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How is President Trump facing institutional pushback this week?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Korva Coleman. President Trump faced a run of institutional pushback this week. The U.S. Supreme Court stopped his attempt to restrict mail-in voting, and NPR's Daniel Kurtz-Lehman reports there were other challenges.
Trump was frustrated when the Federal Reserve raised interest rates after months of the president aggressively and publicly pushing to get them lower. Also, Florida Republican Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar released an ad criticizing Trump's immigration policy and seven congressional Republicans voted to end the Iran war. On top of that, his approval rating remains below 40 percent in most polls. It's all additional data for the question of what limits institutions are willing to put on him. It's also a glimpse of a Trump presidency when he has more significant checks on his power. Depending on how midterms shake out, he may soon have a Congress that's more willing to push back.
What are the implications of the Supreme Court’s decision on mail‑in voting?
Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR News.
And fuel prices continue to rise because of the Iran war and other conflicts. AAA says the average cost of gas is $4.47 a gallon. Newly unsealed court records show executives from OpenAI and Microsoft voiced concern about data collection practices. NPR's Bobby Allen reports the documents are part of a copyright infringement lawsuit
filed by The New York Times. One Microsoft executive said chatbots engaged in, quote, an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions. An OpenAI executive wrote that ChatGPT is, quote, creating systems that substitute for the labor of the people that define the culture of society. Microsoft and OpenAI fought to keep these records private, but a judge released them as part of a lawsuit the New York Times has been pursuing for years. The key question is, did ChatGPT become a powerful tool only after it copied millions of copyrighted work without payment or permission? OpenAI and Microsoft say its systems were protected by something known as fair use under copyright law.
Why are OpenAI and Microsoft concerned about copyright and data collection?
If the Times wins, a judge could order OpenAI to destroy all of its AI models. Bobby Allen, NPR
News. Microsoft is among NPR's financial supporters. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk is issuing a strong warning about the growing threat of Russia. Esme Nicholson reports from Berlin. The Polish leader says there's already been a series of coordinated Russian incidents either in or close to NATO member countries this week.
And essentially Tusk was saying that Russia is planning to send drones or missiles into NATO territory and then claim that these incidents are accidental incidents. He went on to say that these potential strikes intend to paralyze NATO or at least weaken the alliance's willingness to respond collectively to demonstrate that Article 5 exists only in theory. Article 5, of course, meaning an attack on one is an attack on all.
Esme Nicholson reporting from Berlin.
What does Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warn about Russia’s NATO threats?
On Wall Street and pre-market trading, Dow futures are lower. You're listening to NPR. The multinational company Berkshire Hathaway says longtime chairman Warren Buffett is stepping down. Perhaps the world's most famous investor, Buffett, will become chairman emeritus. He stepped down as Berkshire Hathaway's CEO last year. A federal judge has blocked any physical work on the Kennedy Center in Washington for at least 30 days. The order would also temporarily block any effort to demolish the building, as President Trump has hinted at. Trump has wanted to put his name back on the Performing Arts Center. A federal judge ordered his name removed, noting that federal law only allows Congress to change the name.
Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of ancient drug use dating back to the Ice Age, and Piers Ping Huang reports on the use of a common psychoactive plant.
How is Warren Buffett’s departure affecting Berkshire Hathaway?
Beetle nuts are often chewed with other chemicals in Asia and the Pacific region for a powerful stimulant effect. Adam Brum is an archaeologist with Griffith University in Australia. He found human remains on an Indonesian island with signs of beetle nut use.
Now with this evidence from Sulawesi,
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
How is President Trump facing institutional pushback this week?
0:00–0:51
2
What are the implications of the Supreme Court’s decision on mail‑in voting?
0:51–1:54
3
Why are OpenAI and Microsoft concerned about copyright and data collection?
1:54–2:51
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What does Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warn about Russia’s NATO threats?
2:51–3:51
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How is Warren Buffett’s departure affecting Berkshire Hathaway?
3:51–4:34
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What does new archaeological evidence reveal about ancient betel‑nut use?
4:34–5:04