Live from Enfior News in Washington, I'm Lynda Kenyan.
President Trump travels to South Carolina today for a rally in support of Darlene Graham,
as Enfior's tamer key reports.
“She is the sister of the late Senator Lindsey Graham, and is now running for his seat”
in the Senate. With a rally in Murdoch Beach, Trump is trying to boost support for Darlene Graham among his base in the deep red state. For her brother's sudden and unexpected death, Trump encouraged Graham to run for the Senate, and was quick to endorse her.
But that endorsement didn't clear the field. She faces Republican congressman Ralph Norman in the run-off. It's another test of the power of the president's endorsements. Earlier this week, three of the candidates he endorsed lost their primaries. A White House official tells NPR this is just one of many events in the coming months,
Trump will hold for candidates he endorsed, Tamer Keith and PR news the White House.
The Trump administration says dismantling his ballads essential for achieving a credible
path forward in Lebanon. The U.S. describes the group as an Iranian proxy that has dragged that country into two wars with Israel. NPR's Michelle Kellerman reports. State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigut says the Iranian regime has used as ballads
“to spread terror throughout the Middle East. That's why the U.S. is renewing its designation”
of the Lebanese group as an Iranian proxy. The Treasury Department is also adding 10 individuals to a sanctions list, accusing them of helping to transfer cash between Iran and his beloved. The State Department says couriers transfer cash on commercial flights and U.S. officials
are working with Turkey to disrupt that.
Israel invaded southern Lebanon earlier this year to counter his ballad rocket fire and now the U.S. is trying to mediate and end to the conflict. Michelle Kellerman and PR news, Washington. Sailors and Marines aboard the U.S. S. Abraham Lincoln are now on their way home. The military says another ship is in the region to provide relief.
Family members report deteriorating conditions including suicide attempts and PR's Katie a rental report. The military has not confirmed reports of suicide and Defense Secretary
“Pete Hegsaath says the media has exaggerated the hardships the crew is enduring, but experts”
who have worked on these kinds of missions say nine months at sea even in the best of conditions is difficult. Dr. Philip Hunt was for years in Navy physician. He says the treatment of these sailors and Marines is unacceptable. To do that to people who are dedicated, they put their lives on the line. It took those. We all took the same oath. It's just almost brings you to tears.
The return journey home for the aircraft carrier will take a month. Katie a rental and PR news. The U.S. George Washington, which was based in Japan, is taking the Lincoln's place in the Middle East. You're listening to NPR News. Four years, and that four years rather LA has been known to have the largest population
of displaced military veterans in the country. But as NPR's Quill Lawrence reports, this year, the region is reporting a 26% decline in veteran homelessness. Advocates for homeless veterans in Los Angeles are celebrating when, as the number of vets living on the street counted each year on a single night, dropped by a quarter this year. The improvement over the past three years is even better, a 42% drop, says the director
of Veterans Affairs for LA County, Jim Zener. We started one team three years ago with the VA County City and community partners. We've increased permanent housing placements by over 40%. The VA helped create what Zener called the one team, which formulated the list of homeless vets in LA by name, and then works to help them individually streamlining all available
agencies and non-governmental groups in the effort. Quill Lawrence and PR News. The premiere of the Canadian Province of Manitoba has launched a blistering attack against President Trump, calling him "a bad person" and also "not to be trusted." He is also urging Canada to keep fighting rather than rush to make concessions in trade talks with Washington. At the same time, the prime minister of Canada, Mark Carney, has been urged
to help secure a deal that would have heard, threatened 50% U.S. trade tariffs. Those tariffs were originally scheduled to kick in three days ago, but President Trump had issued a temporary pause. I'm Lynda Canyon and PR News in Washington. This week on the MPR Politics podcast, the Trump administration is taking credit for a major drop in violent crime, murder, robbery, assault, all-down in big cities and small towns.
We're going to dig into the numbers and unpack whether this is really as simple as the President claims it is on the MPR Politics podcast. Listen on the MPR app or wherever you get your podcasts.
