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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone. In flood-ravaged parts of the state of Washington, National Guard troops went door-to-door this morning to evacuate homes in agricultural areas. NPR's Casey Martin reports as cresting rivers recede, there will be problems.
There will be a lot of cleanup. You know, there were a lot of downed trees. We saw huge logs floating down the river, even a couple of power poles floating down the river. The last flood that really affected this area a couple of years ago, one of the main highways was closed for four days afterwards. So people are really worried about downed power lines and just getting around and then also just getting home and finding, you know, in what state their farm is going to be in and what state their home is going to be in.
Court documents show some Head Start early childhood programs are being told by the Trump administration to remove a list of nearly 200 words from their funding applications. NPR's Corey Turner explains.
The list of prohibited words includes accessible, black, minority, and women. It came to light as part of a lawsuit filed by multiple Head Start programs against the Trump administration. arguing that its ban on diversity, equity, and inclusion runs afoul of Congress's intent for Head Start. The head of a Wisconsin-based Head Start told the court her recent funding request was returned, with the Trump administration telling her to please remove the following words. Included was a long list titled, Words to Limit or Avoid in Government Documents. Head Start plays a key role in helping young children with disabilities, though the list also includes the word disabilities. Corey Turner, NPR News.
Ukrainian and European representatives will be in Paris tomorrow for more talks on Ukraine. NPR's Joanna Kakisis reports the U.S. is pressing Ukraine to cede the eastern region of Donbass to Russia.
Public opinion polls show that Ukrainians strongly oppose giving up territory to Russia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he's exploring whether to hold a public referendum on the issue, though holding elections during wartime is against Ukraine's constitution. The Trump administration is favoring Moscow in negotiations. Lawmaker Ivana Klimpush-Tinsade says facing Russia without U.S. support would be incredibly difficult. Just to give in to the aggressor, that is not something that we can agree upon after what we have gone through. European leaders say they stand with Ukraine, but Europe's financial support to Ukraine has declined this year. Joanna Kakissis, NPR News, Kyiv.
On Wall Street, the S&P 500 is on track for its worst day in three weeks as gravity is pulling down technology superstars. Multi-platform Broadcom, which supplies semiconductors and infrastructure products, pulled the tech sector down with a weak forecast. NVIDIA and Oracle have also lost ground. At this hour, the S&P 500 down 73 points. This is NPR. In a social media post, President Trump says he's granting a full pardon for incarcerated former Colorado clerk Republican Tina Peters. Details from Benta Birkeland with member station Colorado Public Radio.
Peters was convicted of state crimes for allowing an unauthorized person to access Mesa County's Dominion voting machines. months after the 2020 election, in search of voter fraud. She's in state prison and appealing her conviction. She maintains her innocence and says she was preserving election records. Trump says Democrats have been relentless towards Peters. He says she's a patriot who simply wanted to make sure our elections were fair and honest. Trump can't legally pardon Peters for a state conviction. Democrats point out that she was convicted by a jury of her peers in a Republican part of Colorado. For NPR News, I'm Benta Birkland.
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