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President Trump is asking the Supreme Court to allow the administration to carry out
“key parts of his executive order that calls for restricting voting by mail, as NPR's”
Hansella Wong reports a lower court found it to be unconstitutional. Trump's order so far has not directly affected mail and voting. It calls for the U.S. Postal Service to come up with lists of eligible voters and deliver mail and ballots only to people on those lists. U.S. has financial support of NPR, federal judge and Boston found Trump's directives
overstep his authority under the Constitution, which gives power to state legislatures and Congress to set federal election rules. The Trump administration is now asking the Supreme Court to pause the judge's ruling. The administration argues it's likely to win this legal fight because 23 mailing-democratic lead states challenge Trump's order before the order was fully carried out, making it
too early for courts to weigh in.
“The Supreme Court is not expected to rule on the administration's emergency request until next”
week. On NPR News. President Trump is calling on Republican Senate leader John Thune to keep senators in Washington and delay their August recess until they pass a strict proof of citizenship voting bill. The bill known as the Save America Act is a priority for Trump, even though it doesn't
have enough support to pass, Thune has repeatedly tried to move on from the issue. We voted on it two or three, four or five times already, red it up on the floor for an extended period of time so, but I'm still showing how this ends, with the picture of victory at the end. Utah Republican Senator Mike Lee escalated his pressure last week, saying it could affect
his support for leadership after November.
“The man convicted of killing four college students in Idaho almost four years ago, his”
filed a petition to reopen his case from Boise State Public Radio, Lauren Patterson reports. Brian Coberger is serving four life sentences in prison, following his conviction last July. He's now filed a petition for post-conviction relief and court records suggest he's representing himself.
In an interview from prison, Coberger told the New York Times he's seeking to abandon his guilty plea and have a trial. He said his guilty plea, quote, "hinged on false promises and blatant disinformation and must be withdrawn." Coberger is claiming ineffective legal counsel, saying his lawyers failed to disclose or review
exculpatory evidence, according to a handwritten filing made public by court officials and cited by the Times. For NPR News, I'm Lauren Patterson in Oraphino, Idaho. Ice plans to keep one of its largest detention facilities open for at least another year that decision comes despite reports of human rights abuses.
Ice plans to extend the no-bid contract of the firm running the camp East Montana in
El Paso, Texas through September 20, 27 is could cost taxpayers in additional $776 million.
Ice argues that relocating detainees or changing contractors would be unpractical and costly. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. NPR News AI models are gaining popularity in the U.S. for their affordability and efficiency, more American executives and companies are switching to Chinese models by startups such as Deep Seek, Moonshot, AI, and ZAI for daily tasks.
Tech analysts say the models are cheaper and nearly as advanced as those of their U.S. rivals. A stage version of Prince's film and album Purple Rain is coming to Broadway next year. It debuted in the late musicians' hometown of Minneapolis in 2025 as Jeff London reports. Next spring will be a very busy time for new musicals. Lin-Manwell Miranda's Warriors is scheduled to open as well as the London hit Paddington.
Add to that list Purple Rain, which features some of Prince's greatest songs including When Dubs Cry and The Title Two. The music is being supervised by Prince's bandmates, Bobby Z and Morris Hayes. The show opens on April 12th, 2027. 10 P.R. News, I'm Jeff London in New York.
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