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What do the latest polls reveal about voter attitudes toward Trump and Republicans?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Korva Coleman. A new poll finds that voters continue to have a sour view of President Trump and Republicans. As NPR Steven Fowler reports, those surveyed say they would back Democrats for Congress by a twelve point margin.
The latest NPR PBS News Marist poll shows deep dissatisfaction with President Trump and the Republican Party. Republicans have also lost their advantage on several key issues in the eyes of voters, like gas prices, the economy, foreign policy, even immigration. The poll also suggests Democrats have a notable edge in voter enthusiasm and support from independents as a building wave of backlash to the party in power comes into focus. These voters say they're more likely to pick a Democratic congressional candidate, fifty-three to forty-one percent. That swing from Trump's narrow popular vote victory in twenty twenty four shows why reliably red states like Ohio, Texas, and Iowa now have competitive House and Senate races.
Stephen Powler, NPR News.
Why did a federal judge hold a hearing on a lawsuit against the White House?
A federal judge holds a hearing today on a lawsuit filed by three media organizations against the federal government. They've been banned from the White House. NPR Scott Newman reports the White House has now launched a new online channel featuring only Trump administration content.
The channel launched Monday evening just days after Trump announced that he was banning journalists from CNN, MS Now, and Politico from the White House. Democrats, including Arizona Senator Mark Kelly and California Governor Gavin Newsom, have likened Trump TV to state run media, the antithesis of a free press. Stephen Farnsworth is a professor of political science at the University of Mary, Washington.
Over and over again, I think President Trump has really decided what he wants to do is tell the Trump story himself.
He says the channel is the latest in Trump's effort to keep the mainstream media from controlling the narrative. Scott Newman, NPR News, Washington.
What is the FDA’s stance on Grail’s multi‑cancer blood test?
An advisory committee for the food and drug administration will hear arguments and recommend whether the agency should approve its first multi-cancer blood test. The company making the test, Grail, says it can detect up to fifty forms of cancer in the same. Mpier's Yukinaguchi has more.
Hundreds of companies are chasing simpler ways of detecting cancer earlier by screening through blood or saliva. Some cancer tests are already on the market, though none that screen for multiple cancers has been approved by the FDA. Grail's test, sold under the brand Gallery, is the furthest in that process. The FDA has questions about whether clinical data show the test detects cancers reliably and early. not early enough to justify use of such terms in its marketing. Another concern is about potential harm if patients get false negative or false positive results.
What concerns are raised about Donald Trump Jr.’s foreign contacts?
Yukinaguchi NPR News.
You're listening to NPR. Utah Republican Senator John Curtis is asking the Senate Judiciary Committee to investigate President Trump's son Donald Junior. In a letter, Senator Curtis says he wants the committee to look into the younger Trump's relationship with foreign nationals and their access to the president. Last week, Propublica reported a Russian oligarch close to Russian president Vladimir Putin paid for parts of Trump junior's recent wedding. The couple acknowledged this on social media. Forecasters say the big island of Hawaii is facing a potential hurricane, a tropical system has redeveloped south of the Hawaiian Islands. Singer Ella Langley has set a new all time billboard chart record, as NPR's Stephen Thompson reports she's taken the throne from Mariah Carey, though perhaps not for long.
This week, Ella Langley's Choosing Texas is the number one song in the country.
How is Ella Langley breaking Billboard records and what could happen next?
She's
choosing Texas, I can tell.
The track has now spent 23 weeks on top of the Billboard Hot 100 that's never been done before. Last winter, Mariah Carey reached 22 weeks at number one with All I Want for Christmas Is You. That song returned to the top of the charts during the most recent holiday season.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What do the latest polls reveal about voter attitudes toward Trump and Republicans?
0:00–1:03
2
Why did a federal judge hold a hearing on a lawsuit against the White House?
1:03–1:59
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What is the FDA’s stance on Grail’s multi‑cancer blood test?
1:59–2:54
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What concerns are raised about Donald Trump Jr.’s foreign contacts?
2:54–3:55
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How is Ella Langley breaking Billboard records and what could happen next?
3:55–4:35
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What economic challenges are highlighted ahead of the midterm elections?
4:35–5:03