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the latest American attacks against Iranian targets in the Middle East as a heavy wave
“of strikes. Sancom says Iran's missile and drone facilities and military command centers”
were among the sights hit. The strikes were in response to Iran attempting to hit U.S. forces a day earlier in what Sancom called a surprise attack. That's when Iranian missiles fired at Jordan were intercepted. The Senate Judiciary Committee is postponing today scheduled vote on Todd Blanch's nomination to be a attorney general. late last night the committee announced the vote was being put on hold because of demands from two senators
as NPR's Ryan Lucas reports. A spokesperson said senators John Cornin of Texas and Tom Tillis of North Carolina, both Republicans, want written assurances from the Justice Department related to President Trump's settlement to end his IRS lawsuit over his leaked tax returns. Blanch needs the support of every committee Republican for his
“nomination to advance. Cornin and Tillis have both said they won't support Blanch without”
the written guarantees they are seeking from the Justice Department. Ryan Lucas and PR News Washington. Both Tillis and Cornin are not seeking reelection. Cornin was defeated by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the state's Republican primary back in May. A new report suggests Democrats should focus on the U.S. economy if they want to win elections with a broad coalition of voters. NPR's Tamar Keith says the report looks at the divide
among the parties college educated liberal class and working class voters. The report called the left coalition crisis says Democrats are losing support from working class voters because they focus on a whole lot of issues that aren't top priorities for those voters.
Joan Williams, a law professor from San Francisco, is co-author of the report. The first
“thing that Democrats who care about culture issues have to do and I realize this is counterintuitive”
is center working class economics and not only prices but also wages and economic opportunities. The report finds that many issues perform better when framed through the lens of working class values. Tamar Keith and PR News. The Federal Reserve is leaving U.S. interest rates unchanged. The vote was 9 to 3 with those who voted against holding rates steady, favoring a quarter-point rate hike. The Fed's decisions and stocks on Wall Street sharply lower
yesterday. The Dow lost 1153 points or more than 2%. The S&P and the NASDAQ each shed more than 1.5%. Most investors now believe the Fed will likely raise interest rates at its policy meeting in September. This is NPR News from Washington. Plans by the Federal Government to remove or shrink a 10-mile buffer zone around a UNESCO heritage site in New Mexico continues to spark protests. The Bureau of Land Management is
proposing the move to allow for oil and gas drilling in Chaco Canyon, Jeanette Dedios with Member Station KU and M. Hasmore. Over 100 advocates stood outside the BLM office to voice their disapproval of a recent environment assessment that suggests eliminating the buffer around Chaco cultural national historical park. The Navajo Nation Council supports the proposal citing royalty payments and infrastructure from oil and gas, but not all the
NAS members agree. Some organizers say Navajo leaders did not consult with any of the chapter houses near the Chaco cultural sites. Jonathan Wallace from the Pueblo of Laguna urged the public to file comments. Join Pueblo people join to net people in this moment of solidarity, not just with each other, but with everyone in the country to show that we are not going to stand idly by. New Mexico lawmakers also spoke out against the BLM process.
For NPR News, I'm Chinette Dedios in Santa Fe. And appeals court in Wisconsin is reinstating a law that abolishes collective bargaining rights. It's considered a setback for unions and public employees and an appeal to the
state Supreme Court is expected. The law was first enacted in 2011 and sparked weeks of protest.
Union say the law effectively eliminated the ability of public employees to bargain for pay hikes and force them to pay more for health insurance and retirement benefits. I'm Dave Maddingley NPR News in Washington. We've just marked one year since Congress voted to eliminate federal funding for public media. NPR remains committed to informing the public, but a free press doesn't just happen
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