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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton.
What does the Trump administration say about a new Hamas disarmament agreement?
President Trump says that negotiators led by his administration have made an agreement for the disarmament of Hamas. As NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben reports, the administration says the Board of Peace created by Trump last year brokered the deal.
Trump announced the agreement in a social media post saying it will be carried out in phases. He said that as Hamas disarms, Israeli forces will withdraw from Gaza and an international force will work with Palestinians to take over public safety in Gaza. The administration characterized the agreement as fulfilling part of the 20-point plan to end the war that they announced last year. Last October, the U.S. brokered a ceasefire in the war. However, the Israeli military has continued to push into Gaza since then. More than 1,100 Palestinians have been killed since that ceasefire, the U.N. reported this month.
How are U.S. and Iran missile exchanges affecting fears of a wider regional war?
A senior administration official speaking on condition of anonymity said they are confident Israel will adhere to the agreement. Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR News.
Meanwhile, the U.S. and Iran exchanged barrages of missiles today as the pattern of back-and-forth strikes took hold again and hope dimmed for a quick end to the five-month conflict. Following a few days of respite, fears of a wider war have grown, with renewed fighting threatening to engulf even more countries. Jordan says it intercepted Iranian missiles for the second consecutive day, while Kuwait said a strike there killed one person. Two appeals courts today ruled against the Trump administration's policy mandating that anyone who enters the country without legal status be placed in detention.
What did appeals courts rule about the administration's immigration detention policy?
As NPR's Ximena Bustillo reports, the issue is expected to go to the Supreme Court.
The decisions out of the Ninth Circuit and Seventh Circuit courts of appeals argue that the administration is misunderstanding decades-old immigration law. The Trump administration wants anyone who entered the country illegally to be in immigration detention while their cases play out in immigration court. Under previous administrations, someone without a criminal record would generally be allowed to seek a bond hearing while their immigration case was pending. The approach has resulted in the prolonged detention of people who, in some cases, have been living in the U.S. for decades, and a record number of people in detention.
How is consumer spending shaping U.S. economic growth this spring?
The Supreme Court is expected to take up the issue in its next term. Ximena Bustillo, NPR News, Washington.
Consumer spending is usually the biggest driver of economic growth in the U.S., and that continued this spring, according to new government data. But the spending is being driven by upper-income shoppers who feel good about their stock portfolios and rising home values, as NPR's Scott Horsley explains.
Lower income consumers are not feeling so flush. You know, lately their paychecks have not been keeping pace with the rising cost of living.
What happened when AI models from Anthropic and OpenAI accessed external systems?
So they're having to dip into savings or put more of their spending on the credit card. And you can only keep that up for so long. You know, the savings rate, which was already pretty anemic this spring, fell to its lowest level in four years last month.
NPR's Scott Horsley reporting major U.S. stock indexes rose today, recovering some of their recent losses. This is NPR.
How is the State Department handling the 250th commemorative 'patriot' passport and related global stories?
Anthropic says its AI-clawed model hacked systems of three companies during testing. It comes after rival OpenAI, says a rogue model, hacked another AI firm, Hugging Face. Anthropic says the incident happened after a misconfiguration allowed the models to reach the internet from testing environments that were supposed to be isolated. The State Department says there's been a lot of demand for the 250th commemorative passports featuring President Trump's image. Now it'll be a bit easier to get one, as NPR's Michelle Kellman reports.
Up to now, the new passport was only available for Americans applying in person at Washington, D.C. 's passport agency. Now the State Department is arranging special events at passport agencies across the country for Americans who want to apply for it.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:04
2
What does the Trump administration say about a new Hamas disarmament agreement?
0:04–0:51
3
How are U.S. and Iran missile exchanges affecting fears of a wider regional war?
0:51–1:33
4
What did appeals courts rule about the administration's immigration detention policy?
1:33–2:10
5
How is consumer spending shaping U.S. economic growth this spring?
2:10–2:39
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What happened when AI models from Anthropic and OpenAI accessed external systems?
2:39–3:00
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How is the State Department handling the 250th commemorative 'patriot' passport and related global stories?
3:00–5:03