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Lakshmi Singh
Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. President Trump is dialing up the pressure on congressional Republicans to get his tax and spending priorities to a final vote. Several House lawmakers visited the White House this morning. The bill's passage could hinge on getting the most fiscally conservative wing of the gop, the Freedom Caucus, entirely on board. Its co founder, Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio, plans to support the bill because he says it helps working families.
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Jim Jordan
I think it also is fair to taxpayers in that it says we're going to have a work requirement. If you're an able bodied adult and you're getting help from the taxpayers in one of our social welfare programs, then you're going to have to work. And that is just good common sense. That is fair to taxpayers. That's good for our economy. Most importantly, I think it's good for that individual. It gets them on the right path where they're doing work and going to be moving to a better, better position in life.
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Lakshmi Singh
Congressional Democrats and some Republicans argue the bill will accomplish just the opposite because a key lifeline will be cut to millions of the poorest and most vulnerable Americans while it drives up federal deficits. The administration's targeting the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, firearms and explosives. NPR's Meg Anderson reports. Officials are making changes to gun relations and planning to slash the agency's budget.
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Meg Anderson
The ATF is the federal agency responsible for regulating the nation's gun industry. Two weeks ago, Doge began working with ATF on around 50 regulatory changes. That's according to people familiar with the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to avoid retaliation. Many of the changes aim to loosen gun regulations, like lengthening the time a background check is valid or allowing gun dealers to destroy sales records after 20 years instead of keeping them forever. Those changes are part of a broader focus on shrinking the agency. The Justice Department, which oversees ATF, has proposed a 25% cut to the agency's budget next year. Meg Anderson, NPR News.
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Lakshmi Singh
Hurricane Flossie has strengthened into a Category 3 storm. NPR's Ada Peralta reports. Weakening over the next few days is forecast, but it's also expected to dump rain across Mexico.
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Ada Peralta
Hurricane Flossie is forecast to stay offshore, but the National Hurricane center is forecasting up to 3 inches of rain to fall in the Mexican states of Michoacan, Colima and Jalisco. Flash floods and mud. This storm comes amid a historically rainy season in Mexico. The capital, Mexico City, for example, has had the rainiest June since 1968. Some highways have looked like rivers in the past few weeks, and many homes and businesses have ended up underwater. Also last month, Hurricane Eric slammed into Puerto Escondido in Mexico's Pacific coast as a Category 3 storm. More than 100,000 people were left without power, and at least two people were killed because of that hurricane. Air Pralta, NPR news, Mexico City.
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Lakshmi Singh
US stocks mixed this hour with the Dow down 24 points at last check. From Washington, this is NPR News. A heat wave generating extremely high temperatures in Europe is creating a national crisis in many countries. In some places the temperature has surpassed 104 degrees Fahrenheit. It's the hottest June on record in Spain and Portugal. And as NPR's Ruth Sherlock reports from Rome, Italy is suffering from power blackouts. A surge in hospital admissions and officials have put 18 cities on red alert.
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Ruth Sherlock
Italian newspapers describe the quote, heat assassin admissions to hospital emergency rooms in parts of Italy have risen by some 20% in this heat wave. Power networks struggle from overheated cables and the strain from air conditioners. A blackout in Florence saw traffic lights go dark, people stuck in elevators and homes and hotels where were left without power. In Rome, the Red Cross put up cooling tents for the pilgrims visiting in this jubilee year for Catholics. And Naples has set up a map of climate shelters in villas and gardens. The city of Bari gives free admissions for the elderly to municipal swimming pools. The World Health Organization says European countries are seeing temperatures rise at around twice the the global average. Ruth Sherlock, NPR News, Rome.
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Lakshmi Singh
After hearing weeks of graphic testimony, a Manhattan jury's acquitted Sean Diddy Combs of the most serious charges in his sex trafficking and racketeering case. However, he was found guilty of two prostitution related counts that could put him in prison for up to 10 years. Today, Microsoft began sending out layoff notices to thousands of workers. The cuts affect the company's Xbox video game business and other divisions worldwide. This is NPR News.
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Jim Jordan
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