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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Speier. The supreme court in a 6 to 3 decision today, has granted the Trump administration's emergency requirements to let him fire the heads of two independent agencies, the National Labor Relations Board and the Merit Systems protection board. As NPR's Nita Totenberg explains, it flies in the face of a 1935 court decision limiting presidential powers.
Nina Totenberg (0:42)
It all but outright reverses the unanimous decision of the court 90 years ago, holding that a president then it was FDR, cannot fire agency leaders just because they disagree with those agency leaders views and because these are agencies created by Congress to be bipartisan and independent.
Jack Spear (1:06)
NPR's Nina Toneberg. The court on another matter in the split decision effectively ruled against allowing the use of government money to create the nation's first religious charter school. It's the Republican led Senate's turn now to take the next step toward a massive tax and spending package. NPR's Claudia Grosales reports. Senate Republicans face an uphill battle taking up a plan that passed the House chamber by just one Republican vote.
Claudia Grosales (1:28)
Senate Republicans are already sharing plenty of SK skepticism about the House approved plan key to President Trump's domestic agenda. The package would extend tax cuts passed under Trump's first term, reshape immigration policy and could eliminate Medicaid coverage for millions. Fiscal hawks blanch at adding $3 trillion in deficit spending, while moderate Republicans say cuts to Medicaid are a red line. Senate Majority Leader John Thune will have to juggle those demands, plus Trump, who has been eager to unleash ire on any Republicans who buck the effort. The GOP hopes to get a final bill to Trump's desk this summer, a plan that includes a provision to lift the debt limit ahead of a critical deadline. Claudia Rezales, NPR News.
Jack Spear (2:16)
A panel of independent Food and Drug Administration advisors has recommended the next formula for the COVID 19 vaccines. NPR's Rob Stein has more.
Nina Totenberg (2:25)
After a day long meeting, the FDA advisors unanimously recommended next fall's COVID 19 boosters target a version of the JN1 variant. The recommendation was based on data that shows that vaccines that target JN1 would protect people against the latest strains of the virus. The recommendation comes after the FDA announced a new approach for the COVID vaccines. The new strategy would likely limit the availability of the vaccines to those at highest risk, people age 65 and older, and those with other health problems that make them vulnerable to serious Covid complications. Rob Stein, NPR News.