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Why is President Trump threatening to send the National Guard to Chicago?

Janine Herbst 0:00

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst. President Trump is openly threatening Chicago. On social media, he said the city's about to find out why it's called the Department of War. Trump was referring to his recent proposal to rename the Department of Defense, which would require approval from Congress. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker fired back, accusing Trump of threatening to go to war with an American city, calling it not a joke and not normal. And Pierce Katlonsdorf reports state and local officials are blasting the administration's plan to deploy National Guard

Kat Lonsdorff 0:36

troops to the city. Trump has said the deployment is imminent, but won't say when, putting many in the city on edge. A U.S. official who spoke on the condition of anonymity, as they were not authorized to speak publicly, confirmed to NPR that the federal government requested additional assistance from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, in the Chicago area.

What happened during the ICE raid at the Hyundai plant in Georgia and how is South Korea responding?

Kat Lonsdorff 0:53

ICE and the National Guard are very different, but in D.C., for example, Trump's deployment of the Guard came with a larger presence from ICE, too. Trump has said he would send troops to crack down on crime, but the Guard can't make arrests or be used for policing. Kat Lonsdorf, NPR News, Chicago. An

Janine Herbst 1:10

unprecedented ice raid at a Georgia Hyundai plant is creating new tension with South Korea at a time when President Trump has been pushing the country for more investment in the U.S. NPR's Debbie Elliott reports the majority of the nearly 500 people detained are South Korean nationals. South Korea's foreign

Debbie Elliott 1:29

minister says he's deeply concerned over the arrests and is considering a trip to the U.S. to meet with the Trump administration to resolve the matter. ICE agents raided a massive electric vehicle battery plant under construction near Savannah, Georgia. ICE officials called it the largest single-site enforcement operation in the history of the Department of Homeland Security. In a statement, Hyundai said its understanding is that none of those detained was directly employed by the company and promised an internal investigation into employment compliance by its contractors.

How is the United States escalating military presence in the Caribbean and what is Venezuela’s response?

Debbie Elliott 2:06

Debbie Elliott, NPR News.

Janine Herbst 2:09

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro is working to ease tensions with the U.S. after Washington said it's sending 10 fighter jets to reinforce its already substantial military presence in the Caribbean. But he's also warning the White House against interfering in the affairs of other countries.

Unknown 2:27

The government of the United States should abandon its plan of violent regime change in Venezuela and in all of Latin America and the Caribbean and respect sovereignty, the right to peace, to independence.

Janine Herbst 2:44

Maduro is heard there through a BBC interpreter. The Trump administration says it's cracking down on cartels trafficking drugs to America. Venezuela denies accusations that the country is linked to a drug gang. You're listening to NPR News. Thirty years ago today, famed Baltimore Oriole Cal Ripken Jr.

Why is Cal Ripken Jr.’s consecutive‑games record still celebrated 30 years later?

Janine Herbst 3:05

broke the record for the most consecutive baseball games played, a record many thought was unbeatable. Scott Malcioni from member station WYPR has more.

Scott Mascione 3:17

Cal, if you weren't sure that this was a special night in Baltimore, I think you now have a clue. That was sportscaster Chris Berman in 1995 calling Cal Ripken Jr.' 's 2,131st game. Ripken passed Lou Gehrig's record for the most consecutive games and took the record to 2,632. He still holds it. Ripken reflected on the record in the Orioles' dugout Friday.

Unknown 3:42

But when I get up in the morning from bed, it feels like it's been 30 years. The memories that happened that night are crystal

Scott Mascione 3:48

clear.

Which films won top awards at the Venice Film Festival and why are they drawing attention?

Scott Mascione 3:49

The Orioles are celebrating Ripken during their home game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. For NPR News, I'm Scott Mascione in Baltimore.

Janine Herbst 3:57

at the Venice Film Festival today, Father, Mother, Sister, Brother. Jim Jarmisch's quietly humorous relationship triptych won the top prize. The movie, about the relationship between adult children and with their parents, stars Adam Driver, Vicky Krebs, and Cate Blanchett. It was an upset win over some of the festival's bigger hits, including the devastating Gaza docudrama The Voice of Hind Rajab.