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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton.
What did President Trump say are the stakes of planned talks with Iran?
President Trump says newly planned talks with Iran are the last chance for Tehran to forge a deal and avoid another escalation of strikes on the country. It's the latest deadline Trump has set to end the conflict.
We're talking about the straight, the opening of the straight, having it open literally by tomorrow, completely open. And that's phase one. And phase two is we then will talk about the nuclear deal. Meanwhile, U.S.
munitions stockpiles are diminishing and the war has grown increasingly unpopular among voters ahead of the midterm elections. Twenty-five states sued the Trump administration today over its latest tariffs, calling them a pretext for replacing import taxes the Supreme Court struck down in February. President Trump last month imposed double-digit tariffs on 59 countries and the European Union, saying they had not done enough to crack down on imports produced by forced labor. The new tariffs took effect just as the clock ran out on the temporary tariffs Trump had turned to after the Supreme Court ruling. Fire managers in Spokane, Washington, say at least 700 structures have been burned by three out-of-control wildfires burning in and around the forested city.
NPR's Kirk Sigler reports authorities say close to 67,000 people have been evacuated.
Don Simpson evacuated as the Old Trails fire blew into the towering Ponderosa Pines and jumped the Spokane River. He's standing at a police roadblock on the northwestern edge of the city with a crowd of his anxious neighbors. I have to admit, going around the corner, you see the devastation. I collapsed. I started crying. And then I came around farther and I saw my apartment complex and they were all gone. Simpson helped evacuate a nursing home next to his apartment in his pickup, which he's also spent the last two nights sleeping in. Kirk Sigler, NPR News, Spokane, Washington.
The House Ethics Committee is recommending that North Carolina Republican Congressman Chuck Edwards be censured because of inappropriate conduct. As NPR's Barbara Sprunt reports, a censure is the strongest punishment the panel can suggest, short of expulsion.
The Ethics Committee has been investigating the North Carolina Republican for months. Their investigation found he had persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct towards two young female staffers. It did not find evidence that he engaged in sexual activity with them. The investigation found he showered these staffers with lavish gifts, including jewelry, purses, shoes, guns, and vacations. The report says both women attempted to communicate their discomfort with their boss's behavior and that ultimately a senior staffer spoke to Edwards on their behalf.
How are US munitions levels and public opinion shaping the war narrative?
The House is on a long recess, so the censure itself would not take place until at least September. Barbara Sprint, NPR News, Washington.
Major U.S. stock indexes rallied today to the edge of their all-time highs after easing oil prices helped calm Wall Street's worries. that inflation could get even worse. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. Maryland lawmakers have opened a special session to consider a first step towards drawing a new congressional map that could help Democrats pick up an additional congressional seat by 2028. The proposed constitutional amendment would give Democrats greater latitude to draw congressional maps favoring their party. Democrats currently represent seven of the state's eight U.S.
Why are 25 states suing over the new Trump tariffs and what do they allege?
House districts. EU countries plan to meet tomorrow over the crisis that unfolded in Ceuta, Spain, when tens of thousands of migrants rushed in from Morocco. The incident has exacerbated deep divisions on migration and travel privileges among EU governments, as Terry Schultz reports.
EU ambassadors will hold a video conference as the bloc grapples with deep differences of opinion on how to respond to the sudden surge of migrants rushing through the land and sea borders between Morocco and the Spanish exclave of Ceuta. 22 prime ministers asked for the meeting of ministers in a letter to EU leaders calling for a strengthening of resolve and measures to combat what they termed uncontrolled mass crossings and the instrumentalization of migration.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:03
2
What did President Trump say are the stakes of planned talks with Iran?
0:03–2:37
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How are US munitions levels and public opinion shaping the war narrative?
2:37–3:20
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Why are 25 states suing over the new Trump tariffs and what do they allege?
3:20–5:04