Live from NPR news in Washington, I'm Rylan Barton, Luigi Mangione is expecte...
decades behind bars after pleading guilty today to federal stalking charges linked to the
“death of insurance executive Brian Thompson, the big question now is whether Mangione will”
face another murder trial next month in state court and Pierce Brian Man reports. Speaking in court with Thompson's family watching Mangione admitted making his own gun with the 3D printer and shooting Thompson, I knew what I was doing Mangione said federal prosecutors sent a letter to the court suggesting the prison term at least 24 years sentencing will happen in December. Mangione's legal team has already filed a motion to have separate murder charges
in state court tossed out his lead attorney, Karen Friedman Agnafillo spoke to reporters. It was a single tragic event, yet he's being prosecuted twice for the same conduct.
But in a statement, the Manhattan District attorney's office said they planned to move forward
with Mangione state trial scheduled to begin September 8th, Brian Man and PR News, New York. President Trump is asking the Supreme Court to lift a block on construction for the White House ballroom and PR's Kerry Johnson reports a lower court or to the administration to stop the work. Solicitor General John Sauer says the ongoing construction is vital for national security, and a new filing with the Supreme Court sour says a single district judge should not be able
to decide what's necessary to protect the president and staff at the White House. President Trump's taken a special interest in the renovations, which he says will include a
“highly secure ballroom and crucial national security features. His lawyers say the national”
trust for historic preservation has not suffered any real injury. A divided federal appeals court panel ruled the issue is for Congress to decide and that the president is a temporary tenant, not the owner of the White House, Kerry Johnson and PR News. Federal regulators have opened a probe into so-called "mentioned" markets, as NPR's Bobby Allen reports it's a type of prediction market betting allowing people to wager on the words spoken by the president,
executives and sportscasters during live and even sometimes pre-recorded events. "Mentioned markets have surged in popularity on sites like Couchy and Polymarket despite critics who say the markets are easy to rig. Now the commodity futures trading commission has opened a review of this type of betting, as regulators determine if the markets are susceptible to manipulation. That's according to two sources with direct knowledge of the probe who are not
“authorized to speak publicly. In response, Couchy has removed all mentioned markets for sports,”
where people were able to bet on whether a sportscaster would say things like NVP, or jump shot, or overtime. The new review follows the revelation that President Trump's teleprompter operator had been profiting off the president's words on Couchy, Bobby Allen and PR News. Americans, unexpectedly, cut their spending in July by the biggest drop since May of last year that raises doubts about consumers who kept spending and powering the economy despite
rising daily expenses. This is NPR." Afghanistan's Taliban rulers are marking five years since regaining power some Kabul residents feel safer, but urged leaders to focus on jobs and education. The Taliban initially promised to protect women's rights, but soon banned girls from education. The UN Women's Agency calls that the world's most severe women's rights crisis. Millions of drivers across the country are
incurred encountering speed cameras for the first time, and PR's Joel Rose reports that's forcing
drivers to slow down in some don't like it. Speed cameras have sprung up in hundreds of school zones across Florida. The program's backers say the goal is to make the streets safer for kids, but Ted Hollander, a lawyer at the ticket clinic, is not convinced. We believe this is a money grab, and they just are not interested in the safety issue. They're just pretending that they are, but in reality, they just want to get the $100. Florida recently joined the growing list of
states that allow speed cameras, along with California, Minnesota, and Hawaii. They're now legal in more than two dozen states and the District of Columbia. No one likes getting a speeding ticket, but safety advocates say there is clear evidence that these cameras work to make streets safer by forcing drivers to slow down. Joel Rose and PR news. Arizona State University has launched a new bachelor's degree in content creation. The new major has sparked considerable interest in scrutiny.
The program includes courses in traditional communication and media, has studies along with skills-based classes in podcasting, studio production, and on-camera presence experts note that while the creator economy is booming, most individual influencers don't see a huge payoff. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. Democrats are fighting for the future of their party. This week on the NPR politics podcast,
we break down where the lines are being drawn between centrists and progressives. Both sides have scored victories this primary season, and both are certain that they will be more electable in November. We'll catch you up on the key players and their pitches to voters.
