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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder.
What did President Trump emphasize in his primetime address about the 2020 election and the Save America Act?
President Trump used his primetime address to the nation tonight to revisit the 2020 election he lost to former President Joe Biden. And he escalated calls for Republicans to pass the Save America Act, which would require that voters show proof of citizenship. Here's NPR's Tamara Keith.
I mean, it started with four minutes and 45 seconds of a very disciplined recitation of what he sees as his accomplishments for this second term. And then it made a quick turn that ultimately led where we expected it to go, which was him again advocating that Congress pass the Save America Act, something that has hit a brick wall in the United States Senate. And yet he keeps coming back to it again and again and again.
Multiple studies show that non-citizens casting ballots in federal elections is rare. During his speech, Trump declassified intelligence that he said showed Chinese interference in U.S. elections, despite an intelligence assessment that found no evidence Beijing altered the 2020 vote. While Trump focused on his election security claims, he did mention the war with Iran, saying the U.S.
What evidence and intelligence did Trump declassify regarding alleged Chinese interference in U.S. elections?
is winning. The U.S. military says it has completed its latest wave of attacks that have expanded to include strikes on bridges inside Iran. Federal regulators investigating President Trump's longtime teleprompter operator over suspected insider trading. NPR's Bobby Allen reports he's accused of using the betting site Kalshi to profit off the president's words.
His name is Gabriel Perez. He's Trump's longtime teleprompter operator. Investigators say he made around $100,000 placing bets on what the president would say as he watched the prepared remarks roll across the screen.
Who is Gabriel Perez and what are the insider trading allegations involving prediction markets?
That's according to two people with knowledge of the investigation who weren't authorized to speak publicly. On booming prediction market sites like Kaoshi, bettors can put money on what someone will or won't say, like whether Trump will say fake news or rigged election. The case of Perez appears to be the first time a White House staffer has been implicated in a prediction market scandal. White House Press Secretary Carolyn Leavitt called the incident, frankly, a disgrace, and said Perez is now on unpaid administrative leave. Bobby Allen, NPR News.
With renewed strikes in Iran, oil prices rising again, and NPR's Julia Simon reports that some U.S. lawmakers want to tax oil company profits.
Sheldon Whitehouse, Democratic senator from the state of Rhode Island, proposed the windfall oil profit tax bill earlier this year. Here's how he says it would work. You look at the average price of a barrel of oil before the war. You compare that to the price spikes today. You look at the resulting profits.
And then you split the difference.
How would Senator Sheldon Whitehouse's proposed windfall oil profits tax work and who would it affect?
We're actually somewhat generous about letting him keep half of the excess profits.
The government would distribute the money to lower-income Americans in the form of tax rebates. About a dozen senators have signed on to the bill. Big oil companies are expected to announce higher second quarter profits later this month. Julia Simon, NPR News.
And you're listening to NPR News. Texas Governor Greg Abbott confirms that at least two people have been killed in the flooding that's hit the state. And Abbott says the hardest hit areas are not yet out of danger. More rain is in the forecast. Abbott says more than 2,000 first responders have been deployed.
What is the scope and impact of the recent flooding in Texas and related emergency response efforts?
Hundreds of people have been rescued from their cars and homes. Heavy smoke from wildfires darkening skies from the Midwest to the Northeast, prompting air quality warnings. The smoke is coming from fires that are burning mostly in Canada, but also in northern Minnesota. Officials are urging vulnerable people to stay inside or wear masks when outside. Hollywood anticipation is high for the premiere of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey. NPR's Bob Mondella reports that some IMAX theaters sold every ticket for opening weekend shows a full year ago.
How are wildfires affecting air quality and what are the latest updates on Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey release?
Just putting tickets on sale a year in advance was unprecedented for a Hollywood blockbuster.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:04
2
What did President Trump emphasize in his primetime address about the 2020 election and the Save America Act?
0:04–1:11
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What evidence and intelligence did Trump declassify regarding alleged Chinese interference in U.S. elections?
1:11–1:45
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Who is Gabriel Perez and what are the insider trading allegations involving prediction markets?
1:45–2:38
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How would Senator Sheldon Whitehouse's proposed windfall oil profits tax work and who would it affect?
2:38–3:16
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What is the scope and impact of the recent flooding in Texas and related emergency response efforts?
3:16–3:49
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How are wildfires affecting air quality and what are the latest updates on Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey release?
3:49–4:58