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Chapter 1: What recent legal challenges is New York Attorney General Letitia James facing?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. A federal grand jury has once again refused to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James on mortgage fraud charges NPR's Carrie Johnson reports President Trump has called for her prosecution.
A law enforcement source tells NPR a grand jury in Virginia declined to bring criminal charges against Tish James. The New York attorney general is a prominent critic of the president, who sued him on civil fraud charges related to his real estate business and won.
Her lawyer, Abby Lowell, says the investigation of James is a stain on the Justice Department and raises questions about its integrity. Two separate grand juries in Virginia have now rejected indictments against James. A judge invalidated other charges against her because the prosecutor President Trump installed was not legally appointed.
The Justice Department can try to seek a new indictment of James, but it's not clear if they will succeed. Carrie Johnson, NPR News.
Indiana state senators voted down a Republican-friendly congressional map today. It's the first time President Trump's campaign to boost Republicans' chances of keeping control of the U.S. House has been rejected by members of his own party. Republicans in Texas, Missouri, and North Carolina have answered his call for the unusual mid-decade redistricting scramble. The U.S.
Senate rejected two dueling partisan health care proposals today. The votes came just days before enhanced subsidies for Affordable Care Act insurance plans expire. NPR's Sam Greenglass reports.
Millions of Americans are set to see their premiums skyrocket if the pandemic-era subsidies expire. Democrats put forward a three-year extension of the subsidies. Four Republicans voted with the Democrats, but not enough. This is Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock of Georgia.
The consequences for ordinary people will be that they will have to delay response to their health care. And for many people, they will literally pay with their lives.
Republican leadership put forward a plan, which also failed, to provide up to $1,500 in health savings accounts for high-deductible ACA plans. Some members say these votes will help spark more negotiations. But time is running out for Americans deciding whether to keep their coverage. Sam Greenglass, NPR News, Washington.
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Chapter 2: How are congressional maps being affected by President Trump's influence?
Another quicksand rescue happened in the same area in 2014. I'm Ryland Barton. You're listening to NPR News from Washington.