Live from NPR news in Washington, I'm Rylan Barton.
The Trump administration says it will give certain people enrolled in Obamacare or affordable
“care act plans, $500 rebates, as NPR salina Simmons's Duffin reports he aims to use”
a pool of money that's usually sent to community groups to help people choose a plan and sign up for coverage. Republicans in Congress and President Trump let COVID-era subsidies expire in the Affordable Care Act Marketplaces at the end of last year. On average premium costs doubled, even a middle income middle-aged person is probably paying
thousands more than they were last year. Cynthia Cox is with KFF, a non-partisan health research organization. This $500 might do something, but it is small in comparison to the amount that they're having a pay for health insurance premiums.
She says it's not clear if the Trump administration has the legal authority to send these
payments and points out they won't go to the millions of people who lost coverage as a result of the premium spikes. Salina Simmons's Duffin and PR news.
“And appeals court has upheld a block on President Trump's order to limit mail voting.”
The decision comes even as the Supreme Court's already considering the same case, and his states are beginning to send out ballots for the midterm elections under the plan the Postal Service wouldn't deliver mail ballots from states that don't get pre-approval for envelope design and submit a list of voters. And the U.S. Supreme Court has put a more democratic leaning mat back in place for now
in Missouri, St. Louis Public Radio's Jason Rosenbaum reports that the high court
dealt a blow to a President Trump backed effort to draw more Republican-friendly districts.
President Trump successfully pressured Missouri Republicans to redraw their congressional lines in 2025 to House Democratic Congressmen Ammanuel Cleaver. But redistricting opponents successfully put that map up for a statewide vote, which meant it couldn't be used this year. The U.S. Supreme Court's state of federal judges temporary restraining order to have the
2025 map used in the November elections. Missouri Democratic Party Chairman Russ Karnahan says his party has stood strong against the GOP and Trump.
“"I think there's a bit of relief that we still need to get our election underway."”
While a map for a safe seat for Cleaver is in place for now, the case could return to the federal courts. "From PR News, I'm Jason Rosenbaum and St. Louis." McClatchy Media Company laid off dozens of journalists at newspapers across the country today, including the Miami-Herald, the Charlotte Observer, the Kansas City Star, the Lexington
Herald Leader, and the Idaho Statesmen, Kentucky Public Radio reports that McClatchy management and email to employees stating that the company was "reshaping its newsroom structure to more closely aligned resources with changing subscriber interests." McClatchy didn't respond to a request for comment. Major U.S. stock indexes sank today after oil prices jumped.
"You're listening to NPR News from Washington." Ryanair's CEO disputes claims that a passenger was partly sucked out of an airplane window in July. The incident happened when a window shattered after take off on a flight from Greece to Germany. Witnesses said the passenger's head and shoulders were pulled out of the craft, but CEO
Michael O'Leary argues no part of his body exited the plane. He says the passenger deserves compensation, but not "millions." Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated a year ago today. His death continues to resonate with young conservatives, including those on the campus of Utah Valley University, where he was killed as NPR's Elena Moore reports.
Kirk's absence is still very much felt by folks, and some argue no one has filled the void he left. Young conservatives are also grappling with many of the same issue divides playing out within the GOP more broadly, things like the war with Iran, the U.S.'s relationship with Israel, these divides go past policy disagreements. You know, turning board has also seen a slew of conspiracy theories about Kirk's assassination,
spread by right-wing influencers, and students told me that that narrative has also made it harder at times to organize on campus. NPR's Elena Moore reporting the longest road trip in NFL history has brought the San Francisco 49ers and the Los Angeles Rams to Australia this weekend. The 49ers have been there for several days, but the Rams just arrived.
They'll spend about as much time traveling to and from Melbourne as they will in the city itself. The Rams say that allows players to keep their sleep schedule and avoid the fatigue of the 17-hour time difference. I'm Ryle and Barton, this is NPR News.
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