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Chapter 1: What recent peace talks took place between the U.S. and Iran?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Amy Held. High-level peace talks have come to a close in Switzerland with the U.S. and Iran agreeing to a roadmap to reach a final deal. But the two sides have different accounts about how to get there. Vice President J.D. Vance says Tehran agreed to allow U.N. nuclear inspectors into the country.
But Iran's foreign ministry spokesman says they did not negotiate their nuclear program. And when it comes to American voters, they're skeptical and the majority oppose President Trump's handling of the war he started and is trying to end. NPR's Mara Liason reports on pushback even within Trump's own base.
Trump is struggling to sell it. He's getting criticism from both wings of his own party. There are some in the Make America Great Again MAGA base who are angry that he went to war in the first place. Many of them voted for him because he promised not to get involved in any more foreign wars. And they don't feel like the U.S. has achieved anything of value so far.
That's NPR's Mara Liason reporting. A new order from the Supreme Court has further weakened the Federal Voting Rights Act in seven states, mainly in the Midwest. NPR's Hansi Lowong reports the order comes out of a case about the landmark law's protections for disabled voters and for voters who are unable to read or write.
The Supreme Court is leaving in place a lower court ruling that strikes down a key tool for protecting voters with a disability or an inability to read or write. That ruling applies to Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
Across the country, lawsuits by voters and advocacy groups have been the main way of enforcing the Voting Rights Act's protections for voters with a disability or inability to read or write. But last year, a ruling by a federal appeals panel agreed with a novel argument by Republican state officials in Arkansas that only the U.S. Attorney General has the right to sue to enforce that protection.
The Supreme Court has now refused to review the panel's ruling.
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Chapter 2: How is President Trump's handling of the war viewed by American voters?
The move comes about two months after the Supreme Court's conservative supermajority weakened the Voting Rights Act's protections against racial discrimination and redistricting. Anzila Wong, NPR News, Washington.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is stepping down. His approval ratings have slumped to a historic low following a landslide win two years ago. NPR's Lauren Freyer reports from London the UK is set to get its seventh leader in about a decade.
At a lectern outside 10 Downing Street, Starmer resigned in a tearful speech paying tribute... To my fantastic wife, Fig. who has been a rock by my side through good times and bad. Polls show Starmer failed to connect with voters and deliver palpable change after budget cuts under the Conservatives. He'll stay on as caretaker until his centre-left Labour Party chooses a new prime minister.
Nominations begin July 9th. The lead contender is Andy Burnham, the popular outgoing mayor of Manchester, England. Lauren Freyer, NPR News, London. On Wall Street, stocks are mixed.
This is NPR News. Clive Davis, one of the most successful and best-known executives in the recording industry, has died, according to a family statement. During a career that spanned five decades, Davis played a key role in superstar success stories. Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, and Alicia Keys. Also, Bruce Springsteen, Pink Floyd, and Aerosmith.
He says he developed his music business sense analyzing the Billboard charts. Clive Davis was 94. Many pastors in the U.S. are using artificial intelligence in their work as clergy. NPR's Jason Derose reports.
The evangelical research organization Barna Group finds that only 13% of Protestant pastors say they don't use AI at all in their ministry work. What they do use it for varies. Half of pastors say they turn to AI for brainstorming or generating ideas. A little more than a third say they employ artificial intelligence to research biblical or theological topics.
And about a quarter report AI is writing sermons for them. Despite its wide use, 7 in 10 pastors say they approach the technology cautiously, and 4 in 10 say they're conflicted about using artificial intelligence in their ministry. Jason DeRose, NPR News.
The Supreme Court has reinstated a murder conviction in the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Eitan Pates. By a 6-3 vote, they granted an appeal from New York prosecutors to undo an appeals court's decision that overturned the guilty verdict against Pedro Hernandez. In an opinion, the justices found federal courts should not second-guess state courts. And you're listening to NPR News.
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Chapter 3: What recent Supreme Court ruling affected the Federal Voting Rights Act?
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