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Why is a federal judge considering restoring White House press passes for CNN, MSNow, and Politico journalists?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Rylan Barton. A federal judge appeared inclined today to order the White House to restore the White House press passes of journalists from CNN, MSNow, and Politico. U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Kelly said that according to precedent, It was clear that President Trump violated the news outlet's constitutional right of due process when he banned their journalists from the White House, and Pierre's David Fulkenflick has more.
So even the president has acknowledged ahead of this hearing that he thought it was likely he would lose and indicated he would appeal. He said so on Truth Social. But he's enabled us all to be talking about this. This is a real issue with First Amendment implications as well as due process implications.
How is the ongoing war in the Strait of Hormuz affecting global oil and gas supplies?
And yet we're not talking so much about how the war is going, whether or not oil uh gas is and oil are getting out through the Straits of Hormuz. We're not talking about his underwater approval. We're not talking about Republicans who are in tight races running away from him. Weren't We're not talking about the economy. Right now, that may be a net plus for the president, even as in court at the moment he's on the back foot.
NPR's David Fulkenflick reporting. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky told the UN today that Russia's war will soon spread to other parts of Europe and called on allies to force the Kremlin to end the war before another brutal winter. NPR's Joanna Kikisis reports.
What did Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky say to the UN about Russia’s war spreading in Europe?
Zelensky said that more than two hundred and forty-eight thousand Russian soldiers had been killed or wounded in Ukraine over the last eight months.
We have an archive of drone videos. Videos showing thousands and thousands of Russians losing their lives in kill zones.
Zelensky also detailed how Russia's war is hurting the world. He talked about grain shortages, rising fuel prices, and the race to develop even more lethal drone warfare.
As early as next year, there is already a real possibility that AI, not only people, will begin decide what happens on the battlefield.
We need peace, he said, before we reach that point. Joanna Kakisis, NPR News Cave.
There's growing concern that President Trump could deploy National Guard troops around polling locations.
Why are lawmakers worried about President Trump potentially deploying National Guard troops to polling places?
That's despite laws barring such action, as NPR's Kat Lawnstorff reports.
A growing number of democratic lawmakers, retired military leaders, and civil society organizations are seeking assurance from the Trump administration that the military will not be deployed to polling places, while also preparing for such a move to occur. Having federal troops or armed agents near the polls is clearly barred by federal law. But President Trump and several other key officials have recently sidestepped direct lines of questioning around the issue. And Trump has already shown a willingness to deploy the military domestically, particularly the National Guard. Meanwhile, voting officials across the country say they plan on administering the midterms as usual and are assuring voters there are plans in place if federal agents do show up to the polls.
Katlonsdorf, NPR News.
You're listening to NPR News from Washington. A judge has dismissed President Trump's lawsuit against the Des Moines Register and its former pollster.
What is Fat Bear Week and why are whole bear families now part of the competition?
Trump sued in twenty December twenty twenty-four, accusing the newspaper of publishing a survey that misrepresented the state of the presidential race that year. The judge rejected Trump's claim that the poll violated Iowa's consumer fraud law. It's Fat Bear Week, the annual competition that celebrates the beefy brown bears of Alaska's Katmai National Park and Preserve. And for the first time, fans are voting on not only individual bears, but also whole bear families. Alaska Public Media's Ava White reports.
Park Rangers say they wanted to include bear families among this year's 16 chunky contenders to celebrate the work of mothers. They have to work extra hard, fattening up not only themselves, but also their cubs, so they can all survive the winter. That Bear Week fam Rebecca Mayhan says she hopes to see a mama bear crown the fattest bear this year.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
Why is a federal judge considering restoring White House press passes for CNN, MSNow, and Politico journalists?
0:00–0:41
2
How is the ongoing war in the Strait of Hormuz affecting global oil and gas supplies?
0:41–1:17
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What did Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky say to the UN about Russia’s war spreading in Europe?
1:17–2:09
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Why are lawmakers worried about President Trump potentially deploying National Guard troops to polling places?
2:09–3:06
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What is Fat Bear Week and why are whole bear families now part of the competition?
3:06–3:56
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What legal battle is unfolding over Dolly Parton’s estate and how does it relate to a temporary restraining order?
3:56–5:04