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What new 60‑day authorization does the White House have for military action against Iran?
The White House says it now has another 60-day clock to use military action against Iran without congressional approval. But NPR, as Franco Ordonez explains, the greater concern for the president and his inner circle may not be approval from Congress, but from voters as the midterm elections approach.
How could the Iran conflict influence voter concerns and the midterm elections?
Foreign policy rarely dominates midterm elections. This year may be the exception. John McHenry, a Republican pollster with North Star Opinion Research, says exit polls, for example, are less likely to cite the war in Iran as a reason for people's vote and more likely to cite energy prices and the economy, which are driven by the war.
Because gas prices have a ripple effect on everything. Prices at every retail shop and at the grocery store will go up because... You know, a gallon of milk doesn't walk to the grocery store, it gets driven there by a truck.
That could change if the war expands and, for example, President Trump commits troops to the conflict, which he's been reluctant to do. Franco, Ordonez, NPR News.
President Trump has suggested he may address election security in a speech to the nation tonight at 9 Eastern. The Republican leader continues to assert claims of voter fraud in his 2020 election loss. despite findings to the contrary from the court's and state elections officials. The administration issued subpoenas to reporters who wrote about security concerns involving the new Air Force One. In a video posted to social media, Joe Kahn, the executive editor of The New York Times, responds to what he calls a naked attempt to intimidate the newspaper.
Last week, the FBI and some senior administration officials asked the New York Times to disclose the sources who provided us with the information about the problems on the new Qatari donated 747-8 jet that President Trump was using as Air Force One. They also tried to keep the New York Times from publishing this information.
Khan in a video posted to Instagram. Major floodings continuing across a large swath of Texas after a weather system inundated the state for the last few days. Governor Greg Abbott says at least one person has died. Texas Public Radio's Jerry Clayton has the latest.
More heavy rain has fallen again, prompting evacuations and high-water rescues in places like sections of the Guadalupe River, which has now seen higher water than last year's tragic flood. Officials have closed stretches of major highways. Emergency management officials have advised many residents in hard-hit areas to shelter in place unless they're in immediate danger. Forecasters say some areas could see an additional 10 to 15 inches of rain. I'm Jerry Clayton in San Antonio.
At last check on Wall Street, the Dow was up 126 points at 52,784. From Washington, this is NPR News. Unhealthy to hazardous air quality from Canada's wildfire smoke stands to affect tens of millions of people in the United States from the upper Midwest through the Northeast. Data from the air monitoring tech company IQ Air showed Detroit, Minneapolis, Chicago and New York. are among the world's major cities with the worst air quality. Public health officials warn medical emergency risks are higher for elders, children, and individuals managing respiratory or cardiovascular diseases. A new report looks at how localities across the U.S. can respond to cuts in federal spending on health programs made by the Trump administration.
More from NPR's Ping Wang.
The report encourages public health leaders to partner with mayors and other elected officials and provides tips on how to make their case. It also urges them to form regional alliances for better pricing on pharmaceuticals and other needed health supplies. It's a roadmap for strengthening local public health created by a national bipartisan commission. Dr. Regina Benjamin is a commission member and former Surgeon General for President Obama.
We don't have the federal resources that we used to have at the levels that we used to have. And so we need to be prepared in our local health departments and local communities.
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