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What did President Trump say about the Israeli strikes in Qatar?

Louise Schiavone 0:01

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavoni. President Trump has issued a statement expressing his disapproval with the recent Israeli strikes on Hamas targets in Qatar, a key player in peace negotiations, NPR's Mara Lyason reports.

Mara Liason 0:16

White House press secretary Caroline Levit says that the U.S. learned about the strike just before it began and notified the President. The president's Middle East envoy, Steve Whitkopf, then told the Qataris about the impending strike. While the president has said that Hamas must be destroyed, Levit said he believes that this particular attack inside Qatar does not advance Israel's or America's goals.

Caroline Leavitt 0:38

The president has always made it very clear that he wants peace in the Middle East. He expects all of our allies and friends in the region, that includes both Qatar and Israel, to seek peace as well.

Mara Liason 0:49

She says President Trump has spoken to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and to the leaders of Qatar to assure them that such a thing will not happen again on their soil. Mara Lyason, NPR News, the White House.

Louise Schiavone 1:13

President's intervention in the city's affairs will likely continue.

Alex Koma 1:17

President Trump said federal control of the DC Police Department was needed to address crime in the city.

Why did the Trump administration take federal control of the DC Police Department?

Alex Koma 1:22

And most crime rates have fallen over the last few weeks, according to DC police, but many of these numbers were falling before Trump's intervention. DC Mayor Muriel Bowser has pushed back against Trump's decision to temporarily take over the department. She remains concerned about preserving the city's limited self government.

Alex Koma 1:50

For NPR News, I'm Alex Coma in Washington D C.

Louise Schiavone 1:54

Revised government data show the U.S. job market is looking far weaker than expected. NPR's Maria Aspen reports the Bureau of Labor Statistics published its annual update today.

Jimmy Chen 2:06

U.S.

How did the revised Bureau of Labor Statistics data change the outlook on the U.S. job market?

Jimmy Chen 2:06

employers added nine hundred eleven thousand fewer jobs than initially counted during the twelve months ending in March. The updated figures are preliminary and routine, but still sobering. They show the labor market was likely weakening far more than expected under the last year of President Biden's term and the first months of President Trump's second presidency. The federal government regularly revises its monthly jobs numbers as more complete data comes in, but this year's revision comes as Trump has increasingly politicized the data and the agency that tracks it, even firing its commissioner, all fueling concerns over the integrity of the country's economic data. Maria Aspen, NPR News, New York.

Louise Schiavone 2:51

By day's end on Wall Street, the Dow was up one hundred ninety six, the Nasdaq up eighty, the SP five hundred up seventeen. This is NPR. South Korean officials are working out details with the US on the return of hundreds of their nationals detained in an ice raid on an electric vehicle battery factory in Georgia. They hope to transport the affected workers back to South Korea on a charter jet possibly tomorrow. About three hundred South Koreans are involved.

What are the key developments in the trial of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro?

Louise Schiavone 3:21

The Trump administration has been calling on foreign companies to invest in manufacturing in the US, but obtaining work visas has become more complicated since President Trump took office. In Brazil, the trial of former President Jair Bolsonaro entered a decisive stage today, with two justices voting for the conviction of the far right leader. Bolsonaro is accused of five crimes, including attempting a coup after losing his twenty twenty two reelection bid. Julia Carnero reports from Rio.

Julia Carneiro 3:51

Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who's leading the case and has been sanctioned by the US government, was the first to vote to convict. He found that Jair Bolsonaro did in fact lead a criminal organization that planned to overthrow the government and violently abolish the rule of law. The second to vote, Justice Flavio Gino, found Bolsonaro and the seven other defendants guilty, but suggested milder sentences for three of them. A vote to convict from three justices on the five judge panel are needed to convict Bolsonaro.