NPR News: 08-08-2026 7AM EDT

美国国家公共广播电台新闻:2026年8月8日早上7点东部标准时间

NPR News Now

2026-08-08

4 分钟
PDF

单集简介 ...

NPR News: 08-08-2026 7AM EDT See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
更多

单集文稿 ...

  • This message comes from Dataiku.

  • AI is everywhere, but companies struggle to prove results.

  • For that, they need people, orchestration, and governance working as one.

  • Dataiku is the platform for AI success, built to bring it all together.

  • Visit dataiku.com slash NPR.

  • Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston.

  • The Senate has narrowly approved Todd Blanche to serve as the new U.S.

  • Attorney General.

  • NPR's Franco Ordonez reports the vote puts President Trump's former personal lawyer in charge of the Justice Department.

  • Blanche overcame a final hurdle after securing key support from Republican Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana.

  • It's a major win for Blanche, but also for President Trump, who gets his person in the top job.

  • It also ends a rough few weeks of party infighting over the nomination between Trump and Senate Republicans.

  • Now, it's a tough job, and some Republicans remain concerned about Blanche's independence.

  • Trump has pressed for the department to go after his political enemies.

  • And as acting Attorney General, Blanche had moved swiftly advancing controversial investigations

  • against some of the president's political targets, including former FBI Director James Comey.

  • Franco Bordonez, NPR News, traveling with the president.

  • It's been one year since a gunman opened fire on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.

  • NPR's Ping Huang reports.

  • It was Friday afternoon, near the end of the workday,