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Chapter 1: What immigration funding legislation is the Senate currently considering?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dan Ronan. The Senate is working on legislation to fund federal immigration programs with proposed spending of nearly $70 billion for Customs and Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, this through the end of President Trump's second term.
New Jersey Democratic Senator Cory Booker spoke in favor of funding the agencies, but with restrictions on companies that operate private prisons and detention centers.
My amendment would reopen the office, giving it full funded, and would give it teeth to provide oversight of private corporations like the GEO Group, who taxpayers are giving over a billion dollars to run our immigration system. I believe it needs oversight and accountability. That's the job of Congress.
Meanwhile, the Senate Thursday rejected an effort to prevent the Trump administration from creating a controversial nearly $1.8 billion fund to compensate people who claim they were wrongfully prosecuted.
Chapter 2: What are the implications of John Bolton's plea deal for mishandling classified information?
Former Trump National Security Advisor John Bolton has reached an agreement with federal prosecutors to plead guilty to mishandling classified information. NPR's Ryan Lucas reports.
John Bolton is facing 18 criminal counts, including transmission and retention of national defense information. Prosecutors say Bolton kept detailed notes that included classified information during his time as national security advisor in President Trump's first term and sent the material to two family members ahead of a planned memoir.
Under the tentative plea deal, Bolton would plead guilty to a single count of retaining classified information and
Chapter 3: How is Hezbollah responding to peace agreement calls with Israel?
and face a fine of $2.25 million, according to a person familiar with the matter speaking on condition of anonymity. Bolton could face zero to five years in prison under the arrangement. A federal judge would still have to approve any plea deal. The Justice Department declined to comment beyond referring to a court notice scheduling a rearrangement for Bolton later this month.
Ryan Lucas, NPR News, Washington.
Hezbollah is rejecting calls for a peace agreement between Israel and Lebanon. Meanwhile, another peacemaker has been killed in Lebanon, the seventh to die in the war between Israel and the militia group since March.
Chapter 4: What are the latest updates on the Air India crash investigation?
NPR's Jane Aroff reports.
The United Nations Peacekeeping Force, known as UNIFIL, said the Serbian soldier was critically wounded after mortars hit his position in southern Lebanon Wednesday. It said a peacekeeper from El Salvador and another from Spain were also injured. A UN official speaking on condition of anonymity told NPR that Hezbollah appeared to have fired the mortars.
The group earlier said it was targeting Israeli forces in the area. Hezbollah denied that it had hit a peacekeeping position and affirmed its commitment to UNIFIL's role. Jaina Rath, NPR News, Beirut.
Chapter 5: How are Catholic sisters supporting the San Antonio Spurs during the NBA playoffs?
Stocks closed mixed on Thursday. The Dow and the S&P were up. This is NPR. With the one-year anniversary of the Air India crash in Gujarat, India approaching, investigators are facing an international deadline to finalize their report and issue conclusions about what caused the 787 Dreamliner to crash, killing 260 people.
Under international aviation regulations, investigators must aim to reach that final report one year after the accident. A group of Catholic sisters who've gone viral for their courtside prayers are backing the San Antonio Spurs during the NBA playoffs, and they're back during the finals.
From Texas Public Radio, Brian Kurtzpatrick reports where the Spurs lost game one Wednesday night to the New York Knicks.
Sister Bernadette Mota is among the sisters from San Antonio's St.
Chapter 6: What federal aid is the Trump administration seeking for the coal industry?
John Bosco, who's been coming to home games to cheer on the Spurs. Mota stresses they have not been praying for Spurs opponents to lose.
God loves all the teams, and God loves all the players, and so God doesn't love one team more than the other. But what we really pray for and hope for is that all the teams play to their best of their ability.
Mota says the sisters use sports to connect with the at-risk youths they serve. She says sports can teach young people teamwork, values, and morals if done right. I'm Brian Kirkpatrick in San Antonio.
The Trump administration said Thursday it is seeking $700 million in federal aid to help the nation's struggling coal industry. The White House is using a Cold War era called the Defense Production Act that gives the president emergency authority over certain domestic industries. This is NPR.
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