Louise Schiavone

This could involve participation in the military, civil protection teams, or other public service.

The Swiss parliament opposes the idea, arguing that it could involve costs and poses the likelihood that it would take too many young people out of the workforce.

For its part, the government says there's no shortage of military and civil defense staff and that compulsory female military service could place an extra burden on women with families.

I'm Louise Schiavone, NPR News, Washington.

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone.

Investigators are still searching for a motive for an Afghan refugee shooting of two National Guardsmen in Washington, D.C.

this week.

One of the soldiers has died.

Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom was memorialized in her hometown yesterday.

She was 20 years old.

Fellow West Virginia National Guardsman Staff Sergeant Andrew Wolfe remains in critical condition.

Retired General James Hoyer is a former adjutant general of the West Virginia National Guard.

He told NPR's weekend edition that the youth of these soldiers makes the case all the more tragic.

The Trump administration now has halted all asylum decisions and paused issuing visas for people traveling on Afghan passports.

Holiday flights this weekend are facing some disruptions after Airbus ordered immediate software fixes for a number of its aircraft, a move that has forced airlines to ground planes.

Rebecca Rossman has more.

A collection of anecdotal reports from the Federal Reserve points to a modest slowdown in consumer spending.

NPR's Scott Horsley has details.

President Trump says he plans to cancel all executive orders President Biden signed with an auto pen.

Legal experts say that auto pen signatures have been used multiple times and recognized as valid.