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How is the U.S. Supreme Court blocking Trump’s mail‑in ballot restrictions for the 2026 midterms?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dave Mattingley. The US Supreme Court is blocking President Trump's mail in ballot restrictions ahead of the November midterm elections. The seven to two decision clears the way for states to send election ballots to all registered voters. Benta Berkeley with Colorado Public Radio says Colorado was one of the states that sued to block the changes.
The Supreme Court says the U.S. Postal Service rule to restrict mail in voting is the cannot go into effect for the midterm elections. The rule would have required states to submit voter lists to the Postal Service to determine who's eligible to receive a mail ballot. Colorado is one of eight states that automatically issues mail and ballots and most vote by mail. Colorado's top Democratic leaders say the decision is a major victory for Colorado and American democracy.
Why did Colorado and other states sue the Postal Service rule on mail‑in voting?
Colorado was among two dozen states that sued to block the rule, saying it was unconstitutional. The Trump administration says it's necessary to prevent voter fraud. In an unsigned opinion, the highest court said the government's case was unlikely to succeed on its merits. For MPR News, I'm Benta Brooklyn.
Conservative justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissented. Українсь президент Володимир Зеленський сейс препарати if Moscow will agree not to hit Україн'сені інфраструктура. President Trump wrote on social media the two sides had reached such an agreement. A day earlier, Trump said he had spoken to Zelensky about halting missile and drone strikes on Russian oil refineries and diesel facilities, saying those strikes were raising the cost of diesel fuel. Price of diesel in the US hit another all time high overnight. Triple A says it now averages almost six dollars twenty seven cents.
What did President Trump claim about a deal with Zelensky on Russian strikes and diesel prices?
The UN says tens of thousands of people in Yemen have been displaced as Iranian backed Houthi fighters continue sweeping through western areas of the country. Here's NPR's A betraway.
The UN says the hardest hit area of Yemen now is Taiz, where some fifty-six thousand people have been displaced in recent days due to fighting between the Iran-backed Houthis and Saudi backed fighters. Their Norwegian Refugee Council's April Bottomley spoke to NPR from Yemen's southern city of Aden, where she says there's not enough aid.
need to support people fleeing the violence. Most of the camps are already full, so they're hoping to find space or they move on or they try to find someone in the local villages that will help them. But people are also sleeping under trees, like they're just waiting on the side of the road. The UN says another 2,000 people,
many of them women and children, fled Yemen altogether, crossing the Red Sea to Djibouti in past days. Ayabotrawi and Pierre News, Dubai.
The Federal Reserve kicks off its latest policy meeting today.
How is the humanitarian crisis in Yemen evolving amid Houthi and Saudi‑backed fighting?
Most economists expect the Fed to announce a quarter point rate hike this week. This is NPR News from Washington. Apple TV's Widow's Bay won a single season record fourteen Emmys at last night's seventy-eighth Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. They included Best Comedy and Best Actor for the work of Matthew Reese. The HBO Max medical drama The Pit won the Emmy for Best Drama. Its star, Noah Wiley, was honored for outstanding lead actor in a drama series.
I grew up in LA, I'm a Hollywood kid. I was raised on a television, and movie theaters were my place of worship. This is all I've ever wanted to do, and this is the only club I've ever wanted to join. Thank you for
accepting me.
What are economists expecting from the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting this week?
Actor Michael J. Fox received the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award. The rapper MacLamore has been dropped from singer Ed Sheeran's US Tour, NPR's Isabella Gomez Sarmiento has more.
Mcklemore already opened for several shows of Ed Shiran's Stadium Tour. While on stage, the rapper made comments in support of people in Gaza and the West Bank and used the phrase free Palestine. He has now been dropped from the remainder of the tour. Sheeran's promoter, Messina Toring, told Rolling Stone that several U.S.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
How is the U.S. Supreme Court blocking Trump’s mail‑in ballot restrictions for the 2026 midterms?
0:01–0:55
2
Why did Colorado and other states sue the Postal Service rule on mail‑in voting?
0:55–1:54
3
What did President Trump claim about a deal with Zelensky on Russian strikes and diesel prices?
1:54–2:51
4
How is the humanitarian crisis in Yemen evolving amid Houthi and Saudi‑backed fighting?
2:51–3:34
5
What are economists expecting from the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting this week?
3:34–4:25
6
Which shows dominated the latest Emmy Awards and why does it matter?
4:25–5:03