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This message comes from Indiana University. Indiana University performs breakthrough research every year, making discoveries that improve human health, combat climate change, and move society forward. More at iu.edu slash forward. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dan Ronan. Donald Trump is defending his controversial remarks that he made Thursday night in an interview with Tucker Carlson when Trump harshly criticized former Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney saying she should have quote, guns trained on her face.

Trump's campaign is blaming media reports that interpreted the remarks to mean that Cheney should be executed. And the former president addressed the issue at an event in Michigan where he claimed Cheney was always looking to start wars. My administration, she was pushing, and we go to war with everybody. And I said, if you ever gave her a rifle and let her do the fighting, if you ever do that, she wouldn't be doing too well, I will tell you right now.

Vice President Harris says the former president's use of violent rhetoric should be a politically disqualifying event. As NPR's Tamara Keith reports, Harris is campaigning in Wisconsin. In an onstage interview with Tucker Carlson, Trump said former Congresswoman Liz Cheney might be less of a war hawk if she had the experience of, quote, standing there with nine barrels shooting at her and quote, let's see how she feels about it. You

know, when the guns are trained on her face, Harris said his rhetoric was violent and only getting more extreme. This must be disqualifying anyone who wants to be president of the United States who uses that kind of violent rhetoric is clearly disqualified and unqualified to be president. The Trump campaign dismissed the concern saying his quote was taken out of context. Tamara Keith, NPR News, traveling with the vice president. More than 70 million Americans have voted early according to the University of Florida's election lab. Two of the critical battleground

states Georgia and North Carolina have seen Two of the critical battleground states, Georgia and North Carolina, have seen some of the highest rates of early voting with both states at about four million votes each. In Texas, hospitals have started collecting information related to the citizenship status of some of its patients. NPR's Sergio Martinez Beltran reports. The executive order issued by Republican Governor Greg Abbott directs Texas hospitals to report the number of emergency visits by unauthorized migrants and the cost of care provided to them. Abbott says providing service to this population imposes burdens on the Texas healthcare system. He says the information collected will not affect patient care.

Hospitals have said patients can decline to answer their citizenship status and are not required to provide any proof to back their response. Florida passed a similar law last year and immigrant rights groups have warned it could push migrants to delay seeking medical care due to fear. Sergio Martinez Beltran, NPR News, Austin. The Federal Reserve's Open Market Committee will meet next Thursday. Wall Street traders are expecting the panel to cut interest rates by a quarter point. It would be the second rate cut in the last three months.

You're listening to NPR. A federal jury Friday night in Louisville, Kentucky convicted a former police detective of using excessive force. This during the 2020 police drug raid that left Brianna Taylor dead. The six man, six woman jury deliberated for more than 20 hours over three days before reaching a verdict against the former officer, Brent Hankison. It was the second trial against Hankison as an earlier trial earlier this year ended in a mistrial. He was also

on trial for using excessive force against Taylor's neighbor and the jury found him not guilty on that charge. He could face life in prison because of the conviction. The Justice Department has accused the ride-sharing company's Lyft of misleading drivers. How much they can earn. NPR's Dara Kerr reports the two parties though now have settled the matter. Lyft has agreed to pay more than $2 million in civil penalties. The payment is part of a settlement with the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission. The government had accused Lyft of making false and misleading statements about drivers' potential earnings.

The government says Lyft promoted an hourly pay for drivers in its advertisements, but the company did not disclose that that amount was based only on the top 20 percent of its drivers. Lyft says it agreed to pay the penalty because it, quote, recognizes the importance of transparency. The government says its suit against Lyft is a commitment to ensure gig workers are treated fairly. Dara Kerr, NPR News. More than 200 people are reported dead in Spain after flash floods swept through the

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