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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dave Mattingley. The Federal Reserve has decided to leave interest rates unchanged amid ongoing concerns about inflation in the U.S. economy. The vote by members of the Fed's Open Market Committee was 8 to 4, marking the highest level of dissent since 1992. Analysts say that signals rate cuts could be coming later in the year. After the Fed's decision yesterday, Fed Chair Jerome Powell announced he plans to remain as a member of the Fed's Board of Governors when his term as chair ends next month. Hours earlier, the Senate Banking Committee approved President Trump's nomination of Kevin Warsh to succeed Powell as Fed Chief. His nomination now heads to the full Senate. President Trump says he spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday. NPR's Mara Liason says Moscow's ongoing war with Ukraine was the main time.

topic of conversation. President Trump told reporters he spoke to Putin on the phone about the war in Iran and also about what he called a, quote, little bit of a ceasefire in Ukraine. Trump said he thought the Russian leader might go along with the idea. Seasfire proposals in the war started by Russia's invasion of Ukraine have not always materialized, and Trump has often praised Putin and criticized Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky for not agreeing with Russia on a way to end the war. The Russian News Agency TAS reported that Putin told Trump he was ready to declare a temporary ceasefire in honor of Victory Day, a Russian holiday on May 9th commemorating the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in 1945.

Mara Liason, NPR News. On the war with Iran, Trump says Putin offered Russia's help with regard to Iran's uranium enrichment. Trump says he rebuffed Putin's offer. Gasoline prices in the U.S. continue to go up amid the uncertainty with Iran. Iran. Triple A says the cost of regular rose another seven cents a gallon overnight. It's now averaging $4.30. A federal grand jury in New York has indicted the governor of Sinaloa and other state officials in Mexico on charges of colluding with a large drug cartel in that country. Here's NPR's Ader Peralta. The U.S. alleges that Governor Robin Rocha Moya was helped to power by the Chapito

faction of the Sinaloa cartel. In the indictment, the U.S. alleges the cartel stole ballots that didn't benefit Rocha Moya, and they intimidated and kidnapped his opponent. In exchange, the governor allegedly allowed the Sinaloa cartel to operate freely. Last year, after two boys were killed by cartel gunfire, thousands took to the streets of Sinaloa, calling for Rocha Moya to step down. They broke into his office and called him a narco governor. Rocha Moya is a powerful member of Mexico's ruling party, and so far, President Claudio Shainbaum has stuck by his side.

The foreign ministry said the accusations were received with no evidence, but that the Attorney General's office is reviewing the extradition request. Adaprata, NPR News, Mexico City. This is NPR News. More testimony is expected today in a federal court in California, where Elon Musk is suing OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman. The lawsuit accuses Altman and the tech company of abandoning the company's founding principles

to develop artificial intelligence for the public good. Rachel Myro with member station KQED reports on Musk's testimony. Elon Musk still has more cross-examination to get through, first from OpenAI, then Microsoft, before his own lawyer gets a final word trying to re-narrate what's happened before. OpenAI's lead lawyer has already spent hours using Musk's own emails and texts to argue he pushed for majority control of OpenAI, poached top employees for Tesla,

and pulled his funding when he didn't get his way. Musk countered he never sought absolute control and waited to sue because it took years for him to conclude OpenAI had truly walked away from its nonprofit roots. OpenAI's co-founder Greg Brockman is expected to take the stand for the first time today. For NPR News, I'm Rachel Myro in Oakland. Later today, the state of Texas is scheduled to execute a death row inmate convicted of fatally shooting two people during a robbery 18 years ago. That shooting occurred outside a suburban Dallas music. studio. The inmate James Broadnax insists he did not fire the fatal shots. His cousin was sentenced to life in prison without parole for his part in the shootings. The first full casino with live

table games in New York City has opened in Queens. Resorts World, as it's known, features more than 200 games with live dealers. I'm Dave Mattingly in Washington.