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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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Chapter 2: What recent actions has President Trump taken regarding congressional maps?
President Trump continues to pressure Republicans to redraw congressional maps in states across the country. But in Indiana, Republican lawmakers voted against a plan to do just that. NPR's Tamara Keith explains.
President Trump used the best leverage that he's had throughout his political career, which is to say, if you cross me, if you don't do the thing that I want you to do, that I'm going to primary you. I'm going to support someone else to run against you in the Republican primary. And I'm so all powerful that you will lose your job.
And 21 Senate Republicans in the state of Indiana said, all right, you can try.
NPR's Tamara Keith reporting, the Justice Department has filed more lawsuits against states in an attempt to access sensitive data about registered voters. NPR's Hansi Lo Wong reports the lawsuits are against mostly Democratic-led states.
For months, the Justice Department has been demanding certain states turn over complete copies of their voter registration lists, including any driver's license numbers and parts of voters' social security numbers. In court filings, the DOJ says it wants this personal information to check if states are following federal law and keeping accurate voter rolls.
But most states have refused, citing privacy restrictions. Now, the Justice Department is suing Colorado, Hawaii, Massachusetts, and Nevada. They're the latest among a total of 18 states facing lawsuits. The DOJ has also filed a new lawsuit against Georgia's Fulton County.
The Trump administration is trying to force local election officials to turn over all ballots and other records from the 2020 election that President Trump lost. Anzi Luang, NPR News.
The U.S. military has not addressed safety issues with the Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft. NPR's Quill Lawrence reports government watchdogs are warning that troops' lives could be at risk.
The V-22 Osprey looks futuristic with massive propellers on the ends of two wings. It lifts off the ground vertically like a helicopter and then jerks in midair as the propellers lurch forward to fly like a plane. That gives the Osprey unique capabilities, but also engineering challenges.
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