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Why did President Trump use a pocket rescission to cancel nearly $1 billion in federal funding?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Hurst. President Trump used a, quote, pocket rescission to cancel nearly a billion dollars in congressionally approved federal funding. NPR's Ava Pukic has more.
The timing of the move just days before the fiscal year ends means Congress won't likely have time to address the cuts before they go into effect. The White House says the cuts focus on, quote, wasteful and harmful government spending. A majority of the cuts are to programs at the Department of Health and Human Services. Others target education programs for migrant students, and a Department of Justice agency focused on reducing racial tensions. The pocket rescission drew bipartisan congressional backlash, including from Republican Senator Susan Collins of Maine, who chairs the Senate Appropriations Committee, who said she would work with her colleagues to address, quote, these illegal actions. Eva Pukach, NPR News.
President Trump says he rejected Iran's proposal for a ceasefire deal that would lead to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran made it on the sidelines of the U.N.
What did President Trump say about Iran’s cease‑fire proposal and the Strait of Hormuz?
General Assembly in New York this week, where Trump said he was considering whether to, quote, annihilate Iran or make a deal. Today on social media, he posted an image of the strait labeled the Trump Strait. OpenAI says its models probed government websites on their own. Empire's
Shannon
Bond has
more. OpenAI's AI models tried to hack an education department website but were unsuccessful, according to AI research firm Transluce. The education department said it found no evidence of any impact, and OpenAI says it's reviewing the researchers' findings. OpenAI has notified dozens of organizations about times its AI acted in what it calls misaligned ways during training and evaluation. That includes accessing publicly available Census Bureau data using login keys found online and copying public information from the Securities and Exchange Commission and posting it to another website. The SEC says no non-public information was accessed. The Census Bureau didn't respond to a request for comment. Shannon Bond, NPR News.
The Supreme
Court handed a major defeat to Missouri Republicans in a redistricting case that could help determine control of Congress.
How did OpenAI’s models unintentionally probe government websites and what was the response?
And here's Nina Totenberg has more.
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, 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.
And you're listening to NPR News. Harassing or intimidating people coming and going from houses of worship is now illegal in California. NPR's Jason DeRose reports Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law the Safed Worship Zone Act.
What was the Supreme Court’s ruling on Missouri’s 2025 redistricting plan and its impact on Congress?
The new law establishes a 100-foot zone around the entrances to synagogues, mosques, churches, and other houses of worship. Inside the zone, it's now illegal to come within eight feet of worshipers for the purpose of harassment or intimidation. In the aftermath of the October 7th, 2023 attack in Israel, a number of synagogues and mosques reported congregants being intimidated on their way in and out of worship. Protesters have also harassed people coming and going from LGBTQ-friendly churches. Critics of the bill had raised free speech concerns. An interfaith coalition from across California pushed for the legislation. Among those leading the campaign were the Jewish Federation of Los Angeles and the Bay Area's Jewish Community Relations Council.
Jason DeRose, NPR News.
Hurricane Nolo is south of the Big Island of Hawaii and is expected to strengthen over the next couple of days as it stays well south of Hawaii.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
Why did President Trump use a pocket rescission to cancel nearly $1 billion in federal funding?
0:00–1:04
2
What did President Trump say about Iran’s cease‑fire proposal and the Strait of Hormuz?
1:04–2:11
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How did OpenAI’s models unintentionally probe government websites and what was the response?
2:11–3:14
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What was the Supreme Court’s ruling on Missouri’s 2025 redistricting plan and its impact on Congress?
3:14–4:31
5
How does California’s Safe Worship Zone Act protect worshipers from harassment?
4:31–4:59
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What are the forecasts for Hurricane Nolo and the potential impacts on Hawaii’s Big Island?
4:59–5:05