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Democratic leaders are condemning President Trump's social media posts, suggesting that members of their party are traitors who should be executed.

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries is also criticizing Republicans for not calling out Trump's threat.

House Speaker Mike Johnson says Trump was expressing frustration over comments that military service members should not follow orders that are illegal.

Johnson says Trump was trying to make a point when he called social media posts by some Democrats seditious behavior punishable by death.

President Trump has lifted tariffs on agricultural products from Brazil.

As NPR's Daniel Kurtzleben reports, the move highlights how Trump's tariff policy has treated Brazil differently than other nations.

One of the nation's largest property management companies has agreed to stop using private data to set rent prices.

Bradley George of member station WUNC has more on the $7 million settlement with nine states.

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For the first time in decades, the federal government may allow oil drilling off the coasts of California and Florida.

President Trump's plan to expand U.S.

oil production in federal waters has drawn sharp criticism from officials in both states where tourism and clean beaches are key to their economies.

Human Rights Watch has released a report condemning Israeli military attacks on Palestinian refugee camps in the occupied West Bank.

NPR's Kat Lonsdorff reports that this comes as Israel extends its military operation in the territory.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky says he'll speak with President Trump in the coming days about the U.S.