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Why did the White House replace CNN with Real America's Voice for President Trump's trip?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. The White House signaled tonight that CNN will be left off Air Force One for President Trump's trip to Knoxville, Tennessee tomorrow. The news organization was replaced by conservative outlet Real America's Voice News. It comes after Trump banned three news outlets from the White House earlier this week, and a federal judge ordered the president to immediately restore their access, at least for now. The Supreme Court handed a major defeat to Missouri Republicans in a redistricting case that could help determine control of Congress.
What did the Supreme Court decide about Missouri’s 2025 redistricting map?
As NPR's Nina Totenberg reports, the case involves a Republican-friendly map that the high court had already rejected.
Missouri's Secretary of State, at the urging of President Trump, sought to use a redistricting plan adopted in 2025. But the state Supreme Court ruled the move unconstitutional, and the U.S. Supreme Court agreed. Twice. After contrary rulings from two lower federal courts...
How is President Trump using pocket rescission to cut $1 billion in immigrant services funding?
The high court, for the third time and with definitive language, told Missouri to cease and desist. The justices noted that they have repeatedly cautioned against lower courts altering election rules on the eve of an election. And in fact, voting in Missouri has already begun. Nina Totenberg, NPR News, Washington.
President Trump is canceling nearly $1 billion in funding for immigrant services and diversity initiatives approved by Congress. He's using a rare power, rescission, the same maneuver Trump used to cut funding to NPR and PBS last year. Typically, Congress can review proposed cuts before they take effect. But Trump made that all but impossible by announcing them with just five days left in the federal fiscal year.
What security failures did the UVU report uncover in the Charlie Kirk assassination?
The Government Accountability Office has called the maneuver, known as pocket rescission, illegal. Utah Valley University has released a long-awaited report on the assassination of Charlie Kirk showing lapses in security plans. The conservative activist was shot and killed on the school's campus last September. Caroline Ballard of member station KUER has more.
The 157-page report by an independent investigator concluded that no one at UVU acted in bad faith or with willful disregard to others' safety. But while the university does have safety policies in place, the report found some of them were, quote, "...significantly inconsistent." The school did not complete a formal security assessment or have an event action plan, and it deferred critical decisions to Kirk's organization, Turning Point USA, including the choice to hold the event outdoors. Kirk's family said they plan to sue UVU and the state over security failures. Accused killer Tyler Robinson is set to stand trial for murder. For NPR News, I'm Caroline Ballard in Salt Lake City.
Why is France deploying troops to Saudi Arabia’s Yanbu port amid the Red Sea crisis?
U.S. stocks rose today after a cool down in oil prices helped release some of the pressure on Wall Street. This is NPR News. Residents on Hawaii's Big Island are bracing for potentially catastrophic flooding from Hurricane Nolo. The National Weather Service says tropical storm conditions expected to begin on land in the evening. Meanwhile, Mexico is still under the threat of another Pacific hurricane, Polo. French President Emmanuel Macron says France will send troops to Saudi Arabia to protect oil supplies. NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports European nations are afraid that skyrocketing gas prices could provoke unrest.
What safety issue prompted Volkswagen’s recall of 2.86 million vehicles?
We are going to send military means, soldiers, radar and defense systems, not to engage in the conflict, said Macron, but to protect the site. Speaking on primetime TV Thursday evening, Macron was referring to the Red Sea port city of Yanbu, which he called key to getting out more than 5 million barrels a day, an area currently threatened by the Houthis. French news analysts noted with irony that the U.S., which has a long-term commitment to protect Saudi Arabia, is largely absent while France is stepping in. Macron also sought to assure the French that they have adequate gas and oil supplies as winter approaches. And he said Paris will continue diplomacy to try to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
Why did the White House replace CNN with Real America's Voice for President Trump's trip?
0:00–0:33
2
What did the Supreme Court decide about Missouri’s 2025 redistricting map?
0:33–0:59
3
How is President Trump using pocket rescission to cut $1 billion in immigrant services funding?
0:59–1:43
4
What security failures did the UVU report uncover in the Charlie Kirk assassination?
1:43–2:50
5
Why is France deploying troops to Saudi Arabia’s Yanbu port amid the Red Sea crisis?
2:50–3:32
6
What safety issue prompted Volkswagen’s recall of 2.86 million vehicles?
3:32–5:04