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Live from NPR News. I'm Lakshmi Singh. The US Supreme Court is out with new decisions that directly affect the extent of the president's powers. Today, the high court said Lisa Cook can keep her job as a member of the Federal Reserve's governing board, at least for now. NPR Scott Horsley reports. The decision is a setback for President Trump.
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In a 5, 4 ruling, the high court said the president failed to give Lisa Cook due process when he tried to fire her from the Fed board. The attempted dismissal was part of a broader campaign by the president to bend the central bank to his will in hopes of forcing lower interest rates. While the decision was made on narrow procedural grounds, Chief Justice Roberts wrote the Fed was deliberately designed to be insulated from political pressure to help prevent the kind of economic panics that were common before the central bank was established. That carve out for the Fed is in contrast to the Supreme Court's general direction of giving the White House greater control over agencies that were once considered independent. The High Court ruled 6 to 3 today the President can fire a member of the Federal Trade Commission, reversing a precedent that had stood for nearly a century. Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.
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In a GOP setback, the high court upheld a Mississippi law allowing election officials to count mail in ballots postmarked by Election Day but received up to five days later. And in a case over geofencing, the court is restricting use of the new law enforcement technique that allows police to tap into giant tech firm databases to see who is near the scene of a crime. The official death toll in Venezuela is now up to 1,719 from two powerful earthquakes five days ago. NPR's Peralta reports on rescue operations in Caracas.
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Overnight. Rescue crews did manage to extract one person with life, but they are now digging through rubble for a fifth day, and the chances of finding people alive is diminishing. Jorge Rodriguez, the president of national assembly, said more than 5,000 people were injured and that 855 buildings had been damaged. 189 of them were completely collapsed. The government says they've opened shelters, but on the streets of Caracas, the displaced are sleeping on sidewalks and in parks. Ada Peralta, NPR News, Caracas.
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The Federal Aviation Administration's investigating a possible collision between a passenger jet and a drone. NPR's Joe Rose says a JetBlue flight reported the collision this morning.
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JetBlue Flight 948 was preparing to land at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York when the pilot told air traffic control about the incident. In this archived audio recording from the website liveatc.net, we collided with a drone
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back there in the turn. Just wanted to pass that to you.
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You said you collided?
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Yep. It hit us right above the cockpit.
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The JetBlue pilot said the collision occurred around 7:15am as the flight from Las Vegas was on its final approach to JFK, about 3,000ft above the ground. The plane landed safely. The FAA says there was no damage to the aircraft, but an investigation is underway. Joel Rose, NPR News.
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This is NPR. This afternoon, global oil prices are hovering around $70 a barrel at pre war levels, but have risen as traders watch to see if the latest pause in fighting between the US and Iran holds. US Central Command has confirmed fighter jets attacked 10 Iranian military targets in retaliation for an attack on a commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz. Changes are coming to the federal student loan system this week. NPR's Cory Turner expl the changes come
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courtesy of last year's One Big Beautiful Bill act and kick in Wednesday, July 1. Among them, Republicans created two new repayment plans, and they'll be the only options for new borrowers. The Biden Era save plan is also being shut down. The millions of current borrowers still in save will need to choose another plan or they'll be automatically moved into what is arguably the least flexible option. There will also be a big change for graduate students. Once allowed to borrow as much as they needed most will now be limited to $20,500 a year. Students in a handful of professional fields, including dentistry, podiatry and medicine, will be able to borrow up to $50,000 a year. Cory Turner, NPR News.
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Well, they cranked up the decibel at the FIFA World cup party in Sao Paulo today. The Associated Press capturing the moment soccer fans heard Brazil beat Japan 2 1. Brazil now faces next to either Ivory coast or Norway in New York July 5th for a shot at the quarter finals. US stocks have ended the day higher with the Dow closing up more than 300 points. I'm Lakshmi Singh, NPR News.
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