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Lakshmi Singh
Live from NPR News. In Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. The White House says President Trump spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today about the shooting that killed two Israeli embassy aides in Washington. D. Press Secretary Caroline Levitt says the two leaders also discussed US Talks with Iran taking place later this week. President Trump has said he believes the talks are moving in the right direction. A federal judge in Massachusetts is ordering a full stop to the president's efforts to close the U.S. department of Education. NPR's Cory Turner has details.
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Cory Turner
U.S. district Judge Mi Young Jon issued a preliminary injunction Thursday blocking Trump's executive order calling for the Education Department to be wound down. He also froze any effort to move department functions, including special education and federal student loans, to other agencies. The order even demands that the Trump administration REINSTATE the roughly 1300 employees who were told in March they would lose their jobs as part of a reduction in force. Otherwise, the judge was convinced the department would not be able to carry out its statutory functions. In a statement, the department said, once again, a far left judge has dramatically overstepped his authority. Cory Turner, NPR News.
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Lakshmi Singh
A budget battle now moves to the Senate, with the president pressing the chamber's narrow Republican majority to do what their colleagues in the House finally pulled off early this morning, passage. NPR's Deepa Shiveran with more.
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Deepa Shivaram
The House bill includes major pieces of Trump's agenda, like funding for border security, no taxes on tips, and funding for a major new defense project called the Golden Dome. It's a huge legislative accomplishment for Republicans and Trump, who visited the Capitol earlier this week to sway members who had issues with the bill. Trump says the Senate should move on passing it as soon as possible. But Republicans in the upper chamber have said they want to make changes to the legislation, which throws into question how soon the bill will land on Trump's desk. Deepa Shivaram, NPR News.
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Lakshmi Singh
The White House Community groups in Louisiana have filed a federal lawsuit alleging a state law regulating air pollution monitoring violates their constitutional rights. The groups have been using low cost sensors to detect toxic air pollution from refineries and chemical plants.
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Michael Copley
And NPR's Michael Copley reports for community groups in Louisiana. To allege violations of environmental rules, they now have to use federally approved monitoring equipment, which often costs more. The law enacted by the state last year also sets restrictions for analyzing and sharing data. Community groups suing the state say the regulations violate their rights to free speech and to petition the government. Louisiana Attorney General Liz Merrill says she'll fight the lawsuit. The Louisiana Chemical association says community groups can still collect and share data. The data just has to meet federal standards if it's used to enforce regulations or as the basis of a lawsuit. Michael Copley, NPR News, from Washington.
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Lakshmi Singh
This is npr. Hurricane season's almost here. The national oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is anticipating a 60% chance of above normal activity in the Atlantic from June to November. NOAA also projects that 6 to 10 named storms will strengthen into hurricanes anywhere from 3 to 5 may exceed 110 mile per hour winds. The Supreme Court is deadlocked on whether religious schools can constitutionally receive taxpayer money through state charter school programs. The four to four Supreme Court ruling today left in place a lower court decision that blocked Oklahoma from opening the nation's first religious charter school. Justice Amy Coney Barrett recused herself from the case without explanation. The humble penny's days are the Trump administration plans to stop minting pennies because it says it's just too expensive. NPR Scott Horsley reports. Each $0.01 coin actually costs $0.04 to make.
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Scott Horsley
A Treasury Department spokeswoman says the government has placed its last order for blank pennies and will stop production of the $0.01 coins as soon as that's exhausted. The phaseout is expected to save the government about $56 million a year in reduced material cost. Pennies will remain legal tender, which is good since there are about 114 billion of them floating around out there. Most really circulate, though. Instead, they gather dust in dresser top change jars and forgotten pants pockets. The phase out of the penny may force businesses to round prices up or down to the nearest nickel. That's less of a hassle, though, now that customers pay cash for fewer than one in five transactions. Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.
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Lakshmi Singh
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Cory Turner
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