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Why are U.S. fuel prices spiking and what’s driving the diesel increase?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman, the price of fuel continues to soar, according to the motoring club Triple A just overnight. The average national price of diesel leapt nearly nine cents a gallon. It's at six dollars forty cents. The conflict in Iran is forcing up prices, but there is a second issue. And Pierre's Abatrawi says Saudi Arabia's oil exports have been slashed because it's facing a renewed war with Houthi rebels in neighboring Yemen.
Data from OPEC shows that Saudi Arabia's oil output fell to around 6.2 million barrels a day last month. Now compare that to 11 million barrels a day before the US war with Iran. And the Saudis are now facing these two chokeholds, one in the Strait of Hormuz and since July, a blockade on its ships by the Houthis through Bab and Mendeb. That is the other key shipping strait through the Red Sea. The Saudis were using the Red Sea to bypass the Strait of Hormuz.
How will the new Russia sanctions bill affect U.S. policy and the war in Ukraine?
NPR's A Betroi reporting. The House of Representatives has been dismissed on early recess. Speaker Johnson says the House got a lot done, but Kentucky Republican Congressman Thomas Massey excoriated the Speaker. He says that means the House will not take up his articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Heggseth for the Iran War, or continue investigating the Epstein files. The House did pass a major Russia sanctions bill, completing the process and sending the measure to President Trump. And Pierre Sam Greenglass reports. Republican
congressman Michael McCall says the sanctions will target the officials, companies, and banks helping fund Russia's war in Ukraine.
When we look back at this moment in time, I want to be able to say that we used all the tools available to end this war.
The package will allow President Trump to impose tariffs on countries buying oil and natural gas from Russia, a sticking point for many Democrats like Congressman Don Bayer.
The bill is a loophole that would allow him to define basically any country as a facilitator of evading Russian sanctions.
What are the details of the ICE officer shooting case and why is it controversial?
He could then hit them with tariffs of up to one hundred percent with no guardrails or oversight and no exploration.
The legislation is named for the late Senator Lindsey Graham, who negotiated Trump support for the sanctions. Sam Greenglass, NPR News, Washington.
An ICE officer charged with shooting an immigrant and then lying about it is in custody. NPR's Vanessa Romo reports.
ICE officer Christian Castro, who's now on suspension, is being held at the Hennepin County Jail as of Wednesday afternoon. His lawyer Rolando Cantu says Castro looks forward to clearing his name.
We just wanted to stress, you know, we're anxious, we're ready to fight this case in court. So we're looking forward to it.
Castro was accused of shooting at Julio Sosa Salis through the door of his home in January during Operation Metro Surge.
How could Canada’s associate‑member status with the EU change trade and politics?
When Castro filed a report about the incident, he falsely claimed Sosa Salis attacked him with a broom. Body cam video later showed that was a lie. Castro was held in a Texas jail for three months as Minnesota officials made unsuccessful attempts to extradite him.
This is NPR. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is in France speaking to the European Parliament. The European Commission is proposing that Canada should become a type of associate member of the bloc. Carney says this is a positive step. But President Trump doesn't like it. He says if Canada and the European Union move forward with this proposal, he could see it as a hostile act. Trump says he'll put additional heavy tariffs on Europe.
Who are the new appointees for international religious freedom and why are they significant?
The president is naming four key people to promote religious freedom around the world. NPR's Jason D. Rose reports they include well known conservative
Christian leaders. President Trump has nominated Sissy Graham Lynch to be the next US ambassador at large for international religious freedom. She's the granddaughter of evangelist Billy Graham and the daughter of evangelical leader Franklin Graham. The President is also appointing three people to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, the founder of Word on Fire Catholic Ministries, Bishop Robert Barron, a former Christian missionary to Turkey, Andrew Brunson, who now leads a ministry focused on persecuted Christians, and Joe Grogan, a former director of the U.S.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
Why are U.S. fuel prices spiking and what’s driving the diesel increase?
0:00–0:54
2
How will the new Russia sanctions bill affect U.S. policy and the war in Ukraine?
0:54–2:00
3
What are the details of the ICE officer shooting case and why is it controversial?
2:00–2:42
4
How could Canada’s associate‑member status with the EU change trade and politics?
2:42–3:26
5
Who are the new appointees for international religious freedom and why are they significant?
3:26–4:20
6
What legacy did artist Peter Max leave and how is his death being reported?
4:20–5:04