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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Libby Casey.
What will President Trump's primetime Oval Office address tonight focus on?
President Trump will deliver a primetime address tonight from the Oval Office. NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben says Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt previewed tonight's speech.
Leavitt told reporters today that this will be about election integrity, this being a White House that talks a lot about voter fraud. And to be clear, there is no evidence of fraud on a widespread basis. Now, today at the White House press briefing, Levitt said Trump would be presenting some sort of findings tonight. She didn't say what, though. Levitt repeatedly cautioned reporters that they don't know what he's going to say, and so they shouldn't prejudge the speech.
Levitt told reporters that it's very possible that Trump will talk about Iran and the economy. The White House has pushed networks to air tonight's 9 p.m. speech.
What did the White House say about ICE vehicle stops after recent officer-involved shootings?
NBC and ABC will not run it on their primary broadcast channels. The White House says vehicle stops by ICE will continue after two deadly shootings by officers in a week, both during traffic stops. The comment came after widespread reports that the agency would pause those stops, as NPR's Kat Lonsdorf reports.
Within hours of those reports, President Trump posted on social media that the vehicle stops must continue. Quote, The office of Senator Angus King, an independent from Maine, had confirmed to NPR on Tuesday that the Department of Homeland Security had planned to make the policy shift. But at a press briefing, White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt told reporters that immigration enforcement agents are continuing with traffic stops and that guidance had been given to all field offices in the country. She said the White House and DHS are, quote, on the same page. NPR reached out to DHS for clarity on the policy. It referred us to recent comments from the White House. Kat Lonsdorf, NPR News, Washington.
Oil prices are rising again with renewed strikes in Iran. NPR's Julia Simon reports some U.S.
How are rising oil prices prompting proposals for a windfall profits tax?
lawmakers want to tax the oil company's 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. 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 onto the bill. Big oil companies are expected to announce higher second quarter profits next week.
What is the FDA's new cholesterol pill and who is it for?
Julia Simon, NPR News.
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a first of its kind pill that can drastically reduce cholesterol levels. The pill from Merck is the first non-injectable option for blocking a liver protein that interferes with the body's ability to clear cholesterol from the blood. It was approved today for patients with artery-clogging cholesterol that persists even after taking statins, the standard medications for cutting heart attack risk. This is NPR News, live in Washington. Texas Governor Greg Abbott says the death toll from floods in the south-central part of the state now stands at two. Authorities have rescued dozens of stranded drivers and people trapped in homes. The governor has issued disaster declarations for dozens of counties.
What are the latest updates on deadly floods and emergency responses in Texas?
The National Weather Service says a deadly flood wave is barreling down the Guadalupe River. The region is still recovering from devastating floods a year ago when 25 children, two counselors and the camp owner died at Camp Mystic last July. A team of scientists has found a kind of sugar in the center of our galaxy. The discovery may have implications for how life began. Here's NPR's Ari Daniel.
To look for clues about where the ingredients of life came from, researchers pointed two telescopes at the space between the stars of the Milky Way. This interstellar medium is a chemical factory that produces a range of organic molecules, including, the scientists just announced, a four-carbon sugar.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:04
2
What will President Trump's primetime Oval Office address tonight focus on?
0:04–0:47
3
What did the White House say about ICE vehicle stops after recent officer-involved shootings?
0:47–1:53
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How are rising oil prices prompting proposals for a windfall profits tax?
1:53–2:30
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What is the FDA's new cholesterol pill and who is it for?
2:30–3:14
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What are the latest updates on deadly floods and emergency responses in Texas?
3:14–4:04
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What scientific discovery found sugar in the center of the galaxy and why does it matter for life's origins?
4:04–5:04