"Live from NPR News in Washington.
race in Michigan remains too close to call this morning following primaries in five states.
“The Associated Press has yet to declare a winner in Michigan's Democratic primary between”
Congresswoman Haley Stevens, a moderate, and progressive candidate Abdul El Siyad. The eventual winner will face Republican Congressman Mike Rogers in November. In Missouri, incumbent
Congressman Wesley Bell won the Democratic primary in that state's first congressional
district, as he seeks reelection in November. Bell defeated former Congresswoman Cory Bush. It was helping to return to Capitol Hill. After words, Bush told supporters in St. Louis she still a fighter. "What I am is that same fighter that stood up for you before I'll have to have a title to fight for my people's thing going."
Bell received nearly 60% of the vote in what was the most expensive election primary in Missouri this year. He will face Republican Paul Barry and Libertarian Tom Schmitz in November.
“With the November elections three months away, NPR's Hanzi Lohong says a long-standing”
legal protection for eligible voters in most states is an effect. What's known as the 90-day quiet period before federal elections is beginning in the 44 states, plus Washington, D.C., that must follow the 1993 National Voter Registration Act. Those states are supposed to have finished any program for systematically removing ineligible voters from their roles. Congress passes ban on late mass purges to make sure
any eligible voters, who mistakenly get flagged, have enough time to resolve problems in vote. But the Trump administration and Republican officials in states like Ohio are pushing courts to change how that ban works. They argued does not apply to programs for removing non-US citizens. The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an Arizona case about this issue during its next term. In 2024, the High Court allowed a late purge and Virginia that canceled
“registrations of U.S. citizens eligible to vote. On Z-Lohong and Fier News.”
The man accused of starting one of the wildfires, burning near Spokane, Washington, remains held on bond. And a king with Northwest Public Broadcasting says the suspect appeared in Court yesterday via video link. The purpose of the hearing was to determine release conditions for the 37-year-old Erin Forest Ferranachi. He was arrested Monday by investigators who found a lighter and waterproof matches in his possession. The Spokane Sheriff's Office
said a witness saw him crouching in the grass near where the old trails fire started. That was the first of three fires that started on Saturday, burning through neighborhoods in Spokane. At the court hearing, Judge Tony Hazel read the release conditions.
"The purple adopt the $1 million bond that's already in place."
For NPR News, I'm Anna King in Spokane, Washington. Ferranachi is to be a rain tomorrow. This is NPR News from Washington. The Trump administration is planning to close five small diplomatic posts, saying the move will save millions of dollars a year. The State Department says the closings won't affect Americans abroad as NPR's Michelle Kellerman reports.
The State Department is closing down the embassy in the Caribbean island of Grenada, and the consulates in Nagoya, Japan, and Medan Indonesia, as well as small posts in Winnipeg, Canada, and Duala, Cameroon. The diplomatic offices have only a small number of employees in Indonesia's case, the local guards far outnumber the four staffers at the consulate.
The State Department has told Congress that the moves will save about $4.5 million a year.
Last month, the Department closed its consulate in Peshawar, Pakistan. It's moving ahead with plans to reopen embassies in Syria, Venezuela, and Libya. Michelle Kellerman and PR News, the State Department. Wall Street is coming off a day of record high closes in part because of some stronger corporate earnings reports. The Dow added 977 points yesterday or more than 1.5%. It finished
the trading day above the 54,000 mark for the first time. The S&P 500 also closed at an all-time high, gaining 136 points or more than 1.3/4 percent. The S&P finished the day at 7,736. The NASDAQ gained more than 2.5%. Investors were encouraged by the latest earnings numbers from companies such as Plantier Technologies, Caterpillar and McDonald's. I'm Dave Madingly NPR News in Washington.
The midterms are coming and that means the new cycle, which is already intense, is about to get more intense this fall. So, the summer is a perfect time to make sure your news diet is calibrated. I'm Leyla Faldzill on up first. We unpack the three biggest stories every morning so you can stay informed and get on with your day in less than 15 minutes.
