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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman. The U.S.
Chapter 2: What recent Supreme Court decision impacted voting rights in Louisiana?
Supreme Court invalidated a key part of the Voting Rights Act yesterday. It overturned Louisiana's congressional map, saying it was unconstitutional because it used racial factors and benefited some black voters. Louisiana Republican Governor Jeff Landry says today the court's decision means his state is prohibited from going ahead with primary elections next month under the current Louisiana map.
The move could endanger at least one of the state's Democratic House seats.
Chapter 3: How is the ongoing war in Iran affecting U.S. military costs?
Writing online, Governor Landry says he is working with state lawmakers and the Louisiana Secretary of State to develop a path forward. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee today, and the war in Iran is expected to be the lead topic. Yesterday, Pentagon officials said the initial cost of the war is $25 billion, which
But skeptics say that is too low. Gas prices at the pump have hit a record high this year. The motoring club AAA says the average cost for a gallon of regular is now $4.30.
Chapter 4: What factors are driving the rise in gas prices this year?
NPR's Stephen Bisaha reports uncertainty over the war is to blame.
The cost to fill up her Silverado in Birmingham, Alabama makes Mary Kaiser numb.
I don't feel anything at all. I'm just disappointed.
Chris Covey's visiting family and says gas has not affected his driving yet. The place where I'm starting to notice it is the price of groceries because a lot of things are trucked into where I live in Arizona. Gas prices started dropping about two weeks ago with hopes these Strait of Hormuz would reopen.
But Aixa Diaz with AAA says with no clear end to the war in sight, prices are climbing back up.
It's so volatile and it really just depends on what's happening geopolitically and that can change by the day.
Overall, gas prices are up about 44 percent since the war began more than two months ago. Stephen Basaja, NPR News.
The Food and Drug Administration says it is trying to shorten the timeline for getting new drugs on the market. It's now launching a program to look at study data as it's being collected.
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Chapter 5: How is the FDA changing its approach to drug approval timelines?
NPR's Sydney Lepkin explains.
The FDA is taking a new approach to some clinical trials for new drugs. FDA Commissioner Marty McCary explained it like this.
So when a patient in a clinical trial develops a fever or is hospitalized or a tumor shrinks, the FDA regulators can see in the cloud in real time exactly what's happening.
The agency is working with the drug companies Amgen and AstraZeneca on early stage drug trials for lung cancer and lymphoma. and it's working with the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and the University of Pennsylvania. The FDA says it's aiming to save time without cutting corners on safety and hopes to expand the pilot this summer. Sydney Lepkin, NPR News.
And you're listening to NPR News from Washington. Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla are in Virginia today visiting Arlington National Cemetery. This is the final day of their four-day U.S. state visit. Polls show a majority of Brits opposed their trip at a time of tension between the British government and the Trump administration.
But the royals' performance is getting some praise back home, as NPR's Lauren Frayer reports from London.
Even some critics of the monarchy say they've been impressed with how the king seemed to both charm President Trump but also defend British policy against his attacks on Ukraine, defense spending, NATO and the environment. Many British lawmakers said the same.
He's been preparing all his life for moments like this.
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Chapter 6: What are the highlights of King Charles and Queen Camilla's U.S. visit?
Peter Ricketts, who's a member of the House of Lords, told NPR's Morning Edition the King's U.S. visit has been... Frankly, the most difficult, demanding piece of royal diplomacy he's done so far. After four days of events in Washington, New York and Virginia, the 77-year-old King, who is still in cancer treatment, heads to the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda.
Lauren Fryer, NPR News, London.
The U.S. has indicted a leading Mexican governor and nine other current and former Mexican officials. They're accused by the U.S.
Chapter 7: What legal actions have been taken against Mexican officials by the U.S.?
of drug trafficking and of weapons offenses. The U.S. claims Governor RubƩn Rocha Moya got elected with the help of a major drug cartel. The U.S. claims the governor has allowed the cartel to operate freely. Mexico says its attorney general's office is now reviewing the United States' requests for extradition. I'm Corva Coleman, NPR News in Washington.