Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston.
President Trump says he plans to declare the "Strate of Hormuz" a U.S. territory after
the war with Iran and ends. He made the remarkdoring a political event in New York yesterday. Pretty soon, I'll be declaring the "Hormuz" straight a territory of the United States. We have the blockade, no ships get through unless we want them to. A senior White House official later said the president was joking and has not discussed
such a move with his advisers, Iran says the waterway will remain under its control.
“The "Strate" is one of the world's most important routes for oil and gas shipments.”
A judge in Nevada has thrown out a case against the six so-called "Fake electors" from the 2020 presidential election, and P.R.'s Hansi Lohong reports. The Nevada judge ruled the state attorney general's office did not present enough evidence that six Nevadans, including the chair of the state's Republican Party intended to deceive
government officials when they offered them a certificate that claimed President Trump had
one of that as electoral votes in 2020. The judge sided with the six Nevada Republicans' argument that they were trying to preserve their rights to challenge official election results. The Office of Nevada's Democratic State Attorney General plans to appeal this latest failed attempt to prosecute electors in swing states who tried to reverse Trump's
lost to former President Joe Biden six years ago. Similar cases in Arizona, Michigan and Georgia have also been dismissed. Last year, Trump parted in these Republican electors for federal crimes related to their 2020
“scheme, but they are still liable for any state crimes.”
Anzila Wong and Fior News Several news outlets in Florida and Michigan have been hit with bogus copyright claims filed with Google in recent weeks. The coverage centers on a man running for Congress in Palm Beach who's tied to a controversial data center in northern Michigan. Rick Brewer of Member Station, W.C.M.U. reports.
The future of a data center has become a hot-button issue on the campaign trail in Florida's 22nd congressional district, especially for Republican Michael Carbonara. While he's voiced support for local control over the project, several news outlets have pointed out that Carbonara's name is on the permit for a Bitcoin mind in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
Much of that reporting has been hit with false claims of plagiarism, triggering Google to pull down articles from search results. Attorney Karen Post says she couldn't find any information about the companies who filed these claims while working on an appeal.
“The whole thing just seems very suspicious.”
This comes as Floridian's gear up for primaries this Tuesday. Carbonara's campaign did not respond to multiple requests for comment on the matter. For NPR News, on Rick Brewer. Tropical storm Lala is expected to become a hurricane as it approaches Hawaii's big island. Forecasters are warning of damaging winds and heavy rain.
This is NPR. The Department of Transportation and Federal Railroad Administration
are investing more than $5 billion in rail projects across the country.
Transportation Secretary Shondafe made the announcement in Cincinnati's Historic Union Terminal on Friday. Tena Winegartener from Member Station WVXU reports. With his voice echoing through the train stations Rotunda, Duffy said the dollars will fund closing 30 grade crossings in upgrading more than
1,000 more. Nationally, there are more than 2,000 accidents a year and 200 deaths a year at these accrade rail crossings. The funding will also pay for $43 new made in the U.S. Amtrak trains and to overhaul 41 locomotives serving Amtrak's Midwest
and Pacific routes. The money comes from previous administration grants to build high speed rail in California, which the Trump administration canceled last year. For NPR News, I'm Tena Winegartener in Cincinnati. A proposal to discourage people from standing while drinking in parts of Central London
is drawing fierce criticism. Westminster City Council says encouraging more table service could reduce noise and disorder in the busy West End. But critics argue that standing at a pub with a pint is part of British culture, and more in the policy could drive customers away.
The council says it's focused on safety and is not proposing and outright ban. I'm Windsor-Johnston, and 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.
