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Chapter 1: What actions has the Department of Justice taken regarding January 6 Capitol riot information?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. The Department of Justice has been purging government websites of information about prosecutions related to the January 6 Capitol riot. And as NPR's Tom Dreisbach reports, the Trump administration deleted information about violent assaults of police that day.
Late last week, the Justice Department said it was proud. purge its website of what it called partisan propaganda. In practice, that meant deleting news releases about January 6th prosecutions, including cases where rioters were convicted of carrying guns and assaulting police with pepper spray, tasers, and stolen police batons.
It was just the latest move by the Trump administration to rewrite the history of January 6th following mass pardons of the rioters and the announcement of a $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund. And Trump officials are not ruling out the possibility that even violent January 6th defendants may receive taxpayer money. Tom Dreisbach, NPR News.
A federal court is blocking Alabama's attempt to use a congressional map that favors Republicans.
Chapter 2: What recent ruling did a federal court make about Alabama's congressional map?
NPR's Debbie Elliott reports the ruling comes in a long-running redistricting case over black representation.
A three-judge panel is granting a temporary injunction sought by black voters who argue the state is trying to use a map that the same federal court found to intentionally discriminate against them. Alabama's Republican-controlled legislature pushed through the redistricting plan, earlier this month after the U.S.
Supreme Court ruled in a Louisiana case that race should not be used to draw district lines. The black congressman whose district is threatened, Democrat Shamari Figures of Mobile, says he's pleased with the ruling but notes the fight is far from over. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall says the state will immediately appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. Debbie Elliott, NPR News.
A new report on housing in the U.S.
Chapter 3: How has the housing market changed in the U.S. since the pandemic?
shows there are fewer affordable homes available to potential buyers. NPR's Stephen Basaja reports.
It's not just that houses have become more expensive since the pandemic. It's that there are fewer, cheaper homes. In 2019, a family making $75,000 a year could afford about half of all home listings. In 2026, they could afford less than a quarter. This comes from a new report from Realtor.com and the National Association of Realtors.
Nadia Evangela co-authored the report and says some areas are becoming better balanced.
In some high-cost areas, like for example San Jose, San Francisco, and San Diego... have even improved compared to pre-pandemic levels.
Chapter 4: What updates were shared about President Trump's health check-up?
But she says there's a long way to go to making them affordable. Stephen Basaja, NPR News.
The White House says President Trump had preventative medical and dental exams today. In a post online, Trump said, quote, everything checked out perfectly. The tradition of the presidential physical goes back decades, though the White House decides what to reveal. This is NPR News from Washington.
Drivers for ride-hailing apps like Uber and Lyft in Massachusetts have become the first in the nation to certify a union. It's a milestone in the growing effort to organize gig economy workers. Labor leaders describe the victory as the largest private sector organizing win since Ford autoworkers unionized in 1941. Music fans are celebrating the centennial of jazz musician Miles Davis today.
Chapter 5: What milestone was achieved by ride-hailing drivers in Massachusetts?
As NPR's Felix Contreras explains, the hugely influential bandleader and trumpeter was a towering figure of jazz for over eight decades.
Miles Davis once claimed he'd changed jazz five or six times, and his statement wasn't that far off. From the birth of the cool in the late 1940s... ...to modal jazz with Kind of Blue... ...to the music of two innovative quintets in the late 1950s and early 1960s... to his very popular records with electric instruments in the early 1970s.
Miles Davis' Centennial will be celebrated all year long at jazz festivals and tribute concerts around the country this year. Felix Contreras, NPR News.
Muslim pilgrims have gathered on Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia for the second day of the Hajj, considered the pinnacle of the annual pilgrimage. The Hajj is a once-in-a-lifetime requirement for Muslims who can afford it and are physically able to perform it. Despite the sweltering heat, they engaged in intense prayers, seeking forgiveness, mercy, and blessings. Stocks close mixed today.
Chapter 6: What events are planned to celebrate Miles Davis' centennial this year?
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