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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. Senate Republican leaders say a health care proposal will get a vote later this week. NPR's Deirdre Walsh reports on the debate over health care subsidies expiring at the end of the year.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune says Republicans support a plan that redirects money from health care subsidies to consumers to use in health savings accounts.
What healthcare proposal is the Senate debating this week?
It delivers the benefit directly to the patient. not to the insurance company, and it does it in a way that actually saves money.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is urging Republicans to back the Democratic bill that extends the current subsidies for three years.
The choice is simple for them. Vote with Democrats to keep costs down or vote to send premiums through the roof.
The Senate will vote on both bills on Thursday, but neither plan is expected to get the 60 votes needed to advance. If Congress fails to act... Millions of Americans will see health care costs go up in January. Deirdre Walsh, NPR News, the Capitol.
The Environmental Protection Agency has removed references to fossil fuels from its online page about climate change causes. The page now only mentions natural phenomena, despite scientists agreeing that human activity causes nearly all of global warming. During a rally in Pennsylvania tonight, Trump touted his efforts to support coal production and scale back renewable energy.
We only call coal clean, beautiful coal. Is that right, fellas? Because coal needs a little public relations help. It's a very powerful, it's a very powerful fuel. It's used by China. You know, China makes all our windmills, but they don't have any wind farms. It's a little interesting, isn't it?
China now dominates the global renewable energy sector. In the first half of this year, China built more solar energy than the rest of the world combined. Nashville's courthouse is stepping up security following a social media post by Republican Congressman Andy Ogles. which the court says could incite violence. Mariana Bacchial from member station WPLN reports.
Ogles posted the photos in names of several Nashville judges online with the message that, quote, we are at war with liberals. In a social media post, Ogles blamed Democratic judges for dismissing cases against a Nashville man accused of sexual assault. A Davidson County sheriff says security around Nashville's courthouse has been heightened. The court administrator referred to Ogles' comments as a, quote, reckless use of violent rhetoric and stressed concerns over the rise in political violence nationwide. For NPR News, I'm Marianna Bacayau in Nashville.
Democrat Eileen Higgins has won Miami's race for mayor over a Republican endorsed by President Trump. She's the first Democrat in nearly 30 years to be elected mayor of Miami, and she's the first woman to lead the city. Her win gives Democrats a boost in one of the last electoral battles ahead of the 2026 midterms. U.S. stocks largely held in place today as Wall Street waits to hear what the Federal Reserve will say about interest rates. You're listening to NPR News. A new study says more than two-thirds of female journalists, rights defenders, and activists report an increase in online attacks, and over 40% of them have faced real-world violence linked to digital abuse. The report from UN Women and Partners says real-world harm cases linked to online attacks have more than doubled in five years.
A growing number of psychologists in the U.S. are trying out artificial intelligence tools in their work. That's according to an annual survey by the American Psychological Association. But as NPR's Ritu Chatterjee reports, a vast majority of psychologists are also concerned about the harms of AI.
56% of psychologists surveyed reported having tried AI tools in their practices in the past year. That's up from 29% who said the same in 2024. Vale Wright is Senior Director of Healthcare Innovations at the American Psychological Association. She says most psychologists are using AI tools for administrative tasks.
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