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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dan Ronan. Two media organizations are suing President Trump over his subscription service offering early access to his truth social post.
What is the lawsuit against Trump’s Truth API and why does it matter?
NPR's Bobby Allen reports the suit claims the service violates the First Amendment.
And they want a court to block it. The Intercep and the Freedom of the Press Foundation are suing Trump and White House officials, alleging that the service known as Truth API is illegal. For up to $100,000 a month, the offering provides banks and other investors with faster access to Trump's often market-moving social media posts, where the president makes announcements about economic policy, the war in Iran, and other matters. Trump media officials say so far, ten customers have signed up. The suit claims the service is quote, extraordinary corrupt and unconstitutional.
How are ICE agents planning to use electric‑shock gloves in the field?
The suit argues selling early access to the president's posts violates the First Amendment's guarantee of equal public access to the president's statements. Trump's media company said monetizing social media data is not unusual, adding that the president created the platform as a quote, uncancelable haven for free speech. Bobby Allen and PR News.
Some agents at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency will be getting new gloves to wear in the field. The gloves can deliver a three hundred eighty volt electric shock to people that agents are attempting to detain.
Who won the Wisconsin Democratic primary for governor and what were the key factors?
The agency says it plans to spend twenty million dollars to outfit officers, which the Department of Homeland Security called de escalation devices. NPR's Meg Anderson explains how they work.
They shock you. So it looks just like a black glove, but it's got a little button on the wrist. And when that glows blue, it's activated and delivers an electric shock when it touches skin. It's sort of like a taser, except there are no prongs that come out and break the skin.
Why are Canadians petitioning to expel U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra?
But it is clearly painful. Yeah. The Instagram page for compliant technologies is filled with videos of police officers being subjected to the glove in demonstrations. Most of them grimace or yell and fall to the ground.
Primary results are further shaping the party dynamics as we get closer to the November midterm elections. Susan Bence from Member Station WUWM reports a moderate won the Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor.
David Crowley beamed as he addressed reporters after a nail biting win in the primary contest, until the final hours it looked like Representative Francesca Hong, who was leading in the polls, would be victorious.
Her campaign reminded people across Wisconsin that there are no long shots when it comes to believing in a better future and fighting to expand opportunities to every family. That kind of passion, it strengthens our democracy.
At least two hundred and fifty people are now reported dead from Monday's earthquake in Columbia. This is NPR. Republican Ohio Congressman Max Miller Wednesday was sued by his ex wife Emily Moreno. The Cleveland law firm representing Moreno said it filed the suit on behalf of the couple's two year old daughter. It alleges Miller and his lawyer published on the internet an unredacted nude photo of the child. Miller is in a tight reelection bid in his suburban congressional district outside of Cleveland.
What health warning does the Shortwave PSA give about colorectal cancer?
His ex wife is the daughter of Ohio Senator Bernie Marino, who has called for his former son in law to resign from Congress. Emily Marino has alleged that during the marriage Miller was repeatedly abusive to her. He denies those charges. A growing number of Canadians are calling for Ottawa to expel US Ambassador Pete Hoakstra. As Dan Karpentchuk reports, an online petition says the ambassador made statements that undermine the US Canada diplomatic relationship.
The woman behind the petition, Lee Walker of Calgary, says the response has been far beyond what she expected.
How can listeners stay updated on NPR news and science stories?
On Tuesday it had thirty thousand signatures. By Wednesday, that number had jumped to seventy thousand. The petition says Huxtra should be declared persona non grata and should be expelled. Walker says Huxtra has repeated President Trump's rhetoric about annexing Canada and has criticized Canadian politicians who have responded to tariffs by discouraging travelers.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:13
2
What is the lawsuit against Trump’s Truth API and why does it matter?
0:13–0:47
3
How are ICE agents planning to use electric‑shock gloves in the field?
0:47–1:21
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Who won the Wisconsin Democratic primary for governor and what were the key factors?
1:21–1:48
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Why are Canadians petitioning to expel U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra?
1:48–3:26
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What health warning does the Shortwave PSA give about colorectal cancer?
3:26–4:01
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How can listeners stay updated on NPR news and science stories?
4:01–5:03