Good morning. SAG-AFTRA, the Hollywood actors union, will resume negotiations with studios today after writers ended their strike. This is why the actors’ strike may drag on longer than you think. Here's what else we're following today.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy brokewith his party this weekend, working with Democrats to pass a stopgap spending bill to avert a shutdown and keep the government open until Nov. 17. Now, his job is on the line as Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz threatens to introduce a motion to remove him as speaker of the House.
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🎧 On Up First, NPR's Susan Davis says Democrats now have "tremendous power" over McCarthy's fate. If they vote en masse with an additional five Republicans, they could remove him. The question now is if he needs Democrats to survive, what do they want in return?
➡️ Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman is also under fire following the spending bill vote. Republicans allege he intentionally pulled a fire alarm in the Capitol complex to delay the vote. Bowman says it was a mistake.
Former President Donald Trump is expected to appear in a New York court today for the start of his civil fraud trial brought on by New York Attorney General Letitia James. Trump is accused of lying about his property values and faces a $250 million fine if found guilty. Judge Arthur Engoron has already issued a ruling ordering Trump and his son to sell off large pieces of their company.
🎧 The judge's ruling addresses one cause of action in AG James' complaint, NPR's Andrea Bernstein reports from the Manhattan courthouse. Six more causes of action against Trump include accusations of drawing up false documents, conspiracy, and lying to insurance companies.
➡️ This trial is one of four pending lawsuits Trump faces in New York alone. Here's where all of his civil and criminal trials stand.
The Supreme Court starts a new term today. Some familiar issues are on the docket: guns, abortion and partisan gerrymandering. Front and center is a case that will determine how easily Americans can get mifepristone — the pill that accounts for more than half of U.S. abortions. Here are the biggest cases the court will consider this term.
Sargassum algae levels in the Caribbean Sea have been ballooning since 2011. In the open ocean, it can be a rich habitat for marine life. But on shore, sargassum decays, releasing a stinky gas that causes symptoms like headache, nausea and rashes. U.K.-based startup Seaweed Generation believes it has a solution: AlgaRay, a robot that can drag sargassum into the open ocean and sink it.
After 35 years at NPR, Bob Boilen is retiring. He directed All Things Considered for 18 years, created All Songs Considered in 2000 and Tiny Desks in 2008. Hundreds of artists, from BTS to Juvenile, have graced the desk since. Boilen's favorite artists came to bid him farewell on his last episode of All Songs Considered.
🎧 Listen to Boilen reflect on his time at NPR with cohost Robin Hilton and jam to some songs that say "goodbye."
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Is anyone more powerful than Taylor Swift right now? Tickets for yesterday's Kansas City Chiefs vs. New York Jets game jumped after reports indicated Swift would be there.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom named longtime Democratic adviser and labor leader Laphonza Butler to replace the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein. Butler will be the second openly lesbian person to serve in the U.S. Senate and the third Black woman. (via KQED)
A Tennessee judge has ordered the end of the conservatorship between former NFL player Michael Oher and the Touhy family. Oher and the Touhys were the subject of the Oscar-winning film, The Blind Side.
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