Live from NPR news in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton.
Republicans are hosting an unconventional mid-term convention in Dallas tonight, President Trump
“called for the event to boost excitement among Republican voters, though his approval ratings”
have dropped as the Iran War drags on in oil prices rise again. Several Republicans in tight races aren't attending. Trump says the arena doesn't have space for every politician who wants to attend. Meanwhile, Pennsylvania, Democratic Senator John Fetterman spoke via video at the event,
and Piers Tamar Keethroports, it was a surprise, even for a senator who's been critical
of his party's left wing. The video was an introduction for Pennsylvania's Republican Senator Dave McCormick, with whom Fetterman has grown quite close. It was filmed in Pennsylvania with Fetterman wearing his trademark black hoodie. "Right back over my shoulder, that's the iconic U.S. steel mill.
And that's exactly the kind of thing that will work together and will work with President Trump to fight and defend the steel way of life right here in the steel valley." That was as close as he got to praising Trump. In the short video, Fetterman mentioned that he's a Democrat multiple times, while also
“saying he rejects extremes and socialism.”
Tamar Keeath and PR News Dallas. "The Trump administration has proposed major changes to the U.S. census. He would reshape voting maps and outline how funding's distributed as NPR's Hansi-Lawong reports." 14th Amendment says the quote, "Holl number of persons in each state must be included in
the census numbers used to determine how many congressional seats and like to or college votes each state gets for a decade." But the Trump administration has put out a federal register notice that calls for those census numbers in 2030 to leave out non-U.S. citizens without a green card. The notice also proposes to stop using census questions about people's race and ethnicity,
and to not allow questions about sexual orientation, which U.S. census forms have never
asked about directly, those changes would put at risk future statistics for anti-discrimination protections. The proposal is expected to spark lawsuits, and in 2020-29, a new presidential administration
“could reverse any census changes that current Trump officials make.”
On Z-Lawong and PR News. A researcher at AI Company and Thropic has resigned, warning the technology could have disastrous consequences, and PR's Jeff Brumfield reports. Jacob Coxen, who worked at Amthropic and Open AI, said he thought AI companies were quote, gambling with our lives.
On the social media platform X, he wrote that AI will soon be superhuman, able to hack anything and acquire real power and resources.
The people building AI earnestly believe it could kill us all by the end of the decade.
He wrote, "He called on labs to slow and coordinate their research to avoid catastrophe. Coxen's resignation comes weeks after Open AI disclosed the swarm of autonomous AI agents had worked together to hack another company, Jeff Brumfield and PR News." "You're listening to NPR News from Washington." A federal judge ruled today that social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate must remain
in custody as they fight extra-dition to the United Kingdom. That's where the brothers are accused of rape and sex trafficking. They've denied wrongdoing the Tates have built a social media empire based on promoting wealth and misogyny. The leader of the education department's special education office, since she's resigning
from her post even as the agencies in the midst of an upheaval in downsizing, and Piazza Genaki Meta reports. Kelly Rogers announced her departure less than one day before staff from the special education office were scheduled to move to the Department of Health and Human Services Building, according to internal emails reviewed by NPR.
That move is part of the Trump administration's historic actions to dismantle the education department. Some employees who are not authorized to speak publicly tell NPR they are shocked by the timing. Rogers has been in her role for less than four months, and has said she isn't enthusiastic about joining forces with HHS.
The education department confirmed Rogers was a nation in an email to NPR, saying she was moving to Florida to be closer to family and for a new opportunity. Rogers' last day will be this Friday, September 11th, Genaki Meta and Piazza News. Researchers in Chile have designed special vests for penguins to help them recover during El Niño.
The snug red vests are threaded with copper and zinc they aim to speed up healing from injuries. The penguin population has declined due to threats like fishing nets and plastic pollution. The vests help inhibit bacteria and fungi growth, promoting faster healing for injured penguins. I'm Ryland Barton, your listening to NPR News from Washington.
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