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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”
Hansello Wrong reports a lower court found it to be unconstitutional. Trump's order so far has not directly affected mail invoiting. 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.P.S. has financial support of NPR.
Donald 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 led state's 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 Z-Lawang, NPR News.
“Meanwhile, President Trump is calling on Republican Senate leader John Thune to keep”
senators in Washington and delay their August recess until a pass a strict proof of citizenship voting bill. The bill known as the Save America Act is a priority for Trump, even though it's become clear it doesn't have enough support to pass. Thune has repeatedly tried to move on from the issue.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is traveling to the U.S. today for a meeting with President Trump who paused attacks against Iran over the weekend and PR's Emily Fang reports. Friction between Trump and Netanyahu has been growing. Netanyahu is being accused by his critics in Israel of fracturing his relationship with the U.S. and failing to stop the U.S. from signing a nuclear energy agreement with rival
Saudi Arabia last week. The U.S. has also been pushing Israel to withdraw from land inside Lebanon that Israel has occupied this year. Trump has criticized Israel for continuing to strike into Mollash homes inside Lebanon after a ceasefire.
“Plus, another ceasefire with Iran last month was not popular in Israel.”
A survey released this week by an Israeli think tank finds Israeli's consider a nuclear Iran plus conflict within Israeli society as the two biggest perceived threats to their country. Emily Fang and Pyrenees, Tel Aviv. The Chinese government says it will take "all necessary measures" if the U.S. imposes sanctions
on Chinese AI companies. The U.S. alleges Chinese companies misuse American AI models to train their own systems and PR's John Ruich reports. China's Ministry of Commerce accuses the United States of disregarding facts and engaging in AI hegemony.
It issued a warning that for any action that substantially harms China's interests, China will take all necessary measures to firmly safeguard its legitimate rights and interests.
After the release earlier this month of a new and powerful Chinese AI model called
Kimi K-3, senior U.S. officials alleged that it had been trained by distilling cutting-edge U.S. models and threatened to possible sanctions against Chinese firms that steal American intellectual property. That's John Ruich's ZenPR. FIFA President Gianni Infantino is attacking his perceived critics for what he calls spreading
hate and false rumors a week after the world cop ended, FIFA faced criticism for alleged political influence when Infantino's ally, President Trump, successfully lobbied to let a star U.S. player avoid a ban for a red card penalty, and a 900-word statement in Fantino said, "Sorry that you were so consumed by hate and criticism that you missed it all."
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-Manuel 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 Doves Cry and the title tune. Along the way, the show has picked up a new director, Sahima Lee, and bookwriter Peter Ducion. The music is being supervised by Prince's bandmates Bobby Z and Morris Hayes. The show opens on April 12th, 2027. For NPR News, I'm Jeff London, in New York.
The college football players association says Stanford has become the first team to organize a player-led chapter. The group has established five years ago in advocates for unionization as could create momentum for unionization and bargaining over working conditions for student athletes.
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