"Live from NPR news in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst.
by the trust President Trump has placed in him to lead the Department of Justice.
“And here's Kerry Johnson reports the Senate narrowly confirmed Blanche 50 to 49 to serve”
as Attorney General." Blanche worked over time to convince skeptical Republican Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana to support his nomination.
The Senate ultimately confirmed Blanche as the nation's 88th Attorney General by a single
vote. Critics say Blanche presided over a DOJ that attacked the career workforce when after the President's political foes and botched the release of files connected to the convicted sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein. But Senator Cassidy and others suggest anyone Trump would hire to replace Blanche could
be less qualified and less likely to push back on Trump's impulses. Larry Johnson and PR news. "It's been one year since a gunman opened fire on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta and here's pig one, has more." It was Friday afternoon near the end of the work day when a gunman stood across the street
“from the CDC's main campus and started shooting.”
Dr. Dan Journaligan was there. At the time, he let the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases for about 15 minutes, he says. Being in an office in Atlanta was more dangerous than tracking Ebola in West Africa. The CDC staffers all survived, but the gunman killed DeCab County Police Officer David
Rose. A man wrote on campus as being renamed after him. The gunman, who killed himself, was motivated by anti-vaccine and anti-CDC messaging. Dr. Nagan says those sentiments are still out there. The rhetoric and demonization of public health and public health leaders certainly has
not stopped. "Ping Huang and PR News." In Utah, extremely dry weather and high temperatures and winds are fueling wildfires in the state, including the large, wide-mouthed fire.
“Deanna Younger is public information officer with the fire.”
We're at 111,000, 306 acres with 24 percent containment.
It's about two miles southwest of Kanochuta and we are still experiencing extreme fire behavior. She says there are more than 630 people fighting the fire, including nine crews, along with seven helicopters, 23 engines, two dozers, and nine water tenders. Meanwhile, the fate of the two crew members onboard a fire-fighting helicopter that crashed
yesterday isn't known. Fire officials say the remote crash site is in the perimeter of the fire and until conditions get better, they can't safely send in emergency responders. The NTSB and the FAA are investigating that crash, while fires are burning in several western states.
You're listening to NPR News. Spain has imposed border checks on visitors flying from Italy, amid a continuing diplomatic spat between the two countries. And here's Miguel Mesias has more. The move comes after Italy's prime minister, Georgia Miloni, who decides to Spanish government
for its handling of a chaotic mass border crossing last week at the Spanish territory of Selta in North Africa.
Italy was first to impose border controls on travelers coming from Spain after events of July
30th. Miloni blamed the Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez and his immigration policies for the tragic events in Selta, where over 70,000 people managed to cross a border from Morocco. 82 people died according to Spanish authorities, most of them drowned. Nearly all of those who crossed into Selta have returned to Morocco.
Spain is imposing the temporary border checks after demanding that Italy leaves its own to know a veil. Miguel Mesias and P.R. News, severe Spain. At that restriction is where rare within the European Union where there is freedom of movement. Three former presidents joined in all-star Ruster of historians contributing to a series
of essays about presidents back to George Washington. Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, along with Chief Justice John Roberts, are among the essayists in a project called "In Persuit." The bipartisan effort is intended to bring new insights to the public about 43 presidents and 30 first ladies in history.
All presidents are examined except Joe Biden and Donald Trump. They were judged too fresh to be appraised by history. I'm Janine Herbst and P.R. News in Washington. This week on the NPR Politics Podcast, another progressive Democrat, Edges Out and Establishment Candidate.
Abdul Elsayed, 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 midterms on the NPR Politics Podcast.
