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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Rahm.
Who was nominated by Maine Democrats to challenge Senator Susan Collins?
Democrats in Maine today nominated Troy Jackson, a logger and former legislative leader, to challenge Republican Senator Susan Collins. It's one of the nation's closest-watched congressional races. Kevin Miller with Maine Public Radio reports.
Jackson received all but five of the 571 votes cast by Democratic delegates during a special convention. He replaces Graham Plattner, an Oysterman and Marine Corps veteran who withdrew earlier this month.
What policies and campaign promises did Troy Jackson emphasize at the Maine convention?
Like Plattner, Jackson pledged to work toward universal health care, to protect abortion rights, and to stand up to the Trump administration.
Are you ready to defeat Susan Collins? Well, then let's unite this party. Let's build the largest working class movement Maine has ever seen. And let's win this fight.
Jackson will now face Collins, a 30-year Senate veteran who is the only Republican member of Congress from New England. For NPR News, I'm Kevin Miller.
What executive order did President Trump sign regarding the Smithsonian and why?
President Trump signed an executive order yesterday that takes aim at the Smithsonian Institution, accusing it of advocating for, quote, social justice and the radical transformation of American society. NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben reports.
In the order, the president references an administration report focusing on the National Museum of American History. The report accuses that museum of overemphasizing troubling aspects of American history, like slavery and colonization, while underemphasizing or being too negative about the nation's founders. The order directs the Secretary of the Interior to install signs near the museum to correct, quote, inaccurate information and tell visitors that, quote, the museum exhibits should be renovated.
Why did the Department of Energy cancel over $7 billion in clean energy grants?
Congress set up the institution to be independent. A board of regents oversees it, though government officials are on that board, including the vice president, Supreme Court chief justice, and bipartisan members of Congress. Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR News.
The Department of Energy ended clean energy grants last year of more than $7 billion. Now, court documents show the department based its cancellations on political grounds that all but one of the projects were in states that had voted for the Democrat in the last presidential election. A new bridge that connects the U.S.
How will the new U.S.-Canada bridge opening be affected by recent tariffs?
and Canada will be open to traffic on Monday. Officials in Canada held a ceremony yesterday to celebrate its completion. Representatives from the U.S. did not take part after President Trump imposed new tariffs on Canada. Gregor Robertson is the Canadian Minister of Housing and Infrastructure. He says a big celebration wouldn't be appropriate right now.
Particularly since the new tariffs kicked in,
What local and global issues are delaying Albany's water fluoridation plan?
There's work to do between our officials, between the Prime Minister and President to resolve that. We felt it's inappropriate to have a big joint celebration when we're working through those challenges.
President Trump had announced 50% tariffs on a variety of Canadian projects. This is NPR. After weeks of protest, India's education minister resigned today. The protest, led by young people, began after the leak of a medical entrance exam in May, cancelling results for about 2 million students. Demonstrations have expanded since then to anger over unemployment and a lack of government accountability. Officials in Albany, New York, say the war with Iran is delaying the city's plan to add fluoride to the water supply. Grant Ashley with member station WAMC reports.
Albany approved a plan to fluoridate its water to promote dental health more than two years ago. But now the city says it can't obtain the chemicals it needs because of supply chain issues stemming from the ongoing war with Iran. Albany Common Council member Tom Howey, who sponsored the city's fluoridation plan, said Albany isn't alone. It's throughout the country and actually throughout the world that there is a shortage right now. And a lot of places that do fluorinate had to cut back on the amount of fluoridation in the water because there's not enough supply. Israel is one of the world's top exporters of fluorosilicic acid, but the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies notes they are producing less, thanks to many workers being called into active military service.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:04
2
Who was nominated by Maine Democrats to challenge Senator Susan Collins?
0:04–0:30
3
What policies and campaign promises did Troy Jackson emphasize at the Maine convention?
0:30–0:59
4
What executive order did President Trump sign regarding the Smithsonian and why?
0:59–1:43
5
Why did the Department of Energy cancel over $7 billion in clean energy grants?
1:43–2:16
6
How will the new U.S.-Canada bridge opening be affected by recent tariffs?
2:16–2:41
7
What local and global issues are delaying Albany's water fluoridation plan?
2:41–5:01