Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh.
Chapter 2: What investigation is Senator Mark Kelly facing and why?
Senator Mark Kelly tells MSNOW he won't be intimidated or silenced as the Pentagon investigates the lawmaker from Arizona for allegedly violating military law. Kelly, a retired Navy captain and astronaut, is among a group of Democrats with either military or intelligence backgrounds who recently released a video telling U.S.
service members to adhere to their obligations and reject illegal orders. President Trump accuses the group of encouraging the military to defy his orders as commander-in-chief and call the lawmakers traitors. Retired Major General Stephen Lepper is a former military lawyer and judge, citing the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
Lepper is among those who believe the investigation into Kelly is wrong.
You have to go through several sections of the UCMJ to come up with the accurate description that Senator Kelly provided in that interview that military members are under a duty to obey lawful orders. and to disobey unlawful orders.
The JAG working group of which Leper is a member also concluded that the Pentagon issued illegal orders and attacks on alleged drug vessels off Venezuela. Russia's top diplomat is warning Moscow would likely reject any U.S. peace plan for Ukraine that failed to address core Kremlin demands. From Moscow, NPR's Charles Mains reports.
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Russia welcomed the initial version of a U.S. peace plan for Ukraine. One critic said it was heavily tilted in Russia's favor, but that Lavrov claimed mirrored consensus that came out of the Putin-Trump meeting in Alaska. Lavrov said Moscow is still waiting to hear about a newly amended version of the U.S. plan, now with input from Ukraine and European powers.
Lavrov's comments came as Russian and American representatives are set to gather in the United Arab Emirates to discuss those very changes. Meanwhile, fighting has continued alongside the diplomacy, with heavy Russian attacks overnight on the Ukrainian capital Kiev and Ukrainian drones striking border regions of Russia. Charles Mainz, NPR News, Moscow.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committees announced investments aimed at reaching rural areas ahead of next year's midterms. Your second pair is Ashley Lopez.
The DCCC announced an eight-figure investment in voting blocks it hopes to persuade in their effort to win back Congress. That includes voters of color as well as notably voters in rural areas where Democrats have suffered deep losses in recent years. Congresswoman Suzanne DelBene, who chairs the DCCC, says the party has an opportunity to engage these voters...
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