Today’s top stories The House narrowly voted yesterday to claw back two years of funding worth $1.1 billion for public media outlets.
Trump requested the legislation, accusing NPR and PBS of bias against conservative viewpoints.
Thousands of California National Guard Troops remain under Trump’s control — for now.
Gavin Newsom said he planned to return the 4,000 Guard today to their duties, such as border protection and wildfire prevention.
The U.S. State Department said Israel carried out the attacks unilaterally, and the U.S. was not involved.
Top stories of the day.
In a narrow vote yesterday, the House revoked $1.11 billion in funding for public media outlets over the previous two years. By a vote of 214 to 212, the measure was largely approved along party lines. The “no” votes of two Republicans were changed to “yes.”. After accusing NPR and PBS of being biased against conservative viewpoints, Trump asked for the legislation. Global public health, international disaster assistance, and hunger relief programs receive the majority of the $9.4 billion in cuts included in the bill. The measure is still awaiting Senate approval.
🎧 According to David Folkenflik of NPR, the loss of funding “could be huge” for public radio and television stations, even though it may seem like a small sum for NPR, tells Up First. Katherine Maher, the CEO of National Public Radio, issued a warning about stations “going dark,” which would deprive Americans of noncommercial media and put them in danger of living in a news desert. Representative. Republican Mark Amodei of Nevada, one of the few Republicans who voted against the bill, stated that while he agreed that significant cuts must be made by the government to reduce the federal deficit, he would be “doing a disservice to the thousands of rural constituents” in his district if he didn’t “fight to keep their access to the rest of the world and news on the air.”. “..”.
Up until now, Trump has maintained control over thousands of California National Guard troops. A federal judge declared the president had violated the U.S. A. Constitution, and a court of appeals halted the order, requiring Trump to give up command of the troops stationed in Los Angeles. On Tuesday, there will be a hearing. California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he planned to return the 4,000 Guard today to their duties, such as border protection and wildfire prevention. They will instead keep up their confrontation with protesters against a string of recent ICE raids.
In the meantime, federal agents in Los Angeles took Sen away by force and handcuffed him. Alex Padilla during a press conference on Homeland Security hosted by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem. According to a statement posted on the department’s X account, Padilla engaged in “disrespectful political theater.”. Claudia Grisales of NPR claims that Democrats are incensed. According to her, some have claimed that this was a turning point for the U.S. S, and Padilla’s dismissal is one of several steps the administration has taken to usher in a new era of authoritarian governance.
Three of Iran’s top military leaders were killed when Israel struck dozens of Iranian locations. An Israeli military official charged Tehran with operating a covert nuclear weapons program and claimed that the Israeli air force was targeting Iran’s nuclear facilities. According to Iranian state television, Brig. was killed in one of the strikes. General. The head of Iran’s military was Mohammad Bagheri. He was ranked second in command, behind Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader. The U. S. . Israel carried out the attacks on its own initiative, according to the State Department, and the U. A. was not a part of it.
According to Hadeel Al-Shalchi of NPR, Khamenei stated that Israel should anticipate “harsh punishment.”. The U. S. and Iran have been negotiating for weeks in an attempt to reach an agreement whereby Iran would reduce its nuclear program in return for the U. S. lifting the economic sanctions that have seriously damaged Iran. According to Al-Shalchi, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has maintained that the only way to prevent Iran from producing nuclear weapons is through war. Up until yesterday, Trump had indicated that an Israeli attack was conceivable but not likely and that he didn’t want one since it would interfere with diplomatic efforts to find a solution.
Week of Climate Solutions.
This entire week, NPR will focus on stories and discussions about the need to find climate solutions for building and living on a hotter planet and how climate change influences people’s choices about where and how to live.
The goal of the expanding deconstruction sector is to dismantle historic structures one by one in order to recycle the materials used in their construction. The procedure reduces the carbon footprint of infrastructure and buildings while preventing waste from ending up in landfills. Over the last five to ten years, the movement has expanded in places like Portland, Oregon. including Boulder, Colorado. where outdated housing stock is being changed to reflect contemporary preferences. View images of deconstruction experts “unbuilding” a building and learn why certain communities might lack the infrastructure required to meet the demand for this type of enterprise.
Weekend selections.
This weekend, check out what NPR is reading, watching, and listening to.
🍿 Films: Benicio del Toro portrays an immoral businessman who travels with his daughter and a tutor in order to persuade his business associates to finance his most recent endeavor in Wes Anderson’s latest film, The Phoenician Scheme.
📺 TV: In Dept., Matthew Goode plays an Edinburgh police detective. Q assembles a group of oddballs to assist in the hunt for a woman who disappeared years ago. John Powers, a critic, claims that the characters are more important in the crime series than the mystery.
📚 Books: Ironically, there are moments when reading about how bleak life can be can uplift you. Themes including murder, manslaughter, addiction, incarceration, and retaliation are present in this week’s selection of new titles.
🎵 Music: Anne Akiko Meyers, a violinist, is playing so well. In just three months this spring, she put out three albums, the majority of which contained songs she had personally commissioned. Meyers visited Culver City, California, on NPR. for a show with her unique violin in the studios.
🍲 Cuisine: Perpetual stew is trending on social media. For days, weeks, or even years, you can stew this dish, adding ingredients as you go. If you choose to try cooking one at home, bear these safety precautions in mind, even though it is not recommended.
🎮 Games: From a larger screen to updated Joy-Cons, the Nintendo Switch 2 enhances the original in (nearly) every way. Everything you need to know about the device is provided here, along with an analysis of the launch games by James Perkins Mastromarino of NPR.
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