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What is President Trump's new stance on helping detained Afghan allies in the UAE?

Dale Willman 0:01

Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Wilman. President Trump says he's now going to try to help Afghans who worked with the US and have been detained in the United Arab Emirates for years. As MPR's Hanzi Lo Wong reports, Trump's comments come after his administration cut off pathways that were established for Afghan allies to seek refuge after the US withdraw uh withdrew from Afghanistan.

Hansi Lewong 0:20

On his social media platform Truth Social, President Trump provided no details about how or why he now wants to support Afghan interpreters and other allies to the U.S. who've been stuck in the United Arab Emirates for years, but said, quote, I will try to save them starting right now. Six months ago, on the first day of his second term, Trump suspended the refugee resettlement program that many Afghan allies were relying on to flee their now Taliban-controlled home country. Last week, the Trump administration ended temporarily Protected status for Afghans. In a statement, Secretary of Homeland Security Christy Noes said the program was terminated because of Afghanistan's quote.

How are young Democratic candidates influencing recent congressional and mayoral races?

Hansi Lewong 0:52

improved security situation and quote stabilizing economy. Spokespeople for the Department of Homeland Security, the State Department, and the White House did not immediately respond to questions about whether those programs will be restored. Anzi Long, NPR News.

Dale Willman 1:04

Calls for generational change and dissatisfaction with the status quo have been at the center of several recent high profile political campaigns run by younger Democrats. At least ten candidates under forty are currently eyeing seats for Congress and several others are running in mayoral races. But as NPR's Elena Moore reports, their success rate so far has been mixed.

Elena Moore 1:22

Last month, thirty three year old Zoran Mom Donnie delivered an upset victory in the New York Democratic primary for mayor. But that wasn't normal, says Amanda Lippmann of Run for Something, which helps Democratic candidates run for office.

Unknown 1:35

Part of the reason it's so exciting and so energizing when it does happen is because it is so rare and because it is so hard.

What challenges did Gen Z candidate Deja Fox face in her Arizona congressional primary?

Elena Moore 1:42

Littman says 25-year-old activist and content creator Deja Fox experienced a more common reality. On Tuesday, she lost a primary for Arizona's seventh congressional district, struggling to gain enough powerful endorsements and stand out. That's been the case for many hopefuls. Since twenty twenty two, only one Gen Zier has been elected to Congress. Elena Moore, NPR News.

Dale Willman 2:05

Several large wildfires are burning in the Pacific Northwest and they're forcing evacuations and burning thousands of acres. From Oregon Public Broadcasting, Eric Newman, as our reports.

Unknown 2:14

The Burdoyne fire began burning Friday afternoon along the Washington state side of the Columbia River, just east of Portland. As of Sunday afternoon, the wind driven fire had grown to more than eighty seven hundred acres.

How are the Burdoin and Cram wildfires impacting communities in the Pacific Northwest?

Unknown 2:27

Jody Walker is a public information officer on the Burdoin fire. This is very much a a real risk. We're continuing to identify and document uh those homes that are destroyed. Further south in central Oregon, another incident called the Cram Fire is the largest wildfire in the U.S. Crews have made some progress on that fire, and officials say cooler temperatures are helping keep it in its current footprint. For NPR News, I'm Eric Newman in Vancouver, Washington.

Dale Willman 2:55

And you're listening to NPR News. The leader of a violent Ecuadorian gang has been extradited to the US. Jose Adolfo Macius Villemar has been indicted in New York City on charges that he imported thousands of pounds of cocaine into the US.

What are the details surrounding the extradition of an Ecuadorian gang leader and the New York cocaine indictment?

Dale Willman 3:13

He's expected to appear in a federal court in Brooklyn on Monday where his lawyer says he'll plead not guilty. State police in upstate New York are investigating the death of a nine year old girl after her family reported the child abducted on Saturday. The case triggered an amber alert and a regional search, but it's now unclear whether the girl was actually abducted, NPR's Brian Mann reports.

Brian Mann 3:35

Amber alerts were issued late Saturday after the father of nine-year-old Melina Fratelin reported she'd been taken in the resort town of Lake George, New York, possibly by someone driving a white van.