Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston.
President Trump used to stop in Las Vegas yesterday to promote his administration's
economic agenda, and PR's Deepashiver on reports, recent polling, suggests many Americans remain unconvinced, as prices for everyday goods continue to rise. A new Reuters' Ipsos poll shows that for the first time in almost 10 years, more Americans prefer Democrats to Republicans on handling the economy, and that's bad news for Republicans in the upcoming midterm elections.
But in the last few months, I will say Trump's message hasn't really changed much. He continues to insist that the economy is great. He says any high prices are there because he inherited it from Democrats. That's NPR's Deepashiver on reporting.
“Trump's stop in Nevada comes as Republicans looked to defend key house seats and build momentum”
ahead of the November midterms. Trump says it's close to reaching an agreement to reopen the state of Hormuz, and
PR's Hadeel Alschalty reports Tehran had blockaded the critical choke point at the beginning
of the U.S. is rally war. The spokesman for Iran's foreign ministry, Asmai Al-Bakhaii, said the geographic coordinates of a route where ships would pass through the state of Hormuz have been agreed upon by Iran and Oman. Iranian officials said they have been in talks with Oman for three weeks now, and
Bakhaii said that as long as there were no disruptions from what he called quote certain third parties, a joint statement between the two countries would be announced soon. President Trump announced Tuesday that a deal with Iran could be announced this week, but Iran has denied any talks with the U.S. The Omani government has not yet commented on the deal.
Hadeel Alschalty and PR news, Istanbul.
“Authorities in New Mexico are investigating possible crimes committed by convicted sex offender”
Jeffrey Epstein at his rant outside of Santa Fe, lawmakers released a preliminary report on Wednesday examining Epstein's activities in the state. Katarina Barton has more on what investigators have uncovered so far. The more than a hundred paid report draws largely on the Epstein files and court documents. The commission says that there is evidence that Epstein abused at least five unidentified
women and girls at the ranch and potentially thirty others. The commission's site's indications law enforcement missed chances to investigate. Rachel Benevita's an Epstein survivor spoke to this at a public hearing at New Mexico's capital. This is the cycle of reports being made and ignored by the very people who are supposed
to protect American citizens. I see a lot of blind dies. New Mexico was treated like a ghost.
“On top of this, the New Mexico Attorney General is suing the U.S. Department of Justice for”
more information about Epstein's activities at Zorooranch. For impure news, I'm Katarina Barton and Santa Fe, New Mexico. This is NPR news. Firefighters in Washington state are making progress against three major wildfires burning around Spobkan after cooler weather help crews strengthen containment lines.
The fires have destroyed hundreds of homes and other buildings and a forest tens of thousands of people to evacuate. The FAA is investigating as safety incident involving Marine One, the helicopter carrying President Trump came closer than required to a departing passenger jet near Regan National Airport on Tuesday.
NPR's Joel Rose reports the incident appears to be a violation of new safety procedures. The Federal Aviation Administration says the incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon when President Trump's Marine One helicopter took off from the White House around the same time that a commercial plane took off from nearby Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. That appears to be a violation of safety procedures put in place after last year's mid-air
collision between a passenger jet and an army helicopter near the airport that killed 67 people. The FAA says there was a "momentary loss of separation" after which the aircraft continued to move away from one another, unquote, and that the President was not in any danger. Joel Rose and PR News, Washington. The U.S. is temporarily suspending avocado export inspections in Western Mexico after
a security alert involving American personnel. The inspections are required before Mexican avocados can be shipped raising the possibility of short-term supply disruptions. The host supplies about 80% of the avocados consumed in the U.S. This is NPR. This week on the NPR Politics podcast, another progressive Democrat edges out an establishment
candidate. Abdul El-Sayed, one Michigan Senate primary campaigning on affordability, health care, and ending U.S. military aid to Israel. Join us as we break down his victory and what it could signal for November's mid-terms on the NPR Politics podcast.
