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What did the DHS whistleblower allege about the hunt for non‑citizen voters?
Live from MPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. Two Senate Democrats, including minority leader Chuck Schumer, released a nearly thirty page anonymous whistleblowers account Monday, alleging that the Trump administration's Homeland Security Department may have violated state laws in an effort to find non citizen voters.
The DHS whistleblower warns the department. That the department is pulling hundreds, hundreds of federal agents From national security roles and sending them on a wild goose chafe. The goal To try and prove Trump's sad, tired, and long debunked election conspiracy theories.
Whistleblower report says the effort has been a rushed process that has not taken state law into account. A DHS spokesperson said the Department access publicly available data from state voter rolls and that the effort is an easy step to secure elections.
How is the EPA rolling back greenhouse‑gas limits on coal and gas plants?
Senator Schumer and Senator Alex Padilla made the whistleblower's claims public on the same day that the Supreme Court rejected President Trump's push for new restrictions on mail ballots for the midterm election. The Postal Service, a financial supporter of MPR, is now expected to continue to continue delivering mail ballots as usual. The Environmental Protection Agency says it will no longer cap greenhouse gas emissions from coal and natural gas plants, Houston Public Media's Natalie Weber reports on the rollback of Biden era rules.
The Biden administration sought to limit climate change inducing emissions from power plants. At the time, the EPA said this sector accounted for the second highest amount of greenhouse gas emissions in the US. EPA administrator Lee Zeldin lauded the rollbacks at a press conference in Houston, saying the Biden administration overstepped its authority.
Today's announcement isn't just about restoring the American economy. It's also about restoring the rule of law.
What evidence links a Russian oligarch to Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding?
Several environmental organizations have criticized the EPA's move, saying it will negatively impact the climate and public health. For NPR News, I'm Nudley Weber in Houston.
Reporting from ProPublica finds that a Russian oligarch with ties to the Kremlin spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on the wedding of President Trump's son Don Junior back in May. NPR's only to more reports.
According to ProPublica, Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev financed sizable portions of Donald Trump Jr.'s wedding to socialite Bettina Anderson, including renting out a private island for the reception. NPR has not independently verified this reporting, but the finding has sparked worry among national security experts, given Kremlev's close link to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Donald Trump Jr. and Betina Anderson defended their wedding festivities in a statement on social media, saying the celebration followed a private ceremony where only family was present, describing Kremlev spending as quote, an extraordinarily generous wedding gift from a friend. Elena Moore, NPR News.
Why is former President Trump dismissing AI regulation as a conspiracy?
This is MPR News. Президен Трамп не варнисом тех leaders about artificial intelligence a hoax. Saying Monday on social media that any effort to limit the technology is in his words a sick conspiracy. Trump is pushing back against calls by industry leaders at Anthropic, OpenAI, Microsoft, and others for greater AI regulation, saying the US is leading China and the only guardrails AI needs is a strong and smart president. European leaders condemning a Russian drone strike on a Ukrainian train that's used by EU diplomats traveling to and from Kyiv, NPR zoner Beardsley reports.
A video of the drone exploding as passengers run away along the station platform is playing on French TV. No one was hurt, but European officials had just taken the previous train on the same line.
By striking a train a few hundred meters from the border of the EU and NATO, he's looking to intimidate and divide Europe. But nothing will make us abandon our strategy of supporting Ukraine, said Barrot, adding that Putin's strategies had only pushed Sweden and Finland to join NATO.
How did a Russian drone strike on a Ukrainian train affect European security?
Eleanor Beardsley in Pierre News, Paris.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What did the DHS whistleblower allege about the hunt for non‑citizen voters?
0:01–0:56
2
How is the EPA rolling back greenhouse‑gas limits on coal and gas plants?
0:56–1:54
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What evidence links a Russian oligarch to Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding?
1:54–2:57
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Why is former President Trump dismissing AI regulation as a conspiracy?
2:57–4:21
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How did a Russian drone strike on a Ukrainian train affect European security?
4:21–5:03