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What does the new Commerce Department report say about U.S. GDP growth and inflation?
Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. The U.S. is coming off a quarter of a slowdown in economic growth as consumer inflation remains high, according to new government data out today. More from NPR's Scott Horsley.
A new report from the Commerce Department shows the U.S. economy grew more slowly in April, May, and June than during the three previous months. Gross domestic product grew at an annual rate of 1.5 percent during the second quarter. Consumer spending remained strong, but investment grew more slowly. Consumer prices in June were up 3.7 percent from a year ago. According to the Commerce Department's inflation yardstick, which is closely watched by the Federal Reserve, despite stubborn inflation, the central bank decided to leave its benchmark interest rate unchanged. There's mixed news from big tech companies. Microsoft reported better than expected profits, but Facebook's parent Meta fell short of forecast amid big spending on artificial intelligence.
Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.
President Trump says he may temporarily withdraw Todd Blanch's nomination for U.S. Attorney General in the face of at least two Senate Republican holdouts.
How did the Federal Reserve respond to stubborn inflation and what does it mean for interest rates?
Senators John Cornyn and Tom Tillis, both of whom are leaving Congress after this year, are pressuring Blanch to promise in writing that President Trump won't receive broad tax immunity or... Secure a compensation fund widely viewed as a slush fund for allies in his lawsuit settlement with the IRS. The Senate committee was poised to decide today on whether to recommend the interim AG stay on permanently, but that vote's been delayed. Another Senate committee has advanced a different Trump nominee to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Here's NPR's Ping Wong.
It's been a long time, almost a year, since the CDC had a Senate-confirmed director, not a temporary or enacting one. Now it's on the cusp. The Senate Health Committee voted to advance the nomination of Dr. Erica Schwartz to a full Senate vote. Senator Bill Cassidy, a Republican from Louisiana, chairs the committee.
America is facing serious public health challenges. Children are dying and being hospitalized from diseases that could be prevented with a vaccine.
After a rocky appearance before the committee earlier this month, Schwartz ultimately got yes votes from all the Republicans on the committee and from one Democrat, Senator Tim Kaine from Virginia. Ping Huang, NPR News.
A new administration rule says asylum officers can send certain cases directly to immigration court, part of an effort to reduce a backlog of asylum applications. NPR's Ximena Bustillo took a closer look.
I analyzed immigration court data that shows asylum approvals are at their lowest rate in two decades. The White House has declined to respond to this, but in April, it promoted record low asylum approvals at immigration courts. In that statement, the White House said that they have replaced activist judges who, quote, slow walked deportations and granted asylum at sky-high rates.
NPR's Ximena Bustillo reporting. You're listening to NPR News. Russia struck Ukraine overnight with hundreds of drones and missiles in cities across the country. At least eight civilians were killed. More than 30 people were injured. About a decade ago, dozens of people who grew up around Philadelphia learned through DNA tests. They share the same biological father, an infertility specialist named Dr. Charles Charney. NPR's Frank Langfitt reports they formed a family.
After the shock of the discovery, the half-siblings began to bond over shared physical traits, including thin lips and big foreheads. A significant percentage shared the same profession as their biological father, medicine. Eighteen showed up for the first reunion in 2017. Half-sibling Dina Harris, an OB-GYN, says they worked through their new biological identities together.
What really helped, honestly, was having other siblings who were going through the same thing.
At a recent reunion in Florida, the half-sibling said one of the lessons they learned from this late-life revelation is this.
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Chapters
3 chapters
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What does the new Commerce Department report say about U.S. GDP growth and inflation?
0:01–1:08
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How did the Federal Reserve respond to stubborn inflation and what does it mean for interest rates?
1:08–4:55
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Why are Senate Republicans blocking Todd Blanch’s nomination and what are the concerns?
4:55–5:03