FlexiLingo
Hurricane Isaias Prep, Competitive Midterm Races, Trump's Media Ban In Court
- News bulletin
- Politics
Communities along the Alabama and Florida Gulf Coast are preparing for Hurricane Isaias as officials warn of flooding, damaging winds and disruptions to weekend events. Democrats are targeting House districts President Trump won comfortably in 2024, while Republicans spend heavily to defend seats that would normally be considered safe. CNN, MS NOW and Politico are back in federal court challenging the Trump administration’s efforts to restrict their reporters’ access to the White House. Want more analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter. Supp...
Opens the player: the full transcript, every word clickable, with translation and flashcards.
Is this episode right for you?
B2 · Upper-intermediate
Comfortable if you already follow TV news
- 89% of the words are B1 or easier.
- 204 words a minute: natural, fairly fast speech.
- 92 harder words (B2 and up) in the whole episode.
Try it: tap any word
Real sentences from the start of this episode. Every word is marked with its level.
What's putting normally safe Republican districts in play?
doesn't like from the White House.
Tap a word to see its meaning in your language.
Do you know these words?
8 harder words from this episode. Tap one to see what it means, then mark it.
Mark a few words and we'll tell you how this episode fits your level.
Is this episode right for you?
B2 · Upper-intermediate
Comfortable if you already follow TV news
- 89% of the words are B1 or easier.
- 204 words a minute: natural, fairly fast speech.
- 92 harder words (B2 and up) in the whole episode.
Transcript
The opening of the episode. The whole transcript is in the player.
harder words (B2+)
communities from Mississippi to Florida are preparing for hurricane eceas they're preparing for flooding and high winds how much disruption and damage is a storm expected to cause
I'm Steve Inskeap with Michelle Martin and this is up first from NPR News Democrats are targeting house seat scenarios president Trump won by double digits and Republicans are spending big money to defend them What's putting normally safe Republican districts in play?
A judge temporarily stopped President Trump's attempt to ban news outlets he doesn't like from the White House. That expires today, and the judge is hearing new arguments about what to do next. Stay with us.
That was the opening. The rest of the episode (13 min) is in the player: every word clickable, with translation, saved words and flashcards.
Continue in the playerAutomatically generated from the audio. May contain errors. Audio belongs to its publisher and is played from their feed. Rights holders can request removal — copyright & takedown policy