We have two major things to tell you about gun laws. There's a bipartisan bill that has now passed the senate and a new ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court.
Also, what was once the most popular vaping product in the U.S. is now not allowed on the market. We'll explain the FDA's new ban.
Plus, how Instagram is verifying your age with a face scan, who went first in the NBA draft, and where the biggest pride parade in the U.S. is happening this weekend.
The Supreme Court announced more rulings on Thursday — one of which dealt a huge blow to gun control advocates. The court struck down a New York State law that had a strict permitting process for people who wanted to carry concealed guns in public. Leah Litman, co-host of Crooked’s Strict Scrutiny, joins us to discuss what this ruling could mean for the rest of the country.
The January 6th House committee held its final hearing of the month on Thursday. The focus was on how former President Donald Trump tried to weaponize the Justice Department to push the Big Lie. Brian Beutler, Crooked’s editor-in-chief, joins us to unpack what we learned from this last month of hearings.
And in headlines: Ukraine took its first step toward joining the European Union, the Education Department will cancel $6 billion dollars of federal student loan debt, and Netflix laid off 300 employees.
Americans have had more than a year to experience President Joe Biden's administration.
If Biden's slouching poll numbers are any indication, Americans aren't thrilled with the president's performance.
High inflation featuring rising food and gas prices, missing baby formula, and a hyperfocus on race and gender ideology seemingly are beginning to grate on the public's nerves.
In the face of such issues, the common refrain from the president has been that it's not his fault.
To Rep. Gary Palmer, R-Ala., this is just par for the course.
"This is the Biden administration. They lie through their teeth," Palmer says. "They're lying to the American people about why gasoline prices are so high. They're lying to the American people about inflation."
Palmer continues:
We had a hearing yesterday on the energy crisis, the price of gasoline. And I made the point [that] they first blamed it on the pandemic, then they blamed it on [Russian President Vladimir] Putin, then they blamed it on energy company profits. It's not the pandemic. It's not Putin. It's not profits. It's Biden administration policy. And they're not going to change.
Palmer joins this episode of "The Daily Signal Podcast" to discuss the multitude of Biden's failures and what Republicans plan to do to fix the mess.
We also cover these stories:
In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court overturns New York state's strict concealed carry gun law, ruling it unconstitutional.
The Biden administration proposes significant changes to Title IX regulations based on gender ideology.
The Senate advances a gun control bill, avoiding a filibuster with a 65-34 vote.
Ukraine and Moldova become formal candidates for European Union membership.
Two collections of short stories, both alike in playfulness in our fair podcast. The first is with Gwen Kirby whose debut collection of short stories is called, hilariously, Shit Cassandra Saw. It ranges from radioactive cockroaches to tapdancing Twizzlers. Kirby told NPR's Mary Louise Kelly that writing this book was a cathartic experience. The second interview is with Helen Oyeyemi about her collection of short stories, What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours. The stories are fairy tales, though not traditional ones. Oyeyemi told NPR's Steve Inskeep that she likes fairy tales because they endure.
Pull out your art supplies because it's time to get crafty--with agar! At the intersection of biology and art lies a creative medium that's actually alive. Scientists and artists practice etching designs on petri dishes with bacterial paint that can grow and multiply.
Aaron Scott talks with science correspondent Nell Greenfieldboyce about her foray into the agar art world.
Have another craft suggestion? Email the show at shortwave@npr.org.
If you watched Tuesday's hearing, you saw the heartbreaking story of how these two amazing women were viciously slandered by Rudy Giuliani and other members of the big lie insurrectionists. Their lives were absolutely turned upside down by complete racist fabrications. Do they have recourse? What will happen? Then, Andrew breaks down the complete breakdown of the legal fabric of our society. Say goodbye to any meaningful sense in which you have the right to remain silent! The Supreme Court has gutted Miranda rights, because why the f not, apparently. Oh but they make up for it by eroding states' ability to restrict open carry of guns. So that's cool.
Today the Supreme Court released its opinion in NYSRPA v. Bruen, saying that the constitutional right to carry a gun extends beyond the home. Kate, Leah, and Melissa break down the opinion and what it means for the future of gun regulations and states' rights.
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Ravi, Cory, and Rikki start by explaining the chaotic state of air travel these days, before turning to yet more damning updates on the police response in Uvalde and a breakthrough in the Senate on gun reform. The hosts then review what we’ve seen from the January 6 committee’s hearings so far and discuss what their case will ultimately amount to. Rikki walks us by the trunk through the fascinating legal case of Happy the Elephant as the hosts debate the concept of legal personhood and where it should be applied, and Cory brings us an update on the most sweeping regulation on cigarettes ever attempted. Finally, Ravi gives us one of his trademark radical ideas.
In his latest novel, Tracy Flick Can’t Win, author Tom Perrotta attempts to wrestle his iconic character (which Reece Witherspoon helped to brand in the 1998 film Election) away from the zeitgeist and return her to the fictional universe he created for her. Mike and Tom discuss how one does that exactly. Also, you may not be following the internet the way Donald Trump does. And in the Spiel, Mike mulls over the Supreme Court ruling on guns.
