are, the Southern Michigan border with Ohio is like the worst. It's a 10 times the rate of that of nearby states. And PR's "Yukinaguchi" reporting, Arizona is the only state with a primary election today and the results will help determine control of Congress from member-station KJZZ, Cameron
Sanchez reports. Arizona is a purple state with several competitive races, including the one for the state's
first congressional district.
The winner there will replace long-time Republican Congressman David Schweigert, who is running for governor.
“Former NFL kicker and Trump and Dorsey, Jay Philly, is the Republican frontrunner.”
On the Democratic side, candidates, Ami Shaw and Marlene Galon Woods have a shot. All of Arizona statewide offices are also up for election and are mostly held by incumbent Democrats. Republicans hope to take back the offices of governor, secretary of state, and attorney general this year.
For NPR News, I'm Cameron Sanchez and Phoenix. Tropical storm, Bertha, is expected to weaken in the Gulf of Mexico as it gets closer to the U.S. But forecasters say it will still bring coastal flooding and heavy rain from the Florida Panhandle to Louisiana, areas along the northern Gulf coast are under a tropical storm warning
through tomorrow, and could see heavy rain and flooding into Thursday morning, authorities and Mississippi, Louisiana, and Florida have opened sites to provide sandbags. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. An external review of the Gates Foundation's ties to Jeffrey Epstein found that staff met more than two dozen times with the disgraced financier and sex offender, the meetings
happened even as staff relayed concerns to billgates about the reputational risk of working with Epstein. The Gates Foundation is a supporter of NPR. A new study shows the Trump administration's cuts to global HIV prevention programs led to the closure of more than 1,700 providers last year, and PR's Dury Baskarian reports
pep fires, credited with saving at least 26 million lives.
Trump issued an executive order in 2025, freezing foreign assistance, and later dismantling USAID, and while some funding for pep far programs survived, they came with conditions. A new study by the research foundation Amphar found that 77% of organization surveyed had payments delayed or canceled. Most had to scale back their services, particularly for people at the highest risk of HIV.
The research lines up with data published in the journal Nature Health, which found that 10% fewer people received anti-retroviral medication through pep far last year. The State Department responded saying the Trump administration had "strengthened pep far" through clear strategic direction. Dury Baskarian and Pernu's Washington.
Serial Swindler and ex-Republican Congressman George Santos will be a reality TV show contestant in September, Santos will appear on the fifth season, it foxes special forces, worlds, toughest tests, participants will be subjected to chemical gassing and other military-thing challenges. This is NPR.
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