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Why is the Trump administration funding taxpayer‑paid TV ads and how are lawmakers reacting?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. The Trump administration appears to be expanding its campaign of taxpayer-funded TV ads promoting President Trump. The White House describes these as public service announcements, but lawmakers from both parties have criticized them as propaganda. The White House defends the ads as educational and patriotic. The number of US troops who have died or been wounded in the Iran war continues to rise, and PR's Quill Lawrence reports nineteen service members have died and eight hundred and sixty one wounded.
eighteen U.S. troops have died in combat since the war began in February, and this week the Army announced an additional officer died not in combat after she fell ill on a flight toward the region. The number of wounded in action has also crept up, including a number of traumatic brain injuries that can take weeks to diagnose. The Pentagon has said that most of the wounded have been able to return to duty.
How many U.S. service members have been killed or wounded in the Iran war and what are the latest reports?
The strain of long deployments is also taking a toll while While President Trump initially and repeatedly said the war would be over in days or weeks, it has included a record breaking nine months at sea for the Abraham Lincoln carrier group, which is now en route home. The Navy confirmed this week that at least eight sailors attempted suicide during that tour. Quill Lawrence NPR News.
The Supreme Court is allowing states to resume using a controversial federal tool to check voter eligibility before the November elections. A lower court had blocked the use of the systematic alien verification for entitlements or save program, saying it violates voter privacy and can lead to wrongful voter purges. Voting law experts say that a rule barring systematic voter purges ninety days before an election will likely limit the ruling's impact on the midterms. New polls out this week paint a mixed picture of how people feel about AI, and Pierre's Windsor Johnston reports the surveys come amid calls from industry leaders to slow development of the rapidly changing technology.
A new Reuters Ipsos poll found seventy-three percent of Americans worry that AI companies are not doing enough to prevent serious harm.
What Supreme Court decision allows states to use the controversial voter‑eligibility verification tool before the November election?
Harvard Medical School psychologist Luana Marquez says those concerns make sense, but people need a way to stay informed about the risks of AI without getting overwhelmed by every warning.
I think you're looking at data in a balanced way, trying to take emotions out, and not drinking out of a fire hose. I think if you're every day and go, what's happening to AI today? You're basically activating that threat in your brain.
In a separate Gallup poll, 34 out of 37 countries surveyed said they feel optimistic about AI, but three out of four Americans told Gallup AI worries them. Windsor Johnston and PR News.
Residents on Hawaii's big island are bracing for potentially life threatening and catastrophic flooding from Hurricane Nolo. The US National Weather Service says tropical storm conditions are expected to begin on land in the evening. Meanwhile, Mexico is still under threat of another Pacific hurricane polo.
What do recent polls reveal about American attitudes toward AI and industry calls for slower development?
You're listening to NPR News from Washington. Volkswagen says it's recalling two point eight six million Volkswagen and Audi branded vehicles as a precautionary measure over a screw whose failure could cause a loss of steering. The affected vehicles are Volkswagen Tiguan, Turan, Golf, Golf Variant, and Caddy models built between 2013 and 2024, and Audi Q3 models made between 2017 and 2024. A federal judge in Oklahoma handed a win to a Jewish charter school this week. State Impact Oklahoma's Beth Wallace reports this would be the nation's first publicly funded religious school.
Earlier this year, a state board rejected the application for Bengamla Jewish Charter School, a virtual school providing religious education. The board relied on a 2024 Oklahoma Supreme Court ruling for a similar case with a Catholic school. Now a judge says that rejection was discriminatory. Rachel Lazar is the president of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, which
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
Why is the Trump administration funding taxpayer‑paid TV ads and how are lawmakers reacting?
0:00–0:53
2
How many U.S. service members have been killed or wounded in the Iran war and what are the latest reports?
0:53–2:01
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What Supreme Court decision allows states to use the controversial voter‑eligibility verification tool before the November election?
2:01–2:56
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What do recent polls reveal about American attitudes toward AI and industry calls for slower development?
2:56–3:59
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How is Hurricane Nolo expected to impact Hawaii’s Big Island and what warnings have been issued?
3:59–4:57