What is President Trump's meeting with New York City Mayor-elect Zoran Mamdani about?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman. President Trump is set to meet New York City Mayor-elect Zoran Mamdani today at the White House. Both leaders have sharply criticized each other, but Mamdani says he directed his team to reach out to the president anyway.
I know that for tens of thousands of New Yorkers, this meeting is between two very different candidates who they voted for for the same reason. They wanted a leader who would take on the cost of living crisis that makes it impossible for working people to afford living in this city.
Their meeting is set for mid-afternoon today. President Trump is accusing a group of six Democratic lawmakers of sedition. He's pointing to a video they made reminding members of the U.S. military and intelligence community Writing online, Trump says this seditious behavior is punishable by death. Democratic leaders describe Trump's language as unhinged and un-American.
The White House says Trump does not want to execute members of Congress. The Trump administration is expected to direct the Justice Department to challenge artificial intelligence laws in dozens of states. As NPR's Bobby Allen reports, it's part of a push to undo regulations that the tech industry opposes.
A draft White House executive order viewed by NPR aims to override state AI regulations that have passed around the country. States have enacted more than 100 laws reigning in various aspects of AI, while Congress has not passed any.
According to the Trump administration's proposed order, not enforcing those state laws would be a condition of receiving federal funding for broadband investments, and the Justice Department would be instructed to sue states over the laws. The pushes being led by AI and cryptos are David Sachs, a billionaire tech investor who is leading the White House's policy on AI.
Legal observers say if it is signed, the order would likely face a legal challenge for interfering with the democratic process of state legislators. Bobby Allen, NPR News.
The U.N. peacekeeping mission in Lebanon says it has reported about 10,000 Israeli violations of U.N. resolutions since the two countries agreed to a ceasefire a year ago. Jane Araf reports from Beirut.
UNIFIL said this week it had reported to the UN Security Council over 7,500 Israeli air violations and almost 2,500 ground incursions since the two countries signed a ceasefire a year ago. The Israeli attacks have killed more than 300 people, according to the Lebanese government. UNIFIL says at least one-third were civilians.
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