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NPR News: 05-01-2026 7PM EDT

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0:00.0

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Rylan Barton. A federal appeals court has issued a ruling restricting

0:07.4

telemedicine access to the abortion pill, Mitha Pristone, nationally. The Fifth Circuit Court of

0:13.2

Appeals granted a stay requested by the state of Louisiana that rolls back Biden-era rules that

0:18.5

allowed the pill to be prescribed online or over the phone and sent

0:22.4

through the mail. Doctors argue an in-person prescriptions medically unnecessary and that the policy

0:28.1

is a way for abortion opponents to make it harder to access the procedure. The decision will likely

0:33.2

be appealed. The Supreme Court decision that struck down the Louisiana voting map that carved out a second

0:38.7

majority black congressional district has amplified an already intense national redistricting battle. The ruling

0:44.9

limits the use of race as the basis for drawing voting districts. And as NPR's Ashley Lopez reports,

0:50.0

the decision will have long-term implications. For most states, it might actually be too late for them

0:54.1

to consider redrawing in time for the primary elections this year. But big picture, there is now very

0:59.3

little to stop lawmakers from changing maps every two years. Already, House Minority Leader,

1:04.1

Hakeem Jeffrey said Democrats are eyeing big redraws in some blue states for 2028. So it is very

1:09.1

unlikely that there will be anything to stop another.

1:11.5

Drag-out fight for at least the next few cycles, which means voters might have these like ever-changing

1:16.5

congressional districts from here on out. NPR's Ashley Lopez reporting. President Trump says

1:21.1

he's not satisfied with Iran's latest proposal to end the war. NPR's Franco Ordonez reports

1:26.6

Trump says Iran is asking for things he can't agree to.

1:29.8

President Trump says Iran wants to make a deal and that negotiations are continuing, but that it's

1:34.8

difficult to make progress because of Iran's disjointed leadership. He says his team is trying to

1:40.0

negotiate with two to four different groups of Iranian leaders. And it puts us in a bad position. One group wants to make a certain deal. The other group wants

1:49.0

to make a certain deal. Speaking outside the White House on his way to Florida, Trump says

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