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Why were CNN, MS‑Now and Politico denied White House access after President Trump's ban?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Linda Kenyon. Journalists at CNN, MS Now and Politico say they have been denied access to the White House grounds. It happened a day after President Trump announced a ban. And Pear's Aver Burger reports.
MS Now reporter Akila Gardner said on the network that she could not get into the White House with her normal badge.
It did not work. There was a red beeping light, and so the officer asked me to hand over my badge. He said that it was disabled. I asked why it was not able to get inside. He said it was above him.
Soon after, CNN and political reporters also said they were unable to access the White House. Trump told reporters on Friday that those three outlets, quote, purposely write negative news. The ban comes amid a midterm election season where Trump has faced pushback for an unpopular war in the Middle East, a looming affordability crisis, and threats to demolish the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, Ava Berger, NPR News, Washington.
President Trump is expected to meet with the acting president of Venezuela next week.
What will the meeting between President Trump and Venezuela’s acting president cover at the UN General Assembly?
And Piers Franco O'Dornez reports Trump and Delcy Rodriguez will hold talks on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.
US ambassador to the United Nations, Mike Waltz, told reporters that the two would meet during a quote poliside. Which is considered a shorter, more casual meeting between the leaders. The meeting is likely to raise more questions about the future of democracy in Venezuela. When the US captured then Venezuelan leader Nicholas Maduro, the administration outlined a three stage plan that would eventually lead to elections. Since then, though, Trump has boasted of his relationship with the Interim government and entered into a long term partnership for Venezuelan oil. Those ties have raised questions in Washington, Miami, and Venezuela whether the Trump administration is actually legitimizing the unelected government.
Franco Ordonez NPR News.
Federal law requires anyone buying a handgun from a licensed dealer be at least twenty one, but the Department of Justice recently called that unconstitutional. Here's NPR's Jacqueline Diaz.
The Department of Justice says eighteen year olds vote, serve in the military, and on juries, so why can't they buy a handgun from a licensed dealer? The DOJ published an opinion letter saying the current federal age requirement shouldn't be enforced. This opinion letter doesn't change current federal law, which still requires buyers B twenty one and older to buy a handgun from a licensed dealer. But the legal opinion suggests the DOJ won't prosecute gun dealers who do sell to younger, law abiding Americans in the future. Every Town for Gun Safety says this is a dangerous move, especially because the group says the law helps protect the age group at highest risk for handgun violence.
How is the Department of Justice challenging the federal age limit for buying handguns?
Jacqueline Diaz, NPR News. This isn't pure news.
The White House has remade yet another powerful federal health committee, raising new concerns about access to important medical care, and PR's Rob Stein has the story.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appointed eight new members to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Doctors rely on the Task Force's recommendations to decide what tests, procedures, and medications people need to protect them against cancer, heart disease, and many other health problems.
What changes did Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. make to the Preventive Services Task Force?
The task force's recommendations also determine whether that care will be covered by insurance. Most task force members have 10%. intended to be primary care doctors, but Kennedy took the unusual step of naming specialists like radiologists, cardiologists, and gastroenterologists. Critics worried that might threaten the task force's credibility and independence. Rob Stein and Pure News.
Congo has begun vaccinating healthcare staff against Ebola. Health workers and other frontline employees in the Ebola response are being prioritized to receive the vaccine that was effective in the previous Ebola outbreaks.
How is Congo vaccinating health workers against Ebola and what is the current outbreak status?
Those outbreaks were caused by a different, more common type of virus.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
Why were CNN, MS‑Now and Politico denied White House access after President Trump's ban?
0:01–1:09
2
What will the meeting between President Trump and Venezuela’s acting president cover at the UN General Assembly?
1:09–2:55
3
How is the Department of Justice challenging the federal age limit for buying handguns?
2:55–3:28
4
What changes did Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. make to the Preventive Services Task Force?
3:28–4:10
5
How is Congo vaccinating health workers against Ebola and what is the current outbreak status?
4:10–4:44
6
How can U.S. citizens living abroad request absentee ballots for the 2026 election?
4:44–4:52