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Air Force One is not just an airplane that flies the president around. It's also a White House in the air. in that you have to have secure communications, you have to be able to refuel in case there's an emergency.

Air Force One is not just an airplane that flies the president around. It's also a White House in the air. in that you have to have secure communications, you have to be able to refuel in case there's an emergency.

President Trump says only a, quote, stupid person would say no to a free, very expensive airplane. Shaheen says she's heard private concerns from some of her Republican colleagues. Only Democrats have signed on to a resolution opposing this. Michelle Kellerman, NPR News, the State Department.

President Trump says only a, quote, stupid person would say no to a free, very expensive airplane. Shaheen says she's heard private concerns from some of her Republican colleagues. Only Democrats have signed on to a resolution opposing this. Michelle Kellerman, NPR News, the State Department.

This is NPR News from Washington. A federal grand jury in Wisconsin has indicted Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan. She's accused of helping a man in the U.S. without legal status of evading U.S. immigration authorities as he appeared in her courtroom. Dugan is expected in court again tomorrow to formally enter a plea. Her defense attorneys maintain her innocence.

This is NPR News from Washington. A federal grand jury in Wisconsin has indicted Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan. She's accused of helping a man in the U.S. without legal status of evading U.S. immigration authorities as he appeared in her courtroom. Dugan is expected in court again tomorrow to formally enter a plea. Her defense attorneys maintain her innocence.

More testimony is expected today in New York in the sex trafficking trial of hip-hop mogul Sean Diddy Combs. His ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, took the stand yesterday, where she testified about how Combs exerted his control over her. NPR's Anastasia Tsilkas' report includes mentions of physical and sexual assault.

More testimony is expected today in New York in the sex trafficking trial of hip-hop mogul Sean Diddy Combs. His ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, took the stand yesterday, where she testified about how Combs exerted his control over her. NPR's Anastasia Tsilkas' report includes mentions of physical and sexual assault.

Cassie Ventura was a model and singer who signed a 10-album deal with Combs' record label when she was 19 years old. She claims that rather than releasing her music and furthering her career, Combs instead subjected her to years of physical, sexual, and emotional abuse.

Cassie Ventura was a model and singer who signed a 10-album deal with Combs' record label when she was 19 years old. She claims that rather than releasing her music and furthering her career, Combs instead subjected her to years of physical, sexual, and emotional abuse.

On the stand, she said her main job was organizing and participating in multi-day marathons of sex and drug use directed by Combs. She added, quote, there was no space to do anything else but to recover and try to feel normal again. Combs is accused of racketeering and sex trafficking. His lawyers say domestic violence, while a crime, is not sex trafficking or racketeering.

On the stand, she said her main job was organizing and participating in multi-day marathons of sex and drug use directed by Combs. She added, quote, there was no space to do anything else but to recover and try to feel normal again. Combs is accused of racketeering and sex trafficking. His lawyers say domestic violence, while a crime, is not sex trafficking or racketeering.

Anastasia Tsilkas, NPR News, New York.

Anastasia Tsilkas, NPR News, New York.

Ventura is expected to resume her testimony today. Wall Street futures are mixed this morning. I'm Dave Mattingly, NPR News in Washington.

Ventura is expected to resume her testimony today. Wall Street futures are mixed this morning. I'm Dave Mattingly, NPR News in Washington.

Politics is a lot these days. I'm Sarah McCammon, a co-host of the NPR Politics Podcast, and I'll be the first to tell you what happens in Washington definitely demands some decoding. That's why our show makes politics as easy as possible to wrap your head around. Join us as we make politics make sense on the NPR politics podcast available wherever you get your podcasts.

Politics is a lot these days. I'm Sarah McCammon, a co-host of the NPR Politics Podcast, and I'll be the first to tell you what happens in Washington definitely demands some decoding. That's why our show makes politics as easy as possible to wrap your head around. Join us as we make politics make sense on the NPR politics podcast available wherever you get your podcasts.

On Saturday, India had actually struck some Pakistani air bases, including one near the capital Islamabad. And that prompted Pakistan to announce an intensified military operation. The fighting was ongoing until about 3 p.m. India time. And then the ceasefire was announced a little bit later. More than 70 people have been killed on both sides, most of them in Kashmir.

On Saturday, India had actually struck some Pakistani air bases, including one near the capital Islamabad. And that prompted Pakistan to announce an intensified military operation. The fighting was ongoing until about 3 p.m. India time. And then the ceasefire was announced a little bit later. More than 70 people have been killed on both sides, most of them in Kashmir.