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Why did President Trump cancel nearly $1 billion in immigrant and diversity program funding?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. President Trump is canceling nearly one billion dollars in spending approved by Congress. He used using a rare power to cut funding for immigrant services and diversity foes focused initiatives. The Office of Management and Budget called the programs quote the most harmful government spending. Republican Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Susan Collins said that the action came without warning or consultation. President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping wrapped up a state visit today. NPR's Emily Fang reports they traded praise for each other, but didn't address fundamental issues.
While showing Xi around the National Archives, Trump told reporters, meetings with Xi went great. Trump also posted on social media that he will be heading to the Chinese city of Shenzhen in November to meet Xi again and that she will come back to the US in December for the G twenty Miami Summit.
What were the key outcomes and unanswered issues from President Trump’s state visit with Xi Jinping?
It's an ambitious schedule of in-person meetings between the two leaders of two superpowers. But left unaddressed this visit were ongoing frictions over competition in artificial intelligence and semiconductors and rare earth minerals. Nevertheless, at a state dinner this week, both Trump and she were all smiles and toasted each other. Emily Fang and Peer News.
The Supreme Court has revived for now a federal data system. The Department of Homeland Security revamped into a tool to check the citizenship of millions of Americans on voter rolls. The tool has mistakenly flagged some eligible voters as potential non-citizens. NPR's Jude Jaffe Block has more on the systematic alien verification for entitlements or save program.
Saves a Department of Homeland Security data system.
How is the Department of Homeland Security’s revived data system being used to verify voter citizenship?
It's been around for 40 years. It was created so government agencies could check non-citizens' immigration status. And it used to be exclusively foreign-born people who were in this data system. But last year, the Trump administration did a huge overhaul and linked it to social security data so most American citizenship could be checked. It also made changes so states could could do bulk queries and upload their entire voter rolls to find non-citizens or deceased individuals.
NPR's Jew Jaffee Block reporting an appeals court heard arguments today on whether to bring back to the US more than a hundred people deported to Venezuela last year. NPR's Nate Perez reports.
The Venezuelans were deported under the Alien Enemies Act, a rarely used policy previously reserved for wartime. They were sent to El Salvador's infamous prison, Secot. Despite a court ordering the return of their flight. Lawyers for the deported men said the US government violated their due process rights as most of the plaintiffs were in immigration proceedings prior to being detained.
What legal challenges are the Venezuelan deportees facing under the Alien Enemies Act?
But some on the three judge panel were skeptical whether this appeals court is capable of determining whether the deported men could challenge their imprisonment in a foreign country. The case could be decided by next week. Nate Perez, NPR News.
From Washington, you're listening to NPR News. New Jersey's Democratic Lieutenant Governor has resigned after the governor demanded he step down over allegations of inappropriate behavior with women. Democratic Governor Mikey Sherrill gave Lieutenant Governor Dale Caldwell an ultimatum that he resigned by the end of the day. Buildings around Nashville are lit up pink for nine to five day in honor of Dolly Parton. Parton's home state of Tennessee is celebrating the new holiday to commemorate the singers' economic and cultural Mariana Bacchialv, Member Station WPLN reports from the festivities.
Лос аррис алик а себе браттиву фірс, пink outfits, and a spirit of generosity. Downtown Anita Travis takes part in a kindness pledge.
Далі just really makes me proud to be.
How is Tennessee honoring Dolly Parton with the new “Nine‑to‑Five” holiday celebrations?
a girl from Tennessee and she taught me that I can do anything, uh, being from Tennessee and uh my pledge is to give back, to be p to be kind and give back. I just love her.
Garth Brooks honky tonk Friends in Low Places is serving up a cocktail called Cup of Ambition, with proceeds going to the Imagination Library, Parton's early childhood literacy initiative.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
Why did President Trump cancel nearly $1 billion in immigrant and diversity program funding?
0:00–0:52
2
What were the key outcomes and unanswered issues from President Trump’s state visit with Xi Jinping?
0:52–1:36
3
How is the Department of Homeland Security’s revived data system being used to verify voter citizenship?
1:36–2:40
4
What legal challenges are the Venezuelan deportees facing under the Alien Enemies Act?
2:40–3:46
5
How is Tennessee honoring Dolly Parton with the new “Nine‑to‑Five” holiday celebrations?
3:46–4:40
6
What concerns did Pope Leo XIV raise about AI, nuclear weapons, and human rights during his France visit?
4:40–5:03