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Jeanine Herbst (0:01)
Live from NPR News. In Washington, I'm Jeanine Herbst. President Trump says he will put new tariffs on European countries as part of his pressure campaign to get control of Greenland. NPR's Mara Liasson has more.
Mara Liasson (0:14)
In a social media post, Trump says he will put 10% tariffs on Denmark, which currently includes Greenland. He will also tariff seven other countries, including France, Germany and the UK all are members of NATO who are supporting Denmark's refusal to sell Greenland to the U.S. trump has not ruled out using military force to take over Greenland. Trump says if Denmark doesn't sell Greenland to the U.S. the tariffs will go up to 25% on June 1. Denmark says it's willing to let the U.S. expand its military presence in Greenland, but it insists Greenland is not for sale. Mara Liasson, NPR News.
Jeanine Herbst (0:53)
The Justice Department says it's investigating Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Fry over alleged conspiracy to impede ICE agents in the city and across the state in recent weeks. On social media, Waltz says weaponizing the Justice Department against your opponents is, quote, an authoritarian tactic. This as tensions remain high in Minneapolis with two opposing protests taking place today, one an anti immigration march organized by a pardoned January 6 rioter, which was outnumbered by a nearby counter protest. Meanwhile, the Department of Homeland Security is facing backlash from immigration advocacy groups who are who accuse it of trying to recruit local police to join ICE. NPR's Windsor Johnston has more.
Neena Gupta (1:38)
The American Immigration Council says the DHS is actively working to expand its ranks in parts of the country where enforcement is ramping up, including Minnesota. Neena Gupta is the group's policy director. She says her organization has been contacted by local law enforcement officials in the state who are frustrated by the recruitment.
Windsor Johnston (1:59)
Effort, heard directly from local police chiefs and local police departments who are enraged by this attempt to poach local police officers.
Neena Gupta (2:09)
The DHS tells NPR that ICE has received more than 220,000 job applications in recent months and is on track to hire thousands of new officers. Windsor Johnston, NPR News.
Jeanine Herbst (2:22)
The U.S. central Command says that U.S. forces conducted a strike in northwest Syria yesterday that killed a leader affiliated with al Qaeda. The Pentagon says the man had direct ties to an ISIS militant who was responsible for the ambush. Last month. They killed two US Service members and an American interpreter. Meanwhile, the US Is warning Syria to stop a military campaign against Syrian Kurdish forces near a key air base, saying it could threaten efforts to fight isis. And Abigail Spanberger was sworn in as Virginia's first female governor today, calling it the honor of her life. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. The Federal Aviation administration is urging U.S. aircraft pilots to exercise caution when flying over the eastern Pacific near Mexico, Central America and parts of South America. They cite military activities and satellite navigation interference. The warning comes after nearly four months of US Military strikes against boats in the Caribbean and the eastern Pacific that the Trump administration alleges were trafficking drugs. Earlier this month, the US Conducted a large scale strike against Venezuela, seizing its president Maduro and his wife, who are now in New York facing drug trafficking charges. President Trump has named four people to the U.S. commission of Fine Arts, a federal agency that reviews design proposals for buildings, memorials and the like on federal land, among other things. NPR's Elizabeth Blair has more.