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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. Indiana lawmakers have voted against drawing a Republican-friendly congressional map, as called for by President Trump in his attempt to help Republicans keep control of the U.S. House in the 2026 midterm elections. Ben Thorpe of member station WFYI reports Indiana Republicans rejected months of pressure from the White House.
What recent political decision did Indiana lawmakers make regarding congressional maps?
The map was intended to hand Republicans two additional congressional seats out of Indiana, part of a national redistricting push to keep Republican control of the U.S. House. But Indiana senators voted no, arguing that it would be bad for the country as a whole. Republican State Senator Spencer Deary said his vote was to uphold conservative principles.
Living in a free constitutional republic means we empower voters to make those decisions and we accept their will no matter what.
Republican Mike Young expressed his disappointment. We've cost our nation. We don't know how much, but we've cost our nation. Senate leaders say redistricting cannot be brought up again in Indiana before midterms. For NPR News, I'm Ben Thorpe in Indianapolis.
Insurance premiums for millions of Americans are set to spike at the end of the year when enhanced subsidies for the Affordable Care Act are set to expire. Today, the Senate voted on dueling plans to address health care costs, but both of them failed. NPR's Sam Greenglass has more on the fight over whether to shore up Obamacare.
The Affordable Care Act has been controversial from the jump. Republicans have tried over and over to repeal it, but have struggled to come up with an alternative. Now, many acknowledge that the ACA is here to stay, even as they continue to criticize it as, you know, the unaffordable care act. Though polling has shown that the ACA subsidies are incredibly popular with voters across party lines.
NPR's Sam Greenglass reporting. The World Health Organization is once again saying there's no evidence vaccines cause autism. As NPR's Jonathan Lambert reports, the Trump administration says otherwise.
This fall, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revised its website to say that a link between vaccines and autism can't be ruled out. That reversal in guidance has been taken further by President Trump, who has repeatedly suggested vaccines can cause autism. Now, WHO is releasing its own review of the evidence. Its medical experts analyzed more than 30 studies conducted over the past 15 years. Here's WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
This is the first such review of the evidence. All reached the same conclusion. Vaccines do not cause autism.
The WHO says that over the past 50 years, childhood immunizations have saved at least 154 million lives. Jonathan Lambert, NPR News.
The Swiss winner of the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, Nemo, is returning their winner's trophy. Nemo announced the decision in an Instagram video, citing Israel's continued participation in the contest despite its actions in Gaza. Five countries are boycotting next year's contest over Israel's participation. This is NPR. MyPillow founder Mike Lindell says he's running for Minnesota governor in 2026. He was a leading amplifier of President Trump's false claims that the 2020 election was stolen. That led to a string of legal and financial setbacks for Lindell and his company. He's seeking to take on Democratic Governor Tim Walz. If you're tuning into pop music stations, this should come as no surprise.
NPR's Stephen Thompson reports on an old holiday hit that's back on the top of the charts.
For anyone who watches the Billboard charts in December, it should come as no surprise that the number one song in the country belongs to Mariah Carey. The song, which came out in 1994, didn't actually top the Billboard Hot 100 until 2019, but it's made an annual pilgrimage to number one ever since, thanks in large part to streaming. All I Want for Christmas is You has now topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 19 very non-consecutive weeks. That ties an all-time record held by Lil Nas X's Old Town Road, featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, and a blockbuster from last year,
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