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Why did President Trump claim the Secret Service directed his plane swap after the NATO summit?
Live from MPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. President Trump says he was following the direction of the Secret Service when he secretly swapped planes for the flight back to the US after a NATO summit in Turkey, leaving journalists and White House staff to fly on Air Force One without him.
on a plane that flew in after Air Force One in sequence, but in that case he got off the plane immediately in plain view. It became very apparent within minutes of him landing. And the news coverage and the public understanding at the time really within the day, within the hour of him landing in Pakistan. the the leads of those stories all suggested, you know, a d a decoy was involved in getting him there.
The trip to Turkey has raised questions about the Qatari gifted Air Force One and whether aides and journalists were left at risk amid tensions with Iran. Among the results of Tuesday's primaries in six states, a veteran member of the US House of Representatives lost his primary in Connecticut, Molly Ingram from Member Station WSHU reports.
What does the upset of long‑time Rep. John Larson in Connecticut reveal about generational change in the Democratic Party?
US Representative John Larson has been in the House for nearly thirty years. He lost the Democratic primary to Luke Bronin, the former mayor of Hartford and an Obama administration alum. Bronin is thirty years younger than Larson and says his win is proof that Democrats are ready for generational change. I hope this race helps send the message that we as a party have to get better at making change. That we would be a stronger party if we had more renewal, if we had more new voices.
The man accused of killing the CEO of United Healthcare was back in state court and Manhattan Tuesday for what's expected to be a final hearing for Luigi Mangioni before his murder trial next month. NPR's Brian Mann reports a judge says the jury in the case will be anonymous.
Mancioni is accused of gunning down insurance executive Brian Thompson on New York City Street in 2024.
How is the upcoming murder trial of Luigi Mangioni being handled, and why will the jury be anonymous?
Because of the national debate over health care access and insurance costs, Magione has drawn significant support online, with fans and supporters showing up at the courthouse for each hearing. During this session, Judge Gregory Carro said jury selection will begin September 8th. He signaled that jurors' identities will be kept from the press and the public. This comes as Mangioni's defense team has argued for more media access to the trial. A second trial in federal court is expected to get underway in January. Brian Mann, NPR News, New York.
This is MPR News. Russia has freed a former US Marine who's been held for more than four years and was said to be in a dire medical condition.
What are the circumstances surrounding the release of former U.S. Marine Robert Gilman from Russian custody?
MPR's Michelle Calaman reports that the U.S. says it did not give Russia anything in exchange.
The State Department says it welcomes the return of Robert Gilman on humanitarian grounds. The thirty two year old from Massachusetts was planning to teach English in Moldova and was traveling in Russia in twenty twenty two when he fell ill on a train and was arrested. In a case that drew parallels to another former Marine Trevor Reed, who was exchanged for a convicted drug smuggler. The Trump administration says it did not offer Russia any concessions in Gilman's case, and it says it will continue to work for the release of all Americans unjustly detained in Russia, including Stephen Hubbard, who's in his seventies and was captured in Ukraine. Michelle Kellaman, NPR News, the State Department.
Rescuers in Columbia are searching through the rubble.
How did the massive earthquake in Colombia impact death tolls and infrastructure, and what is a “Duracho” storm?
Monday's powerful earthquake left thousands missing. The confirmed death toll is rising. President Apelardo de la Espriela says more than one hundred eighty people are dead, thousands more injured. National Weather Services Storm Prediction Center has preliminarily classified that intense storm system that swept from Iowa into Indiana as a Duracho. A straight line wind event that causes damage that's sometimes comparable to a tornado or a hurricane. Photos posted on social media from the Chicago area into Indiana show flooded roads, trees tangled in power lines, and homes with gashes in their roofs.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
Why did President Trump claim the Secret Service directed his plane swap after the NATO summit?
0:01–1:20
2
What does the upset of long‑time Rep. John Larson in Connecticut reveal about generational change in the Democratic Party?
1:20–2:27
3
How is the upcoming murder trial of Luigi Mangioni being handled, and why will the jury be anonymous?
2:27–3:09
4
What are the circumstances surrounding the release of former U.S. Marine Robert Gilman from Russian custody?
3:09–4:03
5
How did the massive earthquake in Colombia impact death tolls and infrastructure, and what is a “Duracho” storm?
4:03–5:03