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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Rahm. President Trump suddenly canceled his plans to sign bipartisan legislation intended to lower housing costs for Americans. NPR's Franco Ordonez reports Trump says he won't sign until the Senate passes a sweeping elections bill.
The president canceled the signing ceremony, which was to be held on Capitol Hill, less than two hours before it was set to take place.
Chapter 2: What recent actions did President Trump take regarding housing legislation?
Trump wrote on his Truth Social website that passing his Save America Act is a national emergency and needs to be the priority. Trump has repeatedly pressured Republican leaders in the Senate to force through the legislation that would add new voter ID requirements and proof of citizenship rules.
It's just the latest example of growing friction between Trump and Senate Republicans, who the president has complained are moving too slowly and not aggressively enough. Senate Majority Leader John Thune has said publicly that the Senate does not have the votes. But Trump says leaders should then eliminate the Senate filibuster to pass the measure. Franco, Ordonez, NPR News, the White House.
Several states held primaries yesterday. In New York, Mayor Zoran Mamdani successfully backed three candidates running for the U.S. House, including two who are also Democratic Socialists. In South Carolina, President Trump had endorsed both candidates who ran in the Republican primary for governor. The state attorney general, Alan Wilson, was the winner.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in the Middle East for talks with Arab leaders. NPR's Ayyub Atrawi reports Rubio met with the leader of the United Arab Emirates and next goes to Kuwait and Bahrain.
All three countries host U.S. troops and have been targeted by Iranian missiles and drones, including during the past months of ceasefire. But they weren't consulted on the U.S.-Israeli decision to launch the war. Now Rubio tells reporters in the UAE that he's in the Gulf to listen, quote, more than we are to talk.
We want to hear. We want to hear their thoughts, especially in the aftermath of this weekend in Switzerland, and make sure that their views are taken into account in every decision that we make because they're our partners.
That meeting in Switzerland between the U.S. and Iran concluded with the U.S. temporarily lifting oil sanctions as Iran reopens the Strait of Hormuz. Rubio's regional tour does not include a stop in Israel, which is opposed to ceasefires with Iran, and in Lebanon.
Investors are waiting for fresh signals today about the artificial intelligence boom. NPR's Scott Horsley reports they're hoping for a rebound after a sell-off in tech stocks yesterday.
Computer chip maker Micron is set to report quarterly earnings later today, and investors will be on the lookout for any signs about the staying power of the AI boom. Micron shares were hammered on Tuesday, but they're still way up since the beginning of the year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average wants to capture a bit more of the AI frenzy.
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Chapter 3: How did Senate Republicans respond to Trump's election bill demands?
Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.
This is NPR. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte is to visit the White House this afternoon in an effort to ease tensions. President Trump has been a longtime critic of NATO and has said he's considering leaving the alliance. Europe is the planet's fastest-warming continent. NPR's Julia Simon reports deadly heat waves, such as the current one, are only getting worse and more frequent.
It's Climate Week in London, and this week temperatures will soar to more than 100 degrees Fahrenheit. U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres told the attendees the heat is a warning sign.
London isn't just calling. It's cooking.
Heat like this isn't just an inconvenience. It's a disaster, like a hurricane. Past heat waves in Europe have caused thousands of deaths. Global health officials say the heat wave in 2003 killed more than 70,000 people. This heat wave has already claimed lives like the two-year-old and four-year-old that died in their overheated car in France this week.
The primary driver of climate change is the burning of fossil fuels, oil, gas and coal. Julia Simon, NPR News.
Camp Mystic, the girls' Christian camp in Texas, filed for bankruptcy protection today. Floods had swept the camp over the July 4th holiday last year, killing 25 girls and two teenage counselors. Families of those who died had sued the camp operators, claiming they had failed to take the necessary steps to protect them.
The camp had said that it would reopen this year, but decided against that in the face of outrage from families and lawmakers. One of the camp's owners also died. I'm Nora Rahm, NPR News in Washington.
This is Tanya Mosley, co-host of Fresh Air. Don't miss my interview with comic and storyteller Ali Sadiq. We talk about fatherhood, healing, and how prison changed him. He's been out 29 years, but he says, These psychological wounds are different than my physical wounds. Listen to Fresh Air on the NPR app or wherever you get your podcasts.
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