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Chapter 1: What recent actions has the U.S. taken regarding Iran?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. The U.S. carried out more strikes on Iran tonight as President Trump continues to say Iran is desperate to make a deal to end the war. Trump has been facing pressure from members of his own party to wind down the war as high gas prices hit American consumers.
During a cabinet meeting today, Trump insisted the midterm elections won't make him rush into a deal to end the war.
They thought they were going to outweigh me. We'll outweigh him. He's got the midterms. I don't care about the midterms. Look what happened last night. That was the prelude to the midterms. People understand it. They know that... Very simple. Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. I'm doing that for the world. I'm not doing it just for us.
Today, Trump again said a deal is near, but the negotiations are clearly still in flux. Trump wants a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and provide him a credible argument that Iran's nuclear capability has been diminished. California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a bill to ban law enforcement from interfering in elections ahead of the state's primary next week.
The bill was authored after a California sheriff seized hundreds of thousands of ballots earlier this year. From member station KVCR, Madison Aument reports.
The new law makes it a crime for law enforcement authorities to seize ballots from election officials. It also bans them from accessing voting equipment and lists without a court order. Newsom says the law strengthens election integrity amid challenges from local and federal officials.
We have to clarify the rules of engagement. That's why this legislation is important. There are fines associated with this and jail time, three years.
The fine for taking ballots is $1,000. In February, Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, who's a Republican and running for governor, seized 650,000 ballots from a vote to redraw the state's congressional map to favor Democrats. For NPR News, I'm Madison Aument in San Bernardino.
The confirmed death toll from a chemical tank rupture at a paper mill in Washington state has now climbed to two. with another nine unaccounted for. As Oregon Public Broadcasting's Conrad Wilson reports, federal officials also announced they were opening an investigation.
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Chapter 2: How is California addressing election integrity ahead of the primaries?
Attorney Samantha Puchot, with the Promise of Justice Initiative, represented the plaintiffs.
That means the protections won through the three years of hard-fought litigation, breaks, shade, accommodations for the most vulnerable can be rolled back by the Louisiana Department of Corrections at any time.
Attorneys for the men say they're now considering further legal action. For NPR News, I'm Michael McEwen in New Orleans.
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