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Korva Coleman
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Korva Coleman. President Trump says Americans voted for him to cut down on illegal immigration. But in an interview with NBC, Trump said he did not know if he needs to uphold the Constitution. This answer came when he was asked about whether people should receive due process under the Constitution, including people who are illegally in the U.S. trump said he has lawyers who work for him and that he would follow the US Supreme Court. Meanwhile, writing online, the president says he wants to turn Alcatraz back into a prison to house the nation's worst offenders. Alcatraz island sits in the middle of San Francisco Bay. It has not served as a prison since 1963. California State Senator Scott Weiner is opposed.
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Scott Weiner
The idea that it would be turned back into a prison would be so expensive and just so dumb.
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Korva Coleman
The U.S. bureau of Prisons says it closed Alcatraz 60 years ago because it was three times more expensive to operate than any other federal prison. Some veterans of the US Military say they're experiencing delays receiving health care for from the Department of Veterans Affairs. From member station WUWM, Chuck Kormbach reports.
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Chuck Kormbach
Ryan McCants is an army veteran who sustained what he calls pretty gnarly injuries during deployment in Afghanistan. He often relies on VA health care for both physical problems and mental health concerns. McCants says access to care has become more difficult over the last few months.
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Ryan McCants
Specifically, I just called three, three days ago to try and schedule a new appointment with my therapist. I can't get in until August mid August to see my therapist.
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Chuck Kormbach
VA Secretary Doug Collins is scheduled to testify this week before a Senate committee. He's promised a proposed cut of up to 15% of the agency's workforce would not harm the quality of veterans health care. For NPR News, I'm Chuck Kwmbach in Milwaukee.
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Korva Coleman
Roman Catholic cardinals will start the process of selecting a new pope on Wednesday. That's when the conclave gets underway at the Vatican to choose a successor to Pope Francis. NPR's Jason DeRose in Rome reports. On the final days leading up to the selection process, the cardinals have been.
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Jason DeRose
Gathering in meetings called congregations. Among the issues they're discussing sexual abuse within the church, war and peace, and how the church can be less insular. Cardinal Michael Czerny says these meetings are key to getting to know each other and the needs of the church throughout the world.
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Michael Czerny
Learning to be church in our diversity is a real calling.
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Jason DeRose
Czerny calls global Catholicism's diversity a challenge, but also a gift. He's among the 133 cardinal electors who will enter the conclave Wednesday to determine the next leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics. Jason DeRose, NPR News, Rome.
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Korva Coleman
Pope Francis died of heart failure last month at the age of 88 following a stroke. This is NPR. At a town hall outside Atlanta, Democratic Georgia Senator Raphael Warnock told voters he's disappointed in his Republican colleague's unwillingness to push back on President Trump. From member station wabe, Sam Greenglass reports.
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Raphael Warnock
For nearly two hours inside Zion Hill Baptist Church, attendees were called to the MIC by raffle ticket unloading, fears about Trump's tariffs and the mass firings of federal workers. But no matter the topic, most voters landed on a similar question. What are you doing about it? Warnock said one thing he's doing is pressuring GOP senators.
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What I'm saying to them is that they ought to be concerned about this because, like, I mean, it takes a lot of work to get to be a US Senator. Why would you go through all of that and then hand your power over to a wannabe autocrat? We could stop a lot of this.
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If we could just get forward, warnock told voters. Sometimes your voice is the only thing you've got. For NPR News, I'm Sam Greenglass in Atlanta.
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Korva Coleman
This comes as Republicans continue work this week. Budget, Democrats warn, could result in deep cuts to programs such as Medicaid. Say goodbye to this sound. After more than 20 years, Skype is going away for good. Microsoft is ending Skype, the once very popular video calling service. The company says it's going to focus instead on its Microsoft Teams feature. Skype has also faced challenges from offerings such as Zoom. When it launched, Skype let people call long distance for free on their computers, bypassing the phone company. This is npr.
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