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Why did CNN, MSNOW, and Politico sue President Trump over White House press bans?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. Three major news outlets sued President Trump today after their journalists were barred from covering the White House. NPR's Scott Horsley reports a court hearing is scheduled for Wednesday.
CNN, MSNOW, and Politico all joined a lawsuit against the president saying Trump violated the Constitution when he ordered their journalists blocked from the White House and took away their press credentials. Trump told other reporters on Friday he was tired of the news outlet's unflattering coverage. The showdown is the latest installment in the president's long-running campaign to discredit the news media, along with any other institution that might challenge his version of events. Other major TV networks led by Fox News stood in solidarity with their ousted colleagues and refused to provide video coverage of the day's White House events, including a ribbon-cutting of the new helipad. Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.
President Trump met with New York City Mayor Zoran Mamdani at the mayor's residence, Gracie Mansion, today.
I've seen it with numerous different mayors, and I said some great ones and some not so great ones, so hopefully you're going to be a great one. I'll be able to say you're going to be a great one, and you're off to a start.
Mamdani says they discussed issues affecting New Yorkers, including affordability and housing.
What issues did President Trump discuss with New York City Mayor Zoran Mamdani at Gracie Mansion?
I have said time and again that I will work with anyone, no matter what party they belong to, no matter how much you may disagree on other topics, whoever has the power and the will to lift that weight off New Yorkers' backs.
The U.N. General Assembly begins in New York tomorrow. The FAA began testing a new system that uses AI to predict schedule conflicts and weather issues to help air traffic controllers reroute traffic. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says humans will still control the airspace.
We are not outsourcing aviation to AI. That is not what we're doing. But we're using predictive tools. to help humans better manage the airspace.
The system's being tested only in the Washington, D.C. area, so it does not appear to be linked to outages at New York City's airports today. Customers who use heating oil could pay sharply higher costs for it this winter as the war with Iran continues.
How is the FAA using AI to predict schedule conflicts and weather for air traffic control?
NPR's Windsor Johnston reports.
The fallout from higher oil prices won't end at the gas pump. Mark Wolf is the head of the National Energy Assistance Directors Association. He says people who depend on heating oil will really feel it when the cold weather arrives.
They're getting hit twice because they're already paying more for gasoline, and now their home's heating oil. has gone up more than 50 percent since the start of the war. Last year, it paid about $1,750. This year, it could go as high as $3,000.
That could be especially difficult for people on fixed incomes. Wolf says the Trump administration has not increased energy assistance and argues that pulling back from clean energy programs leaves families more vulnerable to volatile fuel prices. Windsor Johnston, NPR News.
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What impact will the war‑driven surge in heating‑oil prices have on New Yorkers this winter?
stock indexes rallied today after oil prices declined. The S&P 500 jumped nearly one and a half percent. This is NPR News. A Venezuelan man shot by a federal immigration officer in Texas is being held at a detention center after being released from a hospital with a bullet still lodged in his back. An attorney for Rafael Garces Perez says he was making a door dash delivery in Austin yesterday before he was shot during a traffic stop. The attorney says Perez is being held at an ICE detention center about 130 miles southwest of Austin. More consumers are turning to produce from farmers markets or growing it on their own. But NPR's Yuki Noguchi reports food safety depends more on practices than the size of the producer.
James Rogers directs food safety for Consumer Reports, which tests produce. He says there's no correlation between the safety and the size of the farm where it's grown.
As with anything, it depends.
Rogers notes large producers are regulated with standards for cleaning and safety testing, where most farms are exempt from such rules.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
Why did CNN, MSNOW, and Politico sue President Trump over White House press bans?
0:00–1:12
2
What issues did President Trump discuss with New York City Mayor Zoran Mamdani at Gracie Mansion?
1:12–2:04
3
How is the FAA using AI to predict schedule conflicts and weather for air traffic control?
2:04–2:51
4
What impact will the war‑driven surge in heating‑oil prices have on New Yorkers this winter?
2:51–3:55
5
Why does food‑safety expert say the size of a farm doesn’t determine produce safety?
3:55–4:51
6
How are record‑high diesel prices and the upcoming midterm elections affecting the U.S. economy?
4:51–5:03