About this episode

Jenna Lee previews a busy news week with updates on President Trump, midterm elections, and a lawsuit regarding the National Mall's Reflecting Pool.

Imagine going through airport security ... without being at the airport! Just one of the stories we cover as Jenna previews a busy news week ahead of Memorial Day. The focus remains on President Trump returning from a historic China trip while Congress readies for primary elections in Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, Oregon, and Pennsylvania as midterm pressure rises.  Did you know 250 years ago our founders called for fasting and prayer? This inspired this week's prayer event on our National Mall.   Speaking of the mall ... a lawsuit swirls over a proposed change to the National Mall's Reflecting Pool. Should it become “American flag blue” or stay more subdued?  Also Louisiana takes on the FDA, but the Supreme Court chooses to not weight in on medication typically used for abortions. The cases may reverberate nationwide as states try to make the case for protecting their laws.  Finally ~ Would you try off-site TSA screening? We report. You Decide. ;)  00:00 Welcome to Scoop 01:17 Capitol Hill Week Ahead 01:43 Trump China Trip Recap 04:32 Midterms and Primaries 05:58 Louisiana Primary Nuance 09:21 Iran Economy Tradeoffs 12:02 National Mall Prayer Day…

People in this episode

Host: Jenna Lee

Topics covered

• politics
• midterm elections
• lawsuit
• National Mall
• TSA screening
• abortion rights
• Trump news

Keywords

• Trump
• midterms
• National Mall
• Reflecting Pool
• abortion
• TSA screening
• Memorial Day

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FDA, OpenAI

Products: abortion pill

Places: China, Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, Oregon, Pennsylvania, National Mall, Reflecting Pool

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