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What historical context is provided about America's pursuit of happiness?
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. President Trump is threatening to invoke the rarely used Insurrection Act. As NPR's Meg Anderson reports, the centuries-old law would give the president sweeping powers to deploy federal troops against civilians.
The president said he would institute the act if state officials don't, quote, stop the professional agitators and insurrectionists from attacking the Patriots of ICE. The law has been invoked before. The last time was during the 1992 Los Angeles riots. During that use, the U.S. Marines opened fire on a home during a misunderstanding between troops and police. Since an ICE officer fatally shot Renee Macklin-Good last week in Minneapolis, more ICE agents have been deployed. Community members have increased their protests of the massive surge in immigration enforcement in the Twin Cities, blowing whistles, yelling, and filming ICE officers. ICE has responded with aggressive tactics, using tear gas, pepper balls, and flash bangs to disperse crowds.
Meg Anderson, NPR News.
The FBI has a new deputy director to replace Dan Bongino, who recently stepped down. Career Special Agent Christopher Rea will step in as the new number two official at the bureau.
In a post on social media, Christopher Rea says he received a call from FBI Director Kash Patel to serve as co-deputy director. And Reyes says he's honored and grateful for the opportunity. He replaces Dan Bongino, who had a brief but tumultuous tenure at the bureau before leaving to return to hosting his conservative podcast. Unlike Bongino, Reyes is a career FBI agent who has worked his way up through the bureau's ranks.
What are the implications of President Trump's potential use of the Insurrection Act?
He began as a special agent in Texas, later holding senior national security jobs at headquarters. Most recently, he served as the assistant director of the New York field office. Rea will serve alongside fellow co-deputy director Andrew Bailey, a former attorney general for Missouri. Ryan Lucas, NPR News, Washington.
The Trump administration's effort to stop offshore wind in New York is foiled for now. Rosemary Mizdary of member station WNYC reports.
A court is allowing construction to continue on the Empire Project. Last month, the Fed stopped work for a second time, citing undisclosed security concerns. The project underwent more than a decade of reviews, including by the Department of Defense. The Empire Project is scheduled to deliver New York City's first offshore wind energy next year, enough power for 500,000 homes. Kathy Hochul is the state's governor.
I'm sick and tired of having to go to court time and time and time again to stop these decisions. They're designed to do nothing other than hurt workers, hurts our states, hurt our economy, and hurt our energy future.
The state's other wind project, Sunrise, has a pending case to resume work. For NPR News, I'm Rosemary Misdary in New York City.
Stocks steadied on Wall Street today, breaking a two-day losing streak. This is NPR News. Exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi has outlined his vision for a democratic Iran on social media. His plan includes ending a pursuit of nuclear weapons, confronting drug trafficking, and recognizing Israel. His proposals were expressed in English and not Farsi. Experts say they seem more aimed at impressing President Trump than resonating with Iranians. The rollout of HIV medication in Uganda through U.S.-funded programs led to a massive reduction in the number of orphans, according to new research. But as NPR's Jonathan Lambert reports, the progress is threatened by aid cuts.
In the early 1990s, roughly 21 percent of kids in southern Uganda had lost at least one parent, largely because of AIDS. In 2004, life-saving HIV drugs became increasingly available because of U.S.
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