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Chapter 1: What recent military events are impacting U.S.-Iran relations?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst. A U.S. official tells NPR a second U.S. Air Force combat plane crashed today near the Strait of Hormuz and that it had one crew member on board who was rescued. Meanwhile, one U.S. service member of a two-person crew on an F-15E fighter jet that was shot down over Iran has been rescued. The search for the second crew member continues.
Several videos on social media appear to show these rescue efforts, including... two American helicopters and a refueling aircraft flying low over the country. Iranian state media posted several photos of debris from a U.S.
Chapter 2: How is the U.S. government responding to the current defense budget needs?
F-15 jet, along with what looks like an empty ejection seat and televised a call out asking for nomadic tribes and local villagers to target any foreign pilots in the area. The White House is asking Congress for the largest defense budget in modern U.S. history, $1.5 trillion. The spending boost comes amid the U.S. 's more than a month-long war with Iran. And Pierce Daniel Kurtzleben has more.
This spending boost would be paired with a requested $73 billion in cuts to domestic spending, according to a budget summary from the White House. The annual budget request represents a blueprint of the executive branch's priorities, though Congress ultimately sets spending levels. Trump outlined his priorities during a closed-press lunch this week with religious leaders.
It's not possible for us to take care of daycare. Medicaid, Medicare, all these individual things, they can do it on a state basis. You can't do it on a federal. We have to take care of one thing, military protection. We have to guard the country.
The White House posted a video of the event before deleting it.
Chapter 3: What legal challenges are being raised against recent voting restrictions?
Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR News, the White House.
A group of 24 states filed a lawsuit today to stop President Trump's latest executive order on voting from going into effect. And Pierce Miles-Parks reports the order attempts to add new restrictions on who can vote by mail.
This suit filed by a group of Democratic states is the third to be filed challenging the executive order after the Democratic Party sued on Wednesday and a coalition of voting rights groups sued on Thursday. The Constitution is explicit in delegating power to run voting to the states, although Congress can step in to set national rules for federal elections as well.
In a statement, New York Attorney General Letitia James referenced all that, saying, quote, Numerous legal experts said they expect courts to swiftly block this order, as they did with Trump's order last March, which tried to add new restrictions to voter registration. Miles Parks, NPR News, Washington.
The job market picked up a bit last month. The Labor Department says employers added 178,000 jobs in March, but February's jobs were revised lower for a loss of 133,000 jobs compared to the initial estimate of 92,000 jobs lost. This is NPR. Christian leaders in Jerusalem say their Holy Week celebrations, including on Easter Sunday, as best they can given wartime restrictions.
Israeli police have strictly limited gatherings in the Old City. They say for safety from incoming missile fire from Iran. And Piers Carey-Kahn has more.
Catholic leaders held Good Friday services inside the Church of the Savior in Jerusalem's Old City.
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Chapter 4: How has the job market changed recently according to the Labor Department?
That's instead of along the Via Dolorosa Street, where the faithful usually reenact where Jesus is believed to have walked before his crucifixion. Auxiliary Bishop William Shomali says Jerusalem, without the usual tens of thousands of religious pilgrims, is sad. But we wait better days and we pray for peace.
Israeli police had stopped top Catholic officials from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday. After worldwide criticism, a small group of religious leaders are now allowed to hold holy week services inside the church that dates back to the 4th century. Carrie Khan, NPR News, Jerusalem.
In college basketball, the NCAA Women's Final Four takes place tonight, with all four number one seeds taking the court in Phoenix. South Carolina plays Connecticut, and then Texas plays UCLA. The men's Final Four takes place tomorrow night in Indianapolis, with number three seed Illinois playing number two seed Connecticut, followed by Michigan playing Arizona.
Both of those are number one seeds.
Chapter 5: What are the implications of wartime restrictions on Holy Week celebrations in Jerusalem?
The winners advance to Monday night's title game in Indianapolis. I'm Janine Herbst, NPR News in Washington.
On NPR's Wildcard podcast, Julio Torres says he doesn't need to prove himself to anyone.
When someone makes me feel like I have to prove something to them, I just walk away.
Really?
Chapter 6: What upcoming events should sports fans watch for in college basketball?
I'm like, seek help.
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