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What did Senate Republicans do to advance President Trump's spending bill?

Dale Willman 0:01

Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Wilman. Senate Republicans cleared a procedural vote late Saturday, which moves President Trump's massive spending bill forward. Democratic leader Chuck Schumer then ordered that the nine hundred eighty page bill be read in its

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entirety before another vote can be taken. This week, the University of Toronto and Harvard's Kennedy School of Government announced a backup. Apologies for that.

Chuck Schumer 0:31

If Senate Republicans won't tell the American people what's in this bill, then Democrats are going to force this Chamber to read it From start to finish, I object.

Why did Democratic leader Chuck Schumer demand a full read‑through of the 980‑page bill?

Dale Willman 0:41

If passed, the measure is expected to greatly expand the national deficit over the next decade. Former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman was honored at her funeral on Saturday by Minnesota Governor Tim Waltz, who told those gathered that Melissa will always be remembered because of the legacy she leaves behind.

Tim Walz 0:59

You are in poverty. More schools with the tools and teachers they need. Fewer with hungry students. More trees in the ground and clean energy coursing through the grid. Fewer roads and bridges at risk of failure. More people in safe and secure housing. Few are worrying about how to manage caring for their loved ones. That's the legacy that Mark and Melissa will leave behind for all Minnesotans.

Dale Willman 1:23

Horkman and her husband Mark were killed two weeks ago by a man posing as a police officer. Lengthy sentences have been handed down in the deadliest human smuggling incidents in modern U.S.

How was former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman honored at her funeral?

Dale Willman 1:35

history, Texas Public Radio's Dan Katz reports.

Dan Katz 1:38

It was three years ago that fifty three immigrants died when they were left in a sweltering tractor trailer in San Antonio. Two of the human smugglers, Felipe Orduña Torres and Armando Gonzalez Ortega, were convicted in March and heard their sentences in federal court.

Dan Katz 2:03

Attorney for the Western District of Texas.

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This was a major milestone in this case, with these individuals effectively going away for the rest of their lives. That is justice in this case.

Dan Katz 2:14

Several others have pleaded guilty to felony charges related to the smuggling deaths. They await sentencing. I'm Dan Katz in San Antonio.

Dale Willman 2:22

Chrysler is voluntarily recalling some of its two uh twenty twenty-two to twenty twenty-five Pacifica and Voyager vehicles.

What were the outcomes of the longest human‑smuggling case in modern U.S. history?

Dale Willman 2:29

They are going to replace the side curtain airbags if needed. The recall potentially affects more than 250,000 vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it's because some side-curtain airbags may not hold enough pressure during deployment to limit the risk for passengers during certain types of crashes. Chrysler's parent company said it's not aware of any related injuries or accidents, but it's urging customers to follow the instructions on their recall notices. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. The French government is launching an international competition this week for a major expansion of Paris' Louvre Museum, as Empire's Chloe Veltman reports architects are being asked to submit designs that include a new dedicated space for Lamona Lisa.

Chloe Veltman 3:14

France's Minister of Culture, Rachida Dati, announced the competition Louvre Nouvelle Renaissance, Louvre New Rebirth, in a post on X. She said the expansion will allow the museum to increase visitorship to around 10 million as a result of the creation of new exhibition spaces, walkways, and entrances. President Emmanuel Macron first announced the expansion, aimed at easing overcrowding at the world's most visited museum, in January. The call for designs comes just weeks after Louvre staff went on strike over the high levels of congestion, leaving museum goers stranded outside for hours. According to the French newspaper Le Monde, a jury will convene in October to select five finalists and the winner will be announced early next year.

Chloe Veltman 3:56

Chloe Veltman, MPR News.

Dale Willman 3:58

Some one hundred thousand people marched in Budapest on Saturday. It was Hungary's largest ever LGBTQ plus pride event, and it took place in defiance of a government ban.