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Korva Coleman
In Washington, I'm Korva Coleman. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will be the latest Trump administration official to go to Israel when he arrives later today. Vice President Vance is already there to support the Gaza ceasefire backed by the US And Vance came after Trump dispatched two top envoys to the region before boarding his plane. Rubio said the Trump administration believes the ceasefire is going to succeed.
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Marco Rubio
We understand there's more work to be done, but we feel very positive about the trajectory it's on, even though we are well aware that there are going to be some real tests ahead.
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Korva Coleman
Rubio is also looking at how an international state of stabilization force could help keep the peace in Gaza, but it's not clear other countries want to send their troops there. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the US Military has struck two more boats in international waters. This time the two separate attacks were in the eastern Pacific Ocean instead of the Caribbean sea. This makes nine known such attacks that have left about 40 people dead. President Trump insists they were all involved in drug trafficking, but he's never provided any evidence. And NPR's Sage Miller has more.
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Trump Administration Official
Trump believes the strikes are necessary because they're preventing drugs from entering the US.
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Pete Hegseth
Every one of those boats that gets knocked out is saving 25,000American lives, not to mention the torn up families all over the country.
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Trump Administration Official
Drug policy experts say those numbers are overstated given overall drug death stats in the U.S. the administration has not shared any details regarding evidence used to target the boats or or what was on board. Trump argued the US Is allowed to carry out the attacks because they're happening on international waters. Sage Miller, NPR News.
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Korva Coleman
A federal judge is extending her order blocking President Trump from deploying National Guard troops to Illinois. The issue is now headed for the U.S. supreme Court. From member station WBEZ, Anna Savchenko reports.
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Anna Savchenko
U.S. district Judge April Perry originally blocked the Trump administration's order to send troops to Illinois earlier this month. Her order was temporary and was set to expire Thursday. But Justice Department lawyers have now agreed to continue to abide by the order while they wait for the Supreme Court to hand down a ruling the Supreme Court could overturn Perry's order. Paul Gowder, a law professor at Northwestern University, says that would contribute to a dangerous pattern of permitting the president to violate the law. A ruling from the high court that sides with the Trump administration could allow troop deployments immediately. For NPR News, I'm on the Safchink in Chicago.
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Korva Coleman
Separately, the Coast Guard says it will host federal immigration agents at a Coast Guard base in the San Francisco Bay area. President Trump has said he wanted to target the city to reduce crime. San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie opposes this action. Lurie says he has signed an emergency directive to prepare the city for possible federal troop deployment. You're listening to NPR News. President Trump says the full east wing of the White House is going to be torn down to build his new ballroom. The this contradicts his promise last summer that the construction would not interfere with the White House. Historical experts are urging the president to pause and allow historians a role in this project. Britain's King Charles is visiting Pope Leo at the Vatican today. In a historic moment, they prayed together in the Sistine Chapel. King Charles is also the head of the Church of England. It is the first time in modern history the head of the Anglican Church and the head of the Roman Catholic Church have publicly prayed together. A new study finds that people who eat meat in the US have greater climate emissions than all of the emissions generated in the country of Italy. Meat eaters in large U.S. cities have a particularly large climate impact. NPR's Julia Simon reports on the study in the journal Nature.
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Julia Simon
The study finds in some US Cities, your steak may be contributing even more to greenhouse gas emissions. In a Wisconsin city like Milwaukee, the researchers find the beef you eat is likely sourced from a dairy cow, which makes less emissions. But in a Texas city, the beef is likely from a more greenhouse gas intensive feedlot. Of all foods, beef has the biggest overall climate impact. Demand for beef dries. Deforestation and cattle release powerful greenhouse gases like methane. Researchers find one of the easiest ways to reduce your daily carbon footprint is to switch your burger for really anything else. Keep the fun toppings, though. Julia Simon, NPR News.
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Korva Coleman
And I'm Korva Coleman, NPR News from Washington.
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