Live from NPR News in Washington, on Ryland Barton, Todd Blanche's confirmati...
attorney general is on hold of the $1.8 billion fund for President Trump's allies.
“You say they've been victimized by the government.”
Blanche says the fund no longer exists, but two outgoing Republican senators are refusing to advance him until they get that in writing. Trump says he may try to wait them out as NPR's Eric McDaniel reports. Senator John Gordon of Texas and Tom Tillis of North Carolina are using their leverage to make sure that the fund, which Trump has suggested, could be used to make payments to
capital rioters, is to put as the Justice Department has claimed. In response, Trump posted, quote, "I have no objection to temporarily withdrawing Todd's name if they do not do the right thing and putting him back after Kornin and Tillis are out of office." Kornin tweeted in reply that the president is mistaken if he believes concerns about
the fund are limited to himself and Senator Tillis, suggesting they're speaking on behalf of other Senate Republicans.
“Under way, Blanche who was already confirmed to a lower DOJ post can remain acting attorney”
general. Eric McDaniel and Pierre News of the Capitol. Kornin Gray, the father of Georgia High School Shooter Colt Gray was sentenced to 15 years in prison for supplying the assault-style weapon used in the 2024 shooting that killed four people in injured nine, it's a rare case of apparent being held responsible for their
child's crime, Judge Nicholas Prim handed down the sentence. Colt Gray, who's 16 now, was sentenced to life without parole earlier this week after pleading guilty. The number of people excused from the Trump administration's new Medicaid work requirement rules is small, fewer than even some conservative states wanted.
Catherine Halton with our partner KFF News reports. By January, millions of people will have to prove they're either working, volunteering,
“or going to school to keep Medicaid's low-cost health coverage.”
States like Montana initially planned to give people who are homeless a pass, but the federal government says that's not allowed. My Medicaid is still active, but when are they going to cut that off? From me, I can't get employed. How am I supposed to survive?
Taiwan Pew has been living without housing in Missouri, Montana, since his wife's death last year. He has seizures that make it hard to keep a job. People like Pew could still qualify for a medical exemption, but that would take a paper trail of proof, which is especially hard for people without steady access to housing
and health care. That was Catherine Halton with our partner KFF Health News. Authority say cyber attacks targeted more than 30 water systems in Minnesota earlier this week. The source of the attacks has been investigated, but they came amid warnings that Iranian
hackers have been focused on such systems. There are no reports of people being directly affected by the attacks. This is NPR News. A federal judge has refused to dismiss the case against an Afghan woman who's the first person facing deportation under the Trump administration's activation of a long dormant
court. Her lawyer says the reactivation of the alien terrorist removal court violates her constitutional rights.
It was created in 1996, but had never received a petition until this month.
Kpop group BTS is apparently boycotting next year's Grammy Awards over a new Asian pop category, and PR's saying, "Going reports some criticize the categories as a means for exclusion." BTS didn't specify the reason for their decision in a social media post, but they said they hope, quote, "music is heard and loved by what it is, and not divided by region or language." Last month, the Grammy announced the new category for songs with, quote, "moaning for
use of one or more Asian languages." Some black artists have accused the grammes of pigeonholing them into certain categories and keeping them from the general fields awards, record of the year, album of the year, and song of the year. Grammy's CEO Harvey Mason Jr. said he respects the decision by BTS, but defended the
new category, saying it doesn't exclude any artists from general fields consideration. "San Gong in PR News" solar.
This message comes from the NPR Wine Club, which is generated over $1.75 million to support NPR,
whether buying a few bottles or joining the club, learn more at NPR Wine Club.org/podcast, must be 21 or older to purchase.
