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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Rahm.
Chapter 2: What updates did Ukrainian President Zelensky provide regarding the war with Russia?
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says the U.S. has given Ukraine and Russia a June deadline to reach an agreement to end the nearly four-year war. He said his country is ready to make concessions to end the war, but it must be on acceptable terms. Ukrainians say Russia has never wavered from its demands.
A federal judge in Minneapolis is giving the Department of Homeland Security until Thursday to craft a plan to ensure that immigration detainees have access to attorneys. Matt Sepik of Minnesota Public Radio reports the judge heard arguments yesterday in a lawsuit from a human rights group.
A Honduran asylum seeker alleges she was detained without access to a lawyer after ICE agents arrested her. Attorney Jeffrey Dubner says his client has since been freed, but ICE continues to violate the rights of many others.
All that we're seeking is what the Eighth Circuit has long said is required for people in detention. which is a reasonable opportunity to seek and receive the assistance of attorneys.
A DHS lawyer said detainees get unlimited attorney phone calls, but she did not provide evidence. Judge Nancy Brazel ordered lawyers from both sides to visit the Minneapolis Detention Center to assess conditions there. She promised to rule Thursday if the parties don't reach a deal. For NPR News, I'm Matt Sepik in Minneapolis.
President Trump says he didn't see the part of a video he posted that depicted Barack and Michelle Obama as apes, and he doesn't need to apologize. The video has since been deleted. It drew outrage from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. But Democratic Congresswoman Maxine Waters says she wasn't shocked.
This is who he is. We know who he is. And he's a racist. He's been one from way back when he worked with his father. when they excluded people of color from being able to lease their apartments.
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Chapter 3: What recent legal developments affect immigration detainees in the U.S.?
Waters was interviewed on ABC News. It was another wild week on Wall Street with dramatic sell-offs in tech stocks, but it ended with a huge rally as the Dow crossed the 50,000 mark for the first time. NPR's Maria Aspin reports.
Artificial intelligence has been powering the stock market. but also creating a lot of chaos. Investors are worried that tech companies like Google and Amazon are spending too much on AI without seeing results. Now investors in software companies like Salesforce are worried that AI tools will eat away at their core businesses. The tech-heavy Nasdaq had its worst days since April.
There were bright spots outside of tech. Some older, arguably more boring companies, like Goldman Sachs and Caterpillar, sent the Dow soaring at the end of the week. And Walmart crossed its own stock market milestone. The world's largest retailer is now worth more than $1 trillion. Maria Aspin, NPR News, New York.
This is NPR News. The Office of Personnel Management has issued a final rule that gives President Trump the authority to reclassify more federal workers as at-will employees who can be fired for any reason or no reason at all. Critics say this will return to the spoil system that rewarded political allies at the expense of good government.
The federal appropriations bill passed by Congress includes money for school safety enhancements at two South Texas school districts, including Uvalde, where 19 children and two teachers were killed in a mass shooting in 2022. Texas Public Radio's Camille Phillips reports.
Standing outside a recently closed elementary school in San Antonio, Republican Congressman Tony Gonzalez says every school district in America should have a space to train for emergencies.
When you talk about Uvalde, what comes to mind, minutes matter, seconds matter, training matters, and we can't think it's not going to happen to us.
Gonzalez secured $4.2 million each for both Uvalde and Northeast ISD in San Antonio. The San Antonio School District is using the money to convert the closed school into a space where police and other staff can practice scenarios like responding to a school shooting. I'm Camille Phillips in San Antonio.
China will ban hidden door handles on cars starting next year. The Ministry of Industry and Information announced that all car doors must have a mechanical release function. The requirement comes after fatal accidents where electronic doors reportedly failed to open and trapped passengers inside. This is NPR News.
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