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How did Senate Republicans pass the procedural vote for Trump’s spending bill?

Dale Willman 0:00

Live from NPR News in Washington, DC, I'm Dale Wilman. After several hours of arm twisting to get the last remaining votes, Senate Republicans late Saturday passed a procedural vote that will allow President Trump's massive spending bill to move forward. The yeas are fifty one, the nays are forty nine. The motion is agreed to. The bill includes trillions of dollars in tax cuts, most of them for wealthier Americans. It's also projected to widely increase the national deficit over the next decade. After the vote, Democratic leader Chuck Schumer ordered that the bill be read in its entirety.

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The table of contents of this act is as follows Section one, short title, section two, table of contents. Title I Committee on the United States. The

Dale Willman 0:44

reading of the nine hundred eighty page document must now be completed before another vote on the measure can be taken.

What warnings did Chief Justice John Roberts give about threats to judges?

Dale Willman 0:50

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts is warning that the heated words from elected officials about judges can lead to threats or acts of violence from others. The comments came as threats against judges are on the rise. Speaking at a conference in North Carolina, he also stressed the importance of judicial independence.

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charter of government that says judges are going to tell us what the law is and that's going to be binding. And as a critical element of the separation of powers, that means that the judicial branch has to be separate from the executive and from the the legislative. And that's critical to how our whole System functions.

Dale Willman 1:28

That's Chief Justice John Roberts. Police say thousands of protesters gathered in Bangkok, Thailand on Saturday. They were there to demand that the country's prime minister resign.

Why are thousands protesting in Bangkok demanding the Thai prime minister’s resignation?

Dale Willman 1:39

The government is facing growing pressure over a border dispute with Cambodia. Michael Sullivan

Michael Sullivan 1:44

reports from Bangkok. The rally at Victory Monument in the Capitol is the largest since the Prime Minister's party came to power two years ago. A rally orchestrated by some of the same groups who helped oppose both her father in twenty oh six and her aunt in twenty fourteen. Petong Tan Chinawat said she was not overly concerned by the protest, saying it's within people's rights to hold one, but her grip on power is tenuous. Her coalition government retains a slim majority in parliament after the second largest party withdrew its support last week following a leaked conversation between the Prime Minister and Cambodia's former Prime Minister Hun Sen concerning the border row. She's facing a possible no confidence vote in Parliament when it reconvenes next week.

Michael Sullivan 2:31

For NPR News, I'm Michael Sullivan in Bangkok.

Dale Willman 2:35

A suicide car bombing in Northwest Pakistan on Saturday killed at least fourteen soldiers and injured another twenty five people. Some of those injured were civilians and children.

What concerns do authors have about AI‑generated books and audiobook narration?

Dale Willman 2:45

Officials say the bomber targeted a military vehicle in North Waziristan during a curfew that was meant to assist military convoys. A Pakistani Taliban faction has claimed responsibility for the bombing. You're listening to NPR News. Amazon owner Jeff Bezos' three-day wedding celebration in Venice this weekend was the focus of hundreds of protesters. They marched through the city streets calling the wedding exploitative while residents face high housing costs and challenges from climate change. Protesters carried signs reading Kisses yes, Bezos no. Amazon is a financial supporter of NPR. More than twelve hundred authors, including Jody Pico and Paul Tremblee, have signed a petition asking publishing houses to do more to protect them against the effects of generative artificial intelligence.

Dale Willman 3:34

MPR's Chloe Veltman has more on that story.

Chloe Veltman 3:37

The petition circulated after a group of around 70 writers released an open letter on Friday morning.

Who is leading the Senior Golf Open and what are the current standings?

Chloe Veltman 3:43

It asked publishers to refrain from publishing books created using AI tools built on copyrighted content without authors' consent or compensation, and to only hire human audiobook narrators, among other requests. The appeal to publishers comes after federal judges ruled in favour of tech companies Anthropic AI and Meta in two copyright infringement cases launched by authors.