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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Shae Stevens. The Trump administration is reacting to reports that national security officials mistakenly disclosed military plans in a messaging group that included a journalist at the Atlantic. The message reportedly included detailed plans to attack Houthi rebels in Yemen. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was asked about the matter Monday while meeting with Hawaiian leaders in Oahu. PETE HEGSETH, U.S. Defense Secretary, U.S. Defense Secretary, U.S. Defense Secretary, U.S. Defense Secretary, U.S. Defense Secretary, U.S. Defense Secretary, U.S. Defense Secretary,

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A coalition of labor unions sued the Treasury Department, the Office of Personnel Management, and the Education Department over sweeping access to sensitive data given to DOJ employees. A federal judge in Maryland ruled Monday that the three agencies likely violated a federal privacy law and the Administrative Procedure Act by giving the DOJ affiliates access to personal information that they quote had no need to know. This preliminary injunction prevents the disclosure of data of the union members in the lawsuit. A different judge last week issued a temporary restraining order blocking all DOJ-related access to Social Security Administration data.

Stephen Fowler, NPR News, Atlanta. For the first time in weeks, Venezuela has accepted a flight carrying migrants deported from the United States. NPR's Carrie Khan says more than 200 deportees landed in Caracas early Monday. The Venezuelan deportees were first sent to a U.S. military base in Honduras, where a Venezuelan airline picked them up for the rest of the trip to Caracas. Direct deportation flights have yet to begin, but this was the first time in weeks that Venezuela has accepted the return of its citizens.

Maduro had stopped receiving deportees after President Trump pulled a license allowing Chevron Oil to work in Venezuela. Trump then sent more than 200 Venezuelans to a maximum security prison in El Salvador. U.S. officials also threaten more sanctions against the South American country. Maduro has accused Trump and El Salvador's president of kidnapping the Venezuelan deportees and demands their return. Carrie Cahn, NPR News, Rio de Janeiro. The Trump administration is invoking state secrets as its reason for refusing to provide For the U.S. Department of Justice, I'm Danielle Pletka. For the U.S. Department of Justice, I'm Danielle Pletka. For the U.S. Department of Justice, I'm Danielle Pletka.

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Ramaphosa did not mention any names in his denial. It comes amid allegations from President Trump and South African-born billionaire Elon Musk, who repeated the claim on social media over the weekend. China is beefing up punishments under its anti-foreign sanctions law, which is designed to punish foreign companies that impose tariffs on Chinese goods. As NPR's Emily Fang reports, the move comes after the U.S. imposed 20 percent tariffs on China earlier this month. Emily Fang, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, China passed the anti-foreign sanctions law in 2021

after a trade war with the US under the first Trump administration. Now China is ramping up legal punishments on entities and companies Beijing perceives as helping any country that imposes tariffs. For example, the law has been broadened so more types of assets can be seized from companies that run afoul of the sanctions law.

And companies or their representatives can be blocked from government procurement bids and even forbidden from leaving China if they help implement foreign tariffs. China has also created what it calls a quote, unreliable entities list, which dozens of US companies are on for national security concerns or for hurting Chinese corporate interests. Emily Fang and PR News. Chairs of 23 and me have fallen below a dollar. The genetic testing company is seeking a buyer after filing for a chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

U.S. futures are flat and after hours trading on Wall Street. On Asia Pacific market shares are mixed down 2% in Hong Kong. This is NPR News. There's a lot of news happening. You want to understand it better, but let's be honest, are mixed down 2% in Hong Kong. This is NPR News.