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What new Pentagon guidelines are restricting journalists' reporting?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Rahm. The Pentagon is implementing new guidelines that will require journalists to agree to report only approved and officially released information. NPR's Quill Lawrence has more.
Two U.S. officials who were not authorized to speak publicly confirmed to NPR that the Pentagon will drastically change how journalists have covered the largest department in the U.S. government for decades. Going forward, journalists must sign a pledge not to gather any information, including unclassified reports, that hasn't been authorized for release. The Pentagon says those who fail to obey the new policy will lose their press credentials. On social media, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth posted that, quote, the press does not run the Pentagon, the people do.
Why is a memorial being held for activist Charlie Kirk and what is the political fallout?
He wrote, The press is no longer allowed to roam the halls of a secure facility where a badge
A memorial will be held at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona tomorrow for conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was shot to death last week. President Trump is scheduled to attend. The assassination of Kirk and how people reacted revealed deep divisions in the country. Comedian Jimmy Kimmel was pulled off his show. NPR's Ron Elving has more.
A large portion of the country is enraged about the killing of Charlie Kirk.
What did President Trump announce about firing the top federal prosecutor in Northern Virginia?
Another about the cancellation of Jimmy Kimmel. And a third group is wondering why these two events are tearing the country apart. There are millions of Americans who don't live to argue on social media. They don't want to be at odds with their neighbors. But polls show the national mood in the wake of recent events is plummeting.
NPR's Ron Elving. President Trump says he's fired the top federal prosecutor in Northern Virginia. Eric Siebert had told colleagues he planned to resign, had been investigating some of Trump's perceived political enemies, including New York Attorney General Tish James and former FBI Director Jim Comey, but Seabird expressed doubt that criminal charges should be filed.
How did Russia’s fighter jets violate NATO airspace over Estonia?
Russia is denying charges and again violated NATO airspace, this time with several fighter jets accused of flying over the skies of NATO member state Estonia. NPR's Charles Maynes reports from Moscow.
Russia's defense ministry said three MiG fighter jets were on a scheduled flight from Northwest Russia to the exclave of Kaliningrad on the Baltic Sea and never deviated from their dedicated flight path. NATO tells a different story. It says Alliance fighter jets scrambled to intercept the Russian planes after they entered Estonia's airspace for a full 12 minutes, in what Estonian authorities called an unprecedentedly brazen incursion. The incident comes just a week after New York. NATO fighter jets fired on more than twenty Russian drones spotted over the skies of member state Poland. Russia denied intentionally targeting that NATO member.
What is Zelensky saying about Russia’s strikes on Ukrainian civilians?
The Western governments suggest Russia was likely out to probe NATO's eastern defenses. Charles Maines MPR News, Moscow.
You're listening to NPR News in Washington. Україн президен Володимир Зеленський се тоді Русланджіал атак агенсть Україну верніт. Damaging infrastructure and residential buildings. At least three people were killed and dozens more were wounded. Zelensky said every strike is not a military necessity, but a deliberate strategy by Russia to terrorize civilians. Tensions over an immigration blitz in Chicago boiled over at a federal facility near the city yesterday.
How are ICE actions in Chicago affecting protesters and the community?
Chip Mitchell from Member Station WBEZ reports federal offices fire officers fired tear gas and pepper balls at protesters.
The Feds say Chicago area immigration arrests have totaled around five hundred and fifty since the operation began less than two weeks ago. Reverend David Black leads a Southside Presbyterian congregation. He joined protesters at a suburban immigration and customs enforcement facility. What ICE is doing in Chicago and throughout the country is utterly abhorrent. Jesus, he came into the world to stand in the way of evil, to put his body in the way of evil.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What new Pentagon guidelines are restricting journalists' reporting?
0:00–0:45
2
Why is a memorial being held for activist Charlie Kirk and what is the political fallout?
0:45–1:19
3
What did President Trump announce about firing the top federal prosecutor in Northern Virginia?
1:19–1:59
4
How did Russia’s fighter jets violate NATO airspace over Estonia?
1:59–2:48
5
What is Zelensky saying about Russia’s strikes on Ukrainian civilians?
2:48–3:29
6
How are ICE actions in Chicago affecting protesters and the community?
3:29–4:39