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What is President Trump’s stance on firing Fed Chair Jerome Powell?
Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Sang. Президент Трамп'я порту фіре Федоро Резерв Черome Powell. He said he talked about the concept of firing him with a group of Republican lawmakers last night and they said he should. At the White House today, a reporter asked President Trump whether he had now ruled out firing Powell.
I I don't rule out anything, but I think it's highly unlikely unless he has to leave for fraud. I mean it's possible there's fraud involved with the uh two point five, two point seven billion dollar renovation. This is a renovation.
Trump has accused Powell of mismanaging the central bank's massive headquarters renovation project. He's criticized Powell as well for not lowering interest rates. Trump answered questions about recent reports of him considering the firing during an Oval Office pool spray.
How are wholesale prices and inflation trends affecting the U.S. economy?
of the Prime Minister and Crown Prince of Bahrain. The Labor Department reported that wholesale prices held steady last month. NPR Scott Horsley reports the Dow Jones industrial average is now up one hundred forty eight points at forty four thousand one hundred seventy one.
Wholesale prices barely budged between May and June. The wholesale price of goods jumped during the month, but that was offset by the falling price of services. Over the last 12 months, wholesale prices are up 2.3 percent. The news comes a day after the Labor Department reported a jump in inflation at the retail level last month, which is fueled in part by President Trump's double-digit tariffs. Stock in Johnson ⁇ Johnson rose after the company reported better than expected quarterly profits. J and J also raised its forecast for the full year. The Drug and Medical Device Maker says it expects some game changing approvals in the second half of the year.
What is the latest on the cease‑fire and Israeli airstrikes in Syria?
Asian stocks were mostly down overnight. Scott Horsley, MPR News, Washington.
Syrian state media report a ceasefire agreement has been reached in southwest Syria. It's unclear if this will put an end to days of intense fighting. A Syrian war monitor says hundreds of people have been killed in clashes between Syrian government troops and the Druze religious minority. And Pierre's Daniel Esther and reports from Tel Aviv Israel is an intervene in the fighting with strikes in the Syrian capital.
Israel's military says it launched airstrikes on Syrian military headquarters and in an area near the Presidential Palace. It has also targeted Syrian troops and tanks, trying to prevent Syrian troops from attacking the Druze majority area of Saweda. An Israeli military official speaking on condition of anonymity told reporters Israel is trying to enforce a demilitarized zone in southern Syria near Israeli-controlled territory. and that it's also intervening to protect the Druze religious minority, which straddles Syria and Israel.
How is the conflict in Ukraine evolving after the recent Russian drone and missile attack?
This comes at a delicate time for Syria and Israel. Syria's new government is struggling to unify the country's diverse sects after a long civil war. And the US has been trying to create ties between Syria and Israel. Daniel Estron, NPR News Tel Aviv.
It's NPR News. Russian president Vladimir Путін з дефайн президент Трамп'ял толт і ць атак о Україну. Ukrainian Air Forces Russia unleashed four hundred drones and a ballistic missile on several cities overnight. Injuring at least fifteen people. With no end in sight to the war, Washington's preparing to send Kyiv more weapons via NATO allies and is threatening new sanctions against Moscow. Several large wildfires continue to burn across western Colorado.
What is the current situation with the wildfires spreading across western Colorado?
Stina Sieg from Colorado Public Radio reports the Turner Gulch Fire has grown to nearly twenty two square miles and close a state highway in a remote part of the state.
Authorities knocked on Michaela Smiley's door at five thirty in the morning Tuesday and told her to go. She left with her toddler and newborn. Smiley says monitoring the fire the last few days was tough.
It's a roller coaster because you're like one minute, you're like it's fine, and the next minute it's blowing up and you're panicking and then you're fine again and then you're panicking.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is President Trump’s stance on firing Fed Chair Jerome Powell?
0:01–0:52
2
How are wholesale prices and inflation trends affecting the U.S. economy?
0:52–1:46
3
What is the latest on the cease‑fire and Israeli airstrikes in Syria?
1:46–2:41
4
How is the conflict in Ukraine evolving after the recent Russian drone and missile attack?
2:41–3:31
5
What is the current situation with the wildfires spreading across western Colorado?
3:31–4:20
6
Why are 2,000 National Guard troops being withdrawn from Los Angeles?
4:20–4:39