"Live from NPR News in Washington on Corva Coleman, President Trump has held ...
with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
“As NPR's Charles mains reports from Moscow, the Kremlin says their discussions focused”
almost exclusively on Russia's war in Ukraine and recent U.S. efforts to end the conflict." "Details of the call came from longtime Kremlin aid Uriushakov, who said Trump urged Putin to bring it into the war while Trump was still in office. According to Ushakov, Trump told Putin Russia could look forward to a full restoration of ties with the U.S. as well as the enormous benefits of future trade in economic deals.
In turn, Putin offered what Ushakov called an objective explanation of the current battlefield situation in Ukraine and suggested to Trump, specific measures the U.S. could take to help bring the war to close. Putin also accused Europe of hyping Russian threats to NATO members as a way to justify European military support for Kiev.
The Kremlin argues has prolonged the war, and necessarily, "Trolls mains in PR News, Moscow."
The Republican National Committee opens a two-day convention this evening in Dallas. And PR's Tamar Keith says it will feature President Trump. "Republicans are calling it a convention, but it won't include any of the Ushual Party
“business, like hashing out a platform or nominating a president.”
But the party is saying 20,000 people will be here for an event that will have the feel of a tightly-produced TV show slash infomercial slash Trump rally, where the president and his policies are clearly going to be the start of the show, or to borrow a word from the Chairman of the Republican Party, a Trumpapalusa." And PR's Tamar Keith reporting.
The idea of federal law enforcement seizing ballots in the middle of an active election would have once been considered nearly impossible. But MPR's Miles Parks reports, as President Trump continues his unprecedented hunt for voter fraud, it's a scenario for which voting officials and the legal community are preparing.
"One state election office told them PR, they've let three statewide election trainings this year, to prepare for the possibility of law enforcement seeking to take possession of ballots while the election is ongoing. Judges are also getting ready. On Wednesday, UCLA's Safe Guiding Democracy Project released a guide to help judges
navigate search warrant affidavits related to the voting process.
“Retired federal judge Philip Pro, "The judiciary, I think writ large has their antenna”
up anticipating what might be coming down the pipe." If ballots are seized before an election is certified, experts say they would break the chain of custody and raise real questions about the legitimacy of the final results. Miles Parks and PR News, Washington. World Island is holding primary elections today.
One closely watched brace is between Democratic Governor Dan McKee and Democratic Challenger Helena Folk's. This is NPR. More than 30,000 customers still do not have power in Hawaii after Hurricane Lowell brushed by the Western Islands this week.
It was a category two storm at the time.
The hurricane never made landfall, but it poured heavy rain and lashed islands with powerful
winds. There are still threats of mudslides on the Hawaiian islands. More than 1 million children have lost snap food benefits over the past year. NPR's Julianne Kim reports that's now affecting their access to free, breakfast, and lunch at school.
Tens of thousands of schools in the U.S. offer free meals to all of its students, regardless of income through the community, eligibility provision. The federal government helps pay for universal free meals, depending on how many families are on assistance, like SNAP. Page Shumaker Dimeo is an education policy analyst at the Center for American Progress,
and she says the dramatic decline in SNAP participation is causing school officials to worry. They're going to have to start picking up some of the tab, and then they have to make tough decision about if they can afford to continue to provide free meals for all. So far, dozens of schools have announced an end to their universal free meal programs,
Julianne Kim and Pianneus. Some flights are resuming at British airports today that came after air traffic was shut down in the United Kingdom for hours yesterday. Air port officials are blaming a failure in air traffic control equipment, but airports in the UK say it will take a while for backlogged flights to return to normal.
It's estimated more than 1,000 flights were canceled. This is NPR. I haven't seen my son since 2012. This is Deborah Tyson. The disappearance of her son, Austin, is one of the biggest missing person cases in the
world. What do you want from me? Why should I have the mystery? I know that my son is somewhere alive. Listen to where is Austin Tyson, from MPR's embedded and BBC Radio 4, on the MPR app
