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President Trump says the United States has reached a major oil agreement with Venezuela.
“NPR's Julia Simon reports the deal we give American interest control over 65 billion”
barrels of Venezuela and oil and involved development of 17 oil fields. In a post on true social, President Trump says the new deal "more than doubles, American oil reserves and, quote, "will substantially lower gas prices for all Americans." But while these are proven oil reserves in Venezuela, there's a lag time of years between producing that oil and getting it to market.
Many of the details of the deal are unclear. But what is significant oil experts say is that the U.S. would have majority control of the oil reserves.
Experts tell NPR it's a sign that Venezuela is backtracking on state control in the industry
and laying out the red carpet for U.S. oil companies, Julia Simon and Pierre News. Congressional Democrats are preparing for the possibility that President Trump could
“try to undermine November's elections by claiming fraud or interfering in the voting process.”
A task force of lawmakers, staff and outside experts is preparing for potential efforts to disrupt the midterms as NPR's Eric McDaniel reports. The goal is simple, here's Senator Lisa Blund Rajester, Democrat of Delaware. "Our goal is to protect this election before the election happens during the election and after the election."
Members have already played a central role in challenging administration efforts to obtain state voter roles in limit mail and voting. Senate Task Force staff have also prepared a list of roughly 100 possible threats, including the prospect of a national election emergency declaration from the White House and to the presence of federal troops and polling locations.
A homeland security official told NPR Ice agents would not be dispatched to the polls
“and the administration wouldn't engage in what they described as hypotheticals.”
Eric McDaniel and Pierre News Washington.
People under the age of 21 have that more than $5 billion this year on the prediction market
site, Calshy, and PR's Bobby Allen reports. "Predicts market app, Calshy, turns virtually everything into a wager. Sports, elections, reality TV, and national policy. Like how many deportations the Trump administration will carry out this year." The data from Paradise estimates that $173 billion has been bet on the site this year,
and about $5 billion of that was wagered by teenagers and young adults under 21. Critics of prediction market say Calshy and Polymarket have effectively lowered the gambling age in the U.S. from 21 to 18. And that's because the companies insist they are not gambling operators, but a type of financial investment known as an events contract. Calshy says it has deposit limits and other internal
safeguards for its youngest users, Bobby Allen and PR News. This is NPR News in Washington. A growing number of cities are beginning to restrict right turns on red lights. Cynthia Abrams with Member Station WPLN reports Nashville is the latest place to consider the change. The proposal, which would ban right on red turns in school zones and high traffic areas,
is a response to Nashville's worsening pedestrian fatality rate. New York City, San Francisco, and Atlanta are among the cities that have already restricted the turns in a bid for safer streets. Nashville Council Member Sandra Sepulveda, who introduced the legislation, says "intenacy, the effort is overdue." It's been pushed off for so long, and during that time, people have passed away.
So far this year, at least 21 pedestrians have died on Nashville roads. The bill will have to get approval from the city's metro council. For NPR News, I'm Cynthia Abrams in Nashville. The Trump administration says no final decision has been made on a proposed landswap involving part of U.S. eminational park. The exchange could allow private developer King's
barn-reelty capital to build a shortcut from property at owns to the park's main attractions. Similar proposals have been debated for years, and an earlier attempt was rejected in court. A former U.S. emity superintendent says the deal would have to be shown to benefit the federal government, and argues this one does not. King's barn has not responded to request for comment. This is NPR News. Hey, you know that nagging voice in your head,
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