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What did the Trump‑appointed judge rule about the mail‑in ballot regulations?
Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Wilman. A Trump appointed federal judge has blocked the administration's mail and ballot rules. In a ruling handed down late Sunday night, U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols said portions of the postal rule exceed the agency's authority, and he added that the Postal Service has no statutory role in election regulation. It's the latest of several rulings against the administration's plan. One day after Anthropic CEO Dario Amade published an essay saying the development of AI should be slow to put safety guardrails in place, President Trump says doing so would slow the US edge with the technology, but as NPR Shannon Bond tells us, other world leaders disagree.
So what Amade is calling for is for governments and industry to work together to create rules of the road, such as establishing common safety standards for AI and verifying compliance. But so far we have not seen progress on that front. Officials from the US and China are expected to meet this month to talk about AI safety and AI's on the agenda at the UN General Assembly.
How are world leaders responding to Anthropic’s call for AI safety guardrails?
So even if President Trump is brushing these worries aside, it seems like other world leaders are paying attention.
That's NPR's Shannon Bond with our report. President Trump says his midterm convention was a great success, but not all Republicans were enthusiastic about his promise to give every American adult five thousand dollars if Republicans win in November. NPR's Mar Lyerson has more.
The Republican response to Trump's new promise was surprisingly tepid. Some members of Trump's party are worried about the price tag. Giving $5,000 to every adult would cost over a trillion dollars, adding to the already historically high national debt. And Trump would have to get Congress to approve since he can't send out checks by himself. There's also the question of Trump's credibility, whether voters believe the checks would actually arrive.
Why are Republicans hesitant about Trump’s $5,000 cash‑check promise?
Trump has a long list of unfulfilled campaign promises. He's promised to send voters doge checks and tariff rebates, as well as promising that inflation and high prices would drop as soon as he took office. Mara Lyason, NPR News.
Oil prices have risen again in response to the closure of a key pipeline in Saudi Arabia, faltering diplomacy and attacks on ships in the Gulf. Brent crude futures hit one hundred eight dollars a barrel shortly after markets opened. The BBC's Rory Gallimore reports.
Oil prices have fluctuated hugely since the Iran War began in February. Now they're rising again. One of the main factors is the closure of Saudi Arabia's east-west pipeline, which was damaged by drones launched from Iraqi territory last week.
What caused the recent spike in oil prices and how does the Saudi pipeline closure factor in?
The kingdom has previously accused Iran-backed militias of being behind such attacks. Another Iran-backed group, the Houthis, have been advancing in southern Yemen, posing further threats to international shipping. And a diplomatic breakthrough does not appear imminent. Oman was supposed to host a meeting on Monday between Iran and Gulf Arab countries to discuss the Strait of Hormuz, a key route for energy supplies, but it's been postponed.
Gallimore, and you're listening to NPR News. Asian shares closed mixed on Monday. South Korea's Cosby lost two and a half percent, while Hong Kong's hang sang rose three tenths. US futures edged lower and oil prices gained more than three percent as worries grew over world oil supplies after Saudi Arabia shut down a major oil pipeline.
How is Pennsylvania handling the measles outbreak and the recent related death?
That line was being used to help bypass shipping through the Strait of Hormuz after it was attacked. Pennsylvania officials are reporting the third measles related death in the state so far this year. NPR member station WPSU's Sidney Roach has more on our story.
Jefferson County Coroner Greg Furlong confirmed the death in a social media post this morning. Furlong says the 40-year-old Jefferson County woman died on Saturday from measles complications. The statement continues to say that no further details will be shared. The previous two measles related deaths in Pennsylvania were reported in Lancaster County, where there is a large concentration of reported measles cases.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What did the Trump‑appointed judge rule about the mail‑in ballot regulations?
0:01–1:02
2
How are world leaders responding to Anthropic’s call for AI safety guardrails?
1:02–1:51
3
Why are Republicans hesitant about Trump’s $5,000 cash‑check promise?
1:51–2:32
4
What caused the recent spike in oil prices and how does the Saudi pipeline closure factor in?
2:32–3:17
5
How is Pennsylvania handling the measles outbreak and the recent related death?
3:17–4:11
6
Which college football teams moved in the latest rankings and why?
4:11–5:04