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On Thru Line from NPR. The consequences for the country would have been enormous. It would have been a crisis. The man who saw a dangerous omission in the U.S. Constitution and took it upon himself to fix it. Find NPR's Thru Line wherever you get your podcasts. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone. to pass a temporary government funding bill in hopes of avoiding a government shutdown, NPR's Tamara Keith reports. The government shuts down Friday night if a spending bill isn't passed.

And with Republicans in control of both the House and the Senate, Trump wrote on Truth Social, quote, we have to remain united. No decision is made to change the way we think about the world. And he's right. He's right. a spending bill isn't passed. And with Republicans in control of both the House and the Senate, Trump wrote on Truth Social, quote, we have to remain united, no dissent, fight for another day when the timing is right.

His argument is that although this measure punts the deep spending cuts conservatives want, it buys time for Republicans to pass what he really wants, big tax cuts and bulked up spending on immigration enforcement Democrats are already rallying against it saying it hands too much power over to the White House to determine which programs are cut Tamara Keith in PR news Palm Beach, Florida Ukrainian officials say at least 14 people were killed in Russian aerial attacks overnight. It was the second night of heavy Russian bombardment since the U.S. stopped sharing satellite images with Ukraine, significantly reducing its ability to defend itself.

It's part of the Trump administration's freeze on intelligence sharing with Ukraine. NPR's Joanna Kikisis has more. Maxar technologies provide satellite images and geospatial data to the U.S. and other nations through contracts. Maxar said in a statement that the U.S. government has suspended Ukrainian accounts in a program that provides commercial satellite imagery. In a statement on Telegram, the Ukrainian cyber community site Cyberboroshno said users in this program got access to information

that helped track the movement of Russian forces and Russia's use of strategic facilities. Meanwhile, Starlink helps the Ukrainian military communicate and spot Russian drones. The French satellite service, Udalsat, is offering to replace Starlink in Ukraine. Joanna Kakissis, NPR News, Kiev. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is asking the health care community to look out for ailments involving rash and fevers. This omitted measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico. NPR's Maria Godoy reports.

The CDC says thanks to high vaccination rates and strong surveillance programs, the risk for widespread measles in the United States remains low. It emphasizes that the measles mumps rubella vaccine remains the most important tool for preventing measles. The agency is urging all U.S. residents to make sure they're up to date with their measles vaccinations, especially before traveling anywhere internationally. That includes infants six months or older who are traveling abroad. The CDC says teens and adults in areas with an ongoing measles outbreak who previously

only got one dose of measles vaccine should get a second dose. Maria Godoy, NPR News. This is NPR News in Washington. South Korea's impeached president has returned to the presidential residence from jail after a court canceled his detention. NPR's Sewoon Gong reports he is charged with committing insurrection after declaring martial law in December. President Yoon Sung-yeol left Seoul Detention Center in a motorcade, 52 days after he was arrested over insurrection charges.

A court in Seoul ruled on Friday that his detention was invalid because of procedural flaws. Prosecutors decided not to appeal the decision. Saturday, Yoon stepped out of his car before he left the detention center. He waved to his supporters, gathered near an entrance, and clenched his fist. He will still stand trial on criminal charges for disrupting South Korea's constitutional order. Separately, the Constitutional Court is expected to rule on his impeachment soon and decide whether he should be removed from office. Se Eun-gong, NPR News, Seoul. Most Americans are setting their clocks ahead this weekend, losing an hour of sleep in the

morning, but adding more evening sunlight, this is the spring-ahead phase of time change. In the U.S., every state except Hawaii and Arizona observes daylight-saving time. Europe, much of Canada and part of Australia also implement it. Russia and Asia do not. Lencia Cabetta made history this week on Broadway, becoming the first black actor to assume the role of Elphaba full-time in the Broadway company of Wicked. Cabetta has been touring with Hamilton. She is a first-generation Ethiopian-American from LA. I'm Louise Schiavone, NPR News, Washington.

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