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Why did President Trump and other leaders attend Charlie Kirk’s memorial rally in Phoenix?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman, tens of thousands of people gathered just outside Phoenix yesterday to remember conservative activist Charlie Kirk. He was shot to death earlier this month in Utah. And Pierce Tamar Keith reports President Trump was among yesterday's memorial speakers.
The event in a packed NFL stadium was part memorial, part Christian revival, and part political rally, complete with pyrotechnics that showered sparks as speakers took the stage. Trump said Kirk was murdered by a radicalized cold-blooded monster.
And so on that terrible day, September tenth, twenty twenty five, our greatest Evangelist for American liberty became immortal. He's a martyr now for American freedom.
What is UN Secretary‑General Guterres urging diplomats to do at this week’s General Assembly?
Many of the speakers describe Kirk as a martyr whose death would give rise to an even stronger conservative movement. In emotional remarks, Kirk's widow, Erika, said she forgives the man who killed him. Tamra Keith, NPR News, traveling with the president.
This is for the annual General Assembly high level debate. The UN Secretary-General is urging diplomats to get serious about promoting peace. And Pierre's Michel Kellaman reports.
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says he has more than 150 meetings planned with world leaders this week, and he intends to push them to get serious about peace.
And these is an opportunity we cannot miss.
President Trump is expected to speak on Tuesday.
How is North Korea’s leader Kim Jong‑un framing nuclear negotiations with the United States?
The Trump administration has cut funding and pulled out of some UN agencies, but Gutierrez says the US remains a central player at the UN and has the carrots and sticks needed to help end conflicts. Michelle Kellerman, NPR News.
The UN General Assembly convenes more nations are recognizing a Palestinian state. Yesterday, Australia, Britain, Canada, and Portugal announced they would do so. France is expected to follow suit this week. All the countries are US and Israeli allies. Israeli officials say the action gives a prize to the Palestinian militant group Hamas. North Korea's leader Kim Jong un says that resuming negotiations with the United States is possible, but he says giving up North Korea's nuclear weapons is out of the question. NPR's Anthony Kuhn has more from Seoul.
What new Pentagon rule requires journalists to sign a pledge and why is it controversial?
In a speech to his country's legislature, Kim Jong-un said that his country's nuclear status is irreversible and written into its constitution. But he said that he personally has good memories of President Trump from their three meetings in twenty eighteen and twenty nineteen, and if the US drops its obsession with denuclearization, there's no reason the two sides can't sit down and talk.
You're listening to NPR. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a new rule late last week. It requires journalists to sign a pledge before they can access the Pentagon. It says reporters must agree not to gather any information, including material that is not classified, that has not been explicitly cleared for release. Journalists say the Trump administration is attacking the First Amendment. NPR has learned the Trump administration has installed a new acting director at the US Census Bureau. The leadership change comes after Trump revived a push to alter a special set of numbers that influence elections for President and the House of Representatives, NPR's Hanzi Lo Wong reports.
Why did the Trump administration appoint a new acting director at the Census Bureau and what are the concerns?
Before starting to lead the largest federal statistical agency, George Cook worked as a quote institutional investor and economic analyst. That's according to a Census Bureau staff email shared with NPR. Federal law requires the Bureau's permanent director to have a demonstrated ability in managing large organizations and experience in collecting statistical data. Some census advocates are concerned Cook has no obvious qualifications to head the Bureau as it prepares for a national headcount that's set to determine how many congressional house seats and electoral college votes each state gets after 2030. The Fourteenth Amendment says that count must include the quote whole number of persons in each state.
President Trump has revived a call to exclude people living in the states without legal status.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
Why did President Trump and other leaders attend Charlie Kirk’s memorial rally in Phoenix?
0:00–0:48
2
What is UN Secretary‑General Guterres urging diplomats to do at this week’s General Assembly?
0:48–1:43
3
How is North Korea’s leader Kim Jong‑un framing nuclear negotiations with the United States?
1:43–2:34
4
What new Pentagon rule requires journalists to sign a pledge and why is it controversial?
2:34–3:39
5
Why did the Trump administration appoint a new acting director at the Census Bureau and what are the concerns?
3:39–4:39