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Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. President Trump says he will hold off on a planned military attack on Iran that he previously scheduled for tomorrow. He says leaders from Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE asked him to hold off because they believe a deal will be reached between the U.S. and Iran. Here's NPR's Deepa Shivaram.
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TRUMP posted on social media Sunday a warning to Iran that the clock was ticking and they better move fast or there won't be anything left of them. Now, though, Trump says there won't be a scheduled attack on Iran tomorrow, but he has informed military leaders to prepare to move forward with an attack, in his words, on a moment's notice if a deal isn't reached. Trump continues to be emphatic that any deal reached will ensure Iran does not have a nuclear weapon. The war with Iran has lasted weeks longer than Trump had originally predicted, and it's damaging Trump's approval ratings even in his own party. Deepa Shivaram, NPR News, the White House.
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A person from the United States has tested positive for Ebola in connection with the latest outbreak in Central Africa, according to the Centers for Disease control and prevention. Dr. Kritika Kuppali is an infectious disease physician with experience in Ebola outbreak response.
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We know that the first case is reported at the end of last week and as of today, there have been reports of over 300 suspected cases and 88 deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo. And Uganda has also reported two confirmed cases and one death.
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Kopali, speaking with NPR's here. And now, the Supreme Court has avoided taking up another major legal fight over the federal voting rights act. NPR's Hansi Lo Wang reports. The move comes after the court's conservative supermajority weakened the law's protections against racial discrimination in redistricting.
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For decades, what's known as the Voting Rights Act, Section 2 has been mainly enforced as a result of lawsuits brought by voters and advocacy groups. They've challenged hundreds of maps of voting districts and other election related procedures with claims that they discriminate against voters of color. But in redistricting cases out of Mississippi and North Dakota, Republican officials have raised a novel argument. They argue that under Section 2, private groups and individuals do not have a right to sue. Only the US Attorney general does. The Supreme Court, however, has decided not to take up that legal question for now. Instead, it's ordering lower courts to reconsider Mississippi and North Dakota's legislative districts in light of last month's ruling that put new limits on Voting Rights act protections against racial discrimination. Ansi Luang, NPR News.
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A California advisory jury has unanimously voted to dismiss all of tech mogul Elon Musk's claims against the man he helped launch OpenAI. Musk had argued that Sam Altman and others violated their duty to the artificial intelligence company's nonprofit mission and unjustly enriched themselves by building a for profit company on top of it. However, the jury found the statute of limitations for making such a claim of breach had expired. You're listening to NPR News. President Trump's dropping his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS for leaked tax returns. In exchange, the justice department's announcing a $1.7 billion compensation fund that critics say will help enrich Trump allies targeted during the Biden administration. The Senate parliamentarians blocking a billion dollar Secret Service provision from being included in a Republican backed immigration enforcement bill as is Senate Republicans had proposed taxpayer funding for security upgrades to President Trump's White House ballroom, especially in the wake of the recent alleged attempt on Trump's life. At the White House Correspondent's Dinner, mayors from liberal American cities are teaming up with their European counterparts to trade tips on how to defend democracy. NPR's Frank Lankford reports on the gathering of the Pact of free cities.
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10 mayors from cities including Boston, Chicago and San Antonio joined a global network of mayors last week during the group's annual meeting in Slovakia. Lacy Beatty, the progressive mayor of Beaverton, Oregon, says she wants to brainstorm with her counterparts who've confronted right wing populist governments in countries such as Hungary.
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I've never felt like the erosion of American democracy is as real as it is right now. As a blue city mayor in a blue state, we're targeted by the Trump administration.
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The White House dismissed last week's event as a Trump derangement syndrome publicity stunt and said the mayor should focus more on the safety and security of their citizens. Frank Lankford, NPR News.
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U.S. stocks have ended the day mixed with the Dow closing up nearly 160 points. This is NPR News.
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