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Thune says vote on health care subsidies possible, but only after government reopens

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Amna Nawaz: It is day nine of the government shutdown. Formal negotiations are at a standstill, but, this afternoon, the Senate's majority leader, John Thune, offered his Democratic colleagues a potential off-ramp. We spoke about it earlier today.Senate Majority Leader John Thune, we know it's an extraordinarily busy day. Thank you so much for making the time to join us back here on the "News Hour." Sen. John Thune (R-SD): Great to be with you. Thanks, Amna. Amna Nawaz: So I want to start by asking you about some news. It was reported earlier you told Semafor that you're considering…

U.S. opens Tesla probe after more crashes involving its so-called full self-driving technology

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal auto safety regulators have opened yet another investigation into Tesla’s so-called full-self driving technology after dozens of incidents in which its vehicles ran red lights or drove on the wrong side of the road, sometimes crashing into other vehicles and injuring people. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a filing dated Tuesday that it has 58 incident reports of Tesla vehicles violating traffic safety laws while operating in full self-driving mode. In reports to regulators, many of the Tesla drivers said the cars gave them no warning about the unexpected behavior. READ MORE: Wall…

Judge sets Nov. 14 deadline for new prosecutor in Georgia election case against Trump

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ATLANTA (AP) — A judge says that the agency tasked with finding a prosecutor to take over the Georgia election interference case against President Donald Trump and others can have a little more time, but not as much time as it wanted. What will happen to the case has been uncertain since Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis was disqualified from continuing the prosecution over an “appearance of impropriety” caused by a romantic relationship she had with a prosecutor she hired. READ MORE: Georgia Supreme Court declines to hear Fani Willis’ appeal of her removal from Trump election case Fulton…

Federal court to weigh Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops in Chicago area

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President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard in Illinois faces legal scrutiny Thursday at a pivotal court hearing, a day after a small number of troops began protecting federal property in the Chicago area. U.S. District Judge April Perry will hear arguments over a request to block the deployment of Illinois and Texas Guard members. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and local officials strongly oppose the use of the Guard. READ MORE: National Guard troops are now outside Chicago and could be in Memphis soon An “element” of the 200 Texas Guard troops sent to Illinois started working in the…

WATCH: ‘Come and get me,’ Pritzker responds to Trump’s call to put Illinois governor in jail

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President Donald Trump on Wednesday said Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, both Democrats, should be jailed as they oppose his deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago. The officials said they would not be deterred. Watch Pritzker’s remarks in the video player above. “What kind of a country are we living in where the president of the United States is targeting his political opponents?” Pritzker told the press on the sidelines of a union protest in Chicago. READ MORE: Trump calls for jailing Illinois governor and Chicago mayor Trump wrote on Truth Social that Johnson and…

‘My husband is not a threat’: ICE detains man married to U.S. citizen

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Even as the Trump administration continues to insist that its immigration policies are just targeting the worst of the worst, many other immigrants in America are being detained as well. William Brangham spoke with Leslie Gonzales, whose husband was arrested by agents near Boston. Amna Nawaz: Even as the Trump administration continues to insist that its immigration policies are only targeting the worst of the worst, many other immigrants in America are being detained as well.William Brangham speaks with the wife of one. William Brangham: Several weeks ago, Hernan Escobar on his way to his construction job outside of Boston…

Airports face delays as shutdown deepens air traffic control staffing woes

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Amna Nawaz: Thousands of flights have been delayed across the country this week, as the government shutdown enters its eighth day. In fact, more than 2,500 flights were delayed just today.In an interview with FOX News, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said controllers calling out sick were a significant reason for the huge spike in delays. Sean Duffy, U.S. Transportation Secretary: Historically, there's about 5 percent of delays that is attributed to staffing issues in our towers. In the last couple of days, it's been 53 percent. And so my message to the air traffic controllers who work for DOT is…

Rubio passes Trump urgent note on Middle East peace deal during antifa roundtable

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was holding a roundtable event with conservative influencers about antifa Wednesday when Secretary of State Marco Rubio, standing in the back corner of the White House’s Blue Room, caught his eye. He had news for Trump, he said, but it would have to wait until after the media left. Then Rubio passed the president a note. WATCH: Trump hosts roundtable on antifa after EO designating it a ‘domestic terrorist organization’ News photographers covering the event zoomed in on the handwriting on White House stationery that read, “You need to approve a Truth Social post soon so…

Comey pleads not guilty in case his lawyers say is politically motivated

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Former FBI Director James Comey was arraigned on Wednesday after federal prosecutors charged him with lying to Congress five years ago. The charges were brought against Comey by U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Lindsay Halligan. Halligan’s predecessor was ousted for refusing to charge Comey. Amna Nawaz discussed more with NPR's Carrie Johnson. Amna Nawaz: Former FBI Director James Comey has pled not guilty after federal prosecutors charged him with lying to Congress five years ago. The charges were brought against Comey by President Trump's handpicked U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Lindsey Halligan, his former…

‘Tennessee Three’ Democrat announces bid for Congress against longtime Memphis representative

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — One of three Tennessee lawmakers who drew national attention in 2023 when Republicans in the Tennessee Legislature moved to expel them following a gun control protest is running for Congress, he announced Wednesday. Democratic state Rep. Justin Pearson went to a Memphis park near the neighborhood where he grew up to announce that he will challenge longtime Democratic congressman Steve Cohen to represent the majority-Black city in 2026. The winner likely would have a clear path to represent the state’s 9th Congressional District, the state’s only jurisdiction that leans Democratic under congressional lines drawn by Republicans. Pearson is…