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Chapter 1: What recent events have influenced U.S. military actions in the Middle East?
Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. President Trump argues the U.S. war with Iran is over because of the April ceasefire. Critics say not so. Democrats and a handful of Republicans have pushed unsuccessfully to limit Trump's military actions in the Middle East. Today marks the 60-day deadline for Congress to intervene.
So far, the GOP majority in Congress has made no attempt at enforcing requirements under the War Powers Resolution of 1973 to authorize use of force, grant an extension or or withdraw troops. This as the American public grapples with higher gas prices stemming from competing blockades in the Strait of Hormuz.
Chapter 2: How are rising gas prices affecting American consumers?
At the White House today, President Trump sought to reassure the public.
When the war ends, gasoline prices are going to tumble because there is so much right now on the seas already loaded into tankers, tankers that can't escape the Strait. There is so much like record setting. But when the war ends, gasoline prices will go down to below what they were before.
AAA says on average, people in the U.S. are now paying around $4.40 for a gallon of regular gasoline. In some places like California, price is top $6. Federal courts across the U.S. are overwhelmed by a surge in immigration cases. Hawaii Public Radio's Maddie Bender reports judges in their state are stepping in to help courts in California.
Federal judges in Hawaii have taken on more than 50 immigration cases from three districts in California. All are habeas corpus petitions, in which detained immigrants allege the government is unlawfully holding them in custody.
The Eastern District of California has received more than 3,000 petitions from immigration detainees since last January, more than almost any other district in the country. Chief Judge Troy Nunley says his district is grateful to be outsourcing cases to judges in Hawaii.
It was taking its toll on all of our judges. It was taking, and not only the judges, it takes the toll on our staff. And we were getting these cases at all hours of the night.
Judges in San Francisco and Washington state are also pitching in to help the district's caseload. For NPR News, I'm Maddie Bender in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Voting starts tomorrow in Louisiana's primary elections. This despite the Supreme Court decision this week to strike down the state's congressional map. NPR's Ashley Lopez reports.
Louisiana's Republican Secretary of State Nancy Landry announced that most of Louisiana's primaries, including a closely watched Senate primary, will proceed as scheduled, but not the House seats. Early voting in the state starts on Saturday and voting ends on May 16 for the state's primaries. Absentee voting has already been underway.
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Chapter 3: What challenges are U.S. federal courts facing with immigration cases?
British authorities have charged a 45-year-old man in connection with an attack investigators are characterizing as an act of terrorism. They say Issa Suleiman has been charged with three counts of attempted murder. Authorities say Suleiman attacked a longtime friend in South London, then took a train to another part of the city and sought to target Jewish people.
Two men there sustained stab wounds. The Census Bureau starts a field test for the 2030 census today in parts of Alabama and South Carolina. NPR's Hansi Lowong reports the test is expected to involve letter carriers from the U.S. Postal Service.
The Census Bureau is asking households in Huntsville, Alabama, and Spartanburg, South Carolina, to fill out an online survey. Households that don't may be interviewed in person starting in June by census workers or letter carriers.
It's part of a Trump administration overhaul of the 2026 census test that's drawn skepticism from census watchers who cite a past government accountability office study that found that using postal workers to conduct interviews would not be cost-effective. This test census asks people about their U.S. citizenship status.
Research shows that's likely to hurt the accuracy of numbers used to redistribute political representation and federal funding. In a court filing, the Trump administration says it may soon formally propose to alter census numbers that the 14th Amendment says must include the, quote, whole number of persons in each state. Anzela Wong, NPR News.
May 1st marks May Day when activists around the globe hold demonstrations, economic boycotts, and other gatherings in support of labor rights. This is NPR News.
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Chapter 4: How is Louisiana's election process impacted by recent legal decisions?
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