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What recent legal decisions affect President Trump's deployment of National Guard troops?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. A federal appeals court ruled that President Trump can send National Guard troops into Portland, Oregon. The decision reverses a lower court order. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals panel wrote that the president can deploy the guard when he is, quote, unable with regular forces to execute the laws of the United States. A separate court has blocked Trump from deploying the guard in Chicago. U.S. Capitol Police officers are among the federal employees working without pay during the government shutdown. NPR's Sam Greenglass reports they've already missed a paycheck.
Most shutdown impacts are far from the halls of Congress, but the situation facing members of the Capitol Police is difficult for lawmakers to overlook, says former Chief Terry Gaynor.
There has to be everything to everybody. You need to be ready at the drop of a hat, but you also need to be a person who will welcome the visitors and be a tour guide.
The Capitol Police Union has called for an end to the shutdown. The Trump administration has said it'll repurpose other funds to pay federal law enforcement. But until then, the missing paychecks come as the force deals with growing threats against public officials and lingering tensions after Trump pardoned the January 6th rioters who attacked officers at the Capitol. Sam Greenglass, NPR News, Washington.
The Supreme Court will consider whether marijuana users can own guns. As Toluani Osibamowo with member station KERA reports, the court is reviving a Texas man's felony gun charge to consider the issue.
The Justice Department charged Ali Daniel Hamani with illegally owning a gun as a user of illegal drugs after the FBI found a gun, cocaine and marijuana in his home. But a district court dismissed the indictment after finding it was unconstitutional to put a blanket ban on drug users owning guns. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals agreed. The DOJ appealed, arguing Hemani and other regular drug users pose a serious firearm safety risk. Hemani's attorneys argue the federal statute puts millions of people at risk of breaking the law because at least 20 percent of Americans have tried pot. For NPR News, I'm Toluani Osibamowo in Dallas.
The planet's poorest people are exposed to the most extreme consequences of a hotter climate, according to a UN study. NPR's Jeff Brady reports populations that did the least to contribute to the problem are suffering the most.
The report shows 80% of the 1.1 billion people living in poverty also face extreme heat, flooding, drought, and air pollution. Greenhouse gases from burning fossil fuels are the primary contributor to human-caused climate change. Most of that pollution accumulating in the atmosphere is from rich countries. China is the largest emitter today. The U.S.
How is the government shutdown impacting Capitol Police officers?
is the largest historical source. Under an international agreement, rich countries are supposed to help poorer ones deal with this. The Trump administration plans to exit that agreement. The UN Development Program and Oxford University report comes ahead of a big climate meeting in Brazil next month. Jeff Brady, NPR News.
U.S. stocks rallied to reach the cusp of their record highs today. This is NPR News. A Vermont state senator who took part in National Young Republicans group chat on Telegram in which members joked about rape and gas chambers has resigned. Sam Douglas was the only elected official involved. He says he resigned to keep his family safe and because Vermont's GOP leadership asked him to. Colombia has recalled its ambassador to the U.S. amid an angry back and forth. President Trump called Colombia's Gustav Petro an illegal drug leader after Petro accused the U.S. of killing a Colombian citizen during a strike in the Caribbean. Trump says the boat was carrying drugs. Petro says they killed a fisherman whose boat was malfunctioning.
Collagen supplements have become popular in wellness circles as a way to boost skin, hair, and nail health. NPR's Maria Godoy looks at the evidence behind the hype.
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