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Chapter 1: What is NPR's mission and how can listeners support it?
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Chapter 2: What is the latest update on President Trump's meeting with El Salvador's president?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. President Trump is meeting with the president of El Salvador at the White House at this hour. During a meeting in the Oval Office, President Nayib Bukele said he cannot return a migrant from Maryland who was wrongfully deported to El Salvador.
Chapter 3: Why is El Salvador refusing to return a wrongfully deported migrant?
Of course I'm not going to do it. It's like, I mean, the question is preposterous. How can I smuggle a terrorist into the United States? I don't have the power to return him to the United States.
Chapter 4: What are the details about Kilmar Abrego Garcia's deportation case?
Kilmar Abrego Garcia was mistakenly deported by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in March. Despite a Supreme Court ruling directing the Trump administration to facilitate his return, El Salvador maintains custody of him. The man's family continues to push for his release, stressing his lack of criminal history and the dangers he faces in El Salvador.
Chapter 5: What challenges are lawmakers facing with the federal budget and deficit?
The House and Senate will try to advance a spending bill this week without exploding the deficit. NPR's Mara Liason reports the House narrowly passed the budget framework last week that calls for extending tax cuts while allowing for trillions of dollars in federal borrowing.
This week, lawmakers from both chambers need to figure out how to make the numbers add up. One option is using a budgetary slate of hand and simply declaring that the tax cuts don't add to the deficit. Or if lawmakers really want to reduce spending, they could cut Medicaid. But many Republicans and President Trump have promised not to do that.
Chapter 6: How are bond markets reacting to the US fiscal plans?
The other pressure on lawmakers is that the bond market is raising yields. The interest bondholders charge for financing U.S. debt because, among other things, It doesn't see the U.S. getting its fiscal house in order. In other words, bondholders see the U.S. debt getting bigger and bigger with no credible plan to rein it in. Mara Liason, NPR News.
Chapter 7: What happened in the recent missile strikes on Sumy, Ukraine?
Russia is defending Sunday's missile strikes on the Ukrainian city of Sumy, while Ukraine says the attacks killed 34 civilians and wounded more than 100 more. Russia says it was legitimately targeting a military installation. NPR's Charles Maines reports from Moscow.
Chapter 8: How is Russia defending its military actions in Sumy?
In a statement, Russia's defense ministry said its forces had successfully fired two Iskander-M tactical missiles at a gathering of Ukrainian military officers in Sumy. The ministry tacitly acknowledged civilian casualties as well, accusing Ukraine of using civilians as human shields by placing military targets in densely populated areas.
Ukraine has demanded a tough international response over the attack, which came amid wider U.S. efforts to negotiate a peace in Ukraine, President Trump condemned the airstrike as horrible but suggested Russia had mistakenly hit civilians. Trump administration officials also point to the Sumi attack as the latest reason why they're working to end the conflict. Charles Baines, NPR News, Moscow.
Stocks are trading higher on Wall Street at this hour. The Dow is up 140 points. This is NPR News in Washington. Jury selection is getting underway today in Sarah Palin's defamation suit against The New York Times. NPR's David Fulkenflik reports opening statements are scheduled for Tuesday for the one-time Republican vice presidential candidate and ex-governor of Alaska.
Palin filed the suit more than seven years ago after The Times published an editorial against heated rhetoric. It linked her political action committee's online ad to a mass shooting in Tucson, Arizona, that gravely wounded then-Representative Gabby Giffords. No proof was ever found that the shooter was motivated by or even knew about the ad.
While jurors were deliberating, the presiding judge said in open court that he would rule against Palin regardless. saying she hadn't proved she had a credible case. The jury found the Times not to be liable, but several jurors admitted receiving push alerts notifying them of the judge's decision before their verdict. The appellate court sent the case back.
ABC, CNN, and MSNBC have made payments to settle cases in recent months. The Times says it will vigorously defend itself against Palin once more. David Folkenflik, NPR News.
5, 4, command engine start, 2, 1, ignition. The sound of Blue Origin's new Shepard rocket launching into history this morning, carrying a groundbreaking all-female crew, including pop star Katy Perry. The mission marks the first all-women spaceflight since 1963 and lasted just over 11 minutes. Blue Origin described the launch as flawless and emphasized the significance of the crew's composition.
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