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Korva Coleman
In Washington, I'm Korva Coleman. President Trump has signed a new executive order that aims to make sweeping changes to elections. NPR's Jude Joffe block reports. Voting rights advocates worry the new provisions could block millions of Americans from voting.
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Jude Joffe Block
The executive order would require showing proof of citizenship, like a passport to register to vote when using the federal registration form. It also grants federal agencies and the head of the Doge Cost cutting team access to state voter rolls and gives states access to federal data. It would also block states from counting mailed ballots received after Election Day. Last year, Trump and his allies made baseless claims about the threat of non citizens voting in large numbers. In fact, such cases are extremely rare. But almost 1 in 10American adults lack a proof of citizenship document or easy access to one. Opponents say Trump does not have the legal authority to make this change through executive order, and legal challenges are likely. Jude Joffe Block, NPR News.
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Korva Coleman
Vice President Vance is going to join his wife Usha on her planned visit to Greenland this week. Mrs. Vance's plans for a cultural visit had been received in a cool manner by many Greenlanders. This also comes as President Trump has continued to say the US should take over the world's largest island controlled by Denmark.
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Vice President Vance
Vice President Vance, speaking for President Trump, we want to reinvigorate the security of the people of Greenland because we think it's important to protecting the security of the entire world. Unfortunately, leaders in both America and in Denmark, I think, ignored Greenland for far too long. That's been bad for Greenland. It's also been bad for the security of the entire world. We think we can take things in a different direction, so I'm gonna go check it out.
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Korva Coleman
He'll visit a Space Force base on Greenland. Originally, Mrs. Vance was going to see a national dog sled race in Greenland. A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to stop its attempts to deport a Columbia University student. She had participated in Pro Palestinian protests. NPR's Adrian Florido reports. Immigration agents have been trying to arrest the student for weeks.
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Adrienne Florido
Yun SEO chung is a 21 year old South Korean national who's lived in the US since she was seven. She's a legal permanent resident. On March 5, she was one of several students that New York police arrested at a pro Palestinian sit in protest at a campus building. She was cited and let go. Her lawyers say that days later, ICE agents showed up at her parents house looking for her. Officials said her green card had been revoked. A few days after that, federal agents searched her Columbia dorm room. Chung sued in New York federal court to block the government from arresting or deporting her. She says she's being targeted for her activism now. A judge has temporarily granted Chung's request while she fights the government's case against her. Adrienne Florido, NPR News.
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Korva Coleman
On Wall street, in premarket trading, Dow futures are lower. It's NPR national security adviser Mike Waltz says that he takes full responsibility for the use of the commercial messaging app Signal to talk about U.S. military plans to strike Yemen this month. A journalist was inadvertently added to that chat who then reported the incident. Waltz says he put together the group, including top cabinet members. A note. The CEO of npr, Catherine Marr, also chairs the board of the Signal Foundation. It is a nonprofit that supports the app. Authorities in Texas say the gunman who killed 23 people at a Walmart in El Paso in 2019 will not face the death penalty. From member station KTEP, Aaron Montez reports. The Texas district attorney for El Paso has offered the gunman a plea deal.
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James Montoya
District Attorney James Montoya said he decided not to seek the death penalty after meeting with victims, relatives and survivors of the 2019 mass shooting. They've waited nearly six years for justice as the case stalled in district court. The gratitude that was expressed by multiple families, I mean, only confirmed to me that this is the right decision. This was the correct decision. If Patrick Crusius de Gunman accepts the plea agreement, he will waive his right to any appeals and parole. He pleaded guilty in Federal Court in 2023 to murder and carrying out a hate crime and is serving 90 consecutive life sentences. A plea hearing is set for April 21st. I'm Aaron Montes in El Paso.
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Korva Coleman
Forecasters say parts of southern Texas could get excessive rain and flash flooding today. They warn that flooding risk could linger through Friday. This is NPR support for npr.
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