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NPR News Now

NPR News: 06-03-2026 3AM EDT

03 Jun 2026

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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?

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Thank you.

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0.537 - 19.663 Dan Roman

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dan Roman. This is an election night, and political experts concur that the path to a Democratic control of the House runs through New Jersey's 7th District. Bruce Kornweiser reports the conclusion of the state's primary has set the table for the November election.

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Chapter 2: What are the key developments in New Jersey's 7th District election?

19.703 - 39.796 Bruce Kornweiser

Former Navy helicopter pilot Rebecca Bennett handily won the Democratic Party's nomination, besting three other opponents. The Associated Press called the race within an hour of the polls closing. Bennett will face an embattled and absent incumbent in Tom Kane Jr. come November. Kane has missed more than 100 votes on the House floor over the past three months.

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40.378 - 45.428 Bruce Kornweiser

Bennett called Kane a coward for failing to stand up to Trump when his agenda hurt New Jerseyans.

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45.509 - 53.61 Rebecca Bennett

And to Tom Kaine Jr., Donald Trump, and the MAGA Republicans, we are ready for this fight. Bring it on. Let's go.

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53.63 - 64.535 Bruce Kornweiser

Kaine has given almost no information about his absence beyond vaguely saying he's facing a serious health matter, but will return to work soon. For NPR News, I'm Bruce Kahnweiser in Greenbrook, New Jersey.

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64.875 - 80.808 Dan Roman

The Trump administration is ending plans to create a nearly $1.8 billion fund to compensate political allies of the president who say they were politically persecuted. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanch was on Capitol Hill on Tuesday.

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There's been a... Democrats and some Republicans had harshly criticized the fund, and a Republican judge is ordering a review of the settlement with President Trump.

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At least 282 cases of Ebola and 42 deaths have been confirmed in the Congo. Neighboring Uganda announced six new Ebola cases on Tuesday, bringing the total number to 15. As Michael Koloke reports, there have been protests in Kenya against a U.S. Ebola facility there.

125.731 - 139.818 Michael Kaluki

Ugandan health officials said the newly confirmed cases were people who had been in contact with those who had earlier tested positive for the disease. Authorities announced they had activated response measures in a bid to prevent further infections and safeguard public health.

140.198 - 158.978 Michael Kaluki

Meanwhile, in neighboring Kenya, protesters took to the streets of the capital, Nairobi, shouting slogans calling on the country's government not to allow the United States to set up an Ebola quarantine center in the country. Last week, the White House had said that the U.S. was setting up a facility in Kenya where Americans who had been exposed to Ebola would be quarantined.

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