Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Support for NPR comes from NPR member stations and Eric and Wendy Schmidt through the Schmidt Family Foundation, working toward a healthy, resilient, secure world for all. On the web at theschmidt.org. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dave Mattingly. The U.S. Supreme Court says the state of Texas may use its redrawn congressional map.
The changes were approved by state lawmakers at the urging of President Trump to try to help Republicans retain control of the House in next year's congressional midterm elections. Dan Katz with Texas Public Radio reports.
Texas Republicans praised the ruling as a win for conservatives in Texas and nationally. Democrats said it'll weaken representation for communities of color. The decision may also influence who runs for Congress, with some incumbents now reconsidering their plans.
Texas Impact, a statewide interfaith advocacy group, says civic and faith organizations will now play a key role in helping voters understand the new districts. Texas's mid-cycle redistricting also spurred California Democrats to advance their own congressional map, one that could net Democrats as many as five seats. The court hearing on that map is scheduled for later this month.
Several Republican-led states are still weighing redistricting ahead of the 2026 election. I'm Dan Katz in San Antonio.
The Supreme Court's three liberal justices objected to the order. Congressional lawmakers are expressing sharply different reactions following yesterday's classified briefing on a U.S. military airstrike targeting a suspected drug boat off Venezuela in September.
NPR's Sam Greenglass says members of the House and Senate committees viewed a video of a second strike that killed two survivors of the initial attack.
The video was shown to the top Republicans and Democrats on the intelligence and armed services committees. Representative Jim Himes, the ranking Democrat on the intelligence committee, said the video of the strike showed two individuals on a largely destroyed vessel, which he says violates the laws of armed conflict.
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Chapter 2: What recent Supreme Court decision affects Texas congressional maps?
What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service.
Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Republican Tom Cotton said he did not believe the second strike was illegal. I didn't see anything disturbing about it. What's disturbing to me is that millions of Americans have died from drugs being run to America by these cartels. President Trump told reporters he would be willing to release video of the strike. Sam Greenglass, NPR News, Washington.
At the briefing, lawmakers heard from Navy Admiral Frank Bradley, who ordered the strikes. The FBI says the suspect, arrested in connection with pipe bombs placed outside the headquarters of the Republican and Democratic National Committee in Washington, D.C., is a 30-year-old man from Virginia. He's identified as Brian Cole of Woodbridge, not far from the nation's capital.
He's facing explosives charges. The devices were placed outside the buildings the night before the January 6th attack at the Capitol nearly five years ago. FBI and Justice Department officials say a new analysis of evidence and data already collected led them to the suspect. Wall Street futures are mostly higher this morning. This is NPR News. The latest numbers on employment in the U.S.
have some investors rethinking whether the Federal Reserve will lower interest rates at next week's policy meeting. The Labor Department says new claims for jobless benefits dropped last week to their lowest level in more than three years. The draw for next year's FIFA Men's World Cup soccer tournament takes place today in Washington, D.C.
As NPR's Becky Sullivan reports, the American team will learn the three teams it'll play in the group stage of next summer's competition.
The U.S. is the co-host of next summer's World Cup alongside Canada and Mexico. The tournament is expanding from 32 teams to 48, the most ever. The draw will sort those teams into 12 groups of four. Those four teams will all play each other. Then the top two or three from each group will advance to a knockout round.
The draw has always played a big role in any team's chances at the World Cup, although with the expanded tournament, it should be easier than ever to reach the knockout stage. The Americans have played well this fall. They went unbeaten in their last five matches, all of them against top 40-ranked opponents. But simply reaching the knockout round won't satisfy their ambitions.
They're hoping to reach the quarterfinal or beyond. Becky Sullivan in PR News, Washington.
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