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This message comes from Wondery. When Luigi Mangione was arrested for allegedly shooting the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, he didn't just spark outrage. He ignited a cultural firestorm. Listen to Law and Crimes Luigi, exclusively on Wondery Plus. Live from NPR News in Washington, on Corva Coleman, President Trump has signed a new executive order that aims to make sweeping changes to elections. a new executive order that aims to make sweeping changes to elections. NPR's Jude Jaffe Block reports voting rights advocates worry the new provisions could block millions of Americans from voting. 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 give 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 one in 10 American 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 Jaffe Block, NPR News. 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 U.S. should take over the world's largest island controlled by Denmark. 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 going to go check it out. He'll visit a Space Force base on Greenland. Originally, Mrs. Vance was going to see a national dogsled 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 Adrienne Florido reports immigration agents have been trying to arrest the student for weeks. Yonsei Oh Chung is a 21-year-old South Korean national who's lived in the U.S. since she was seven. She's a legal permanent resident. On March 5th, 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 Flaherty, NPR News. On Wall Street in pre-market trading, Dow futures are lowered. It's NPR. National Security Advisor 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 Maher, 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, Erin Montez reports the Texas District Attorney for El Paso has offered the gunman a plea deal. 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 is the correct decision. This is the correct decision. If Patrick Crucius 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. Forecasters say parts of southern Texas could get excessive rain and flash flooding today. They warned that flooding risk could linger through Friday. This is NPR. I wasn't just going around with a microphone and talking to people and asking silly questions. I did have meat taped to my head. I'm Jesse just going around with a microphone and talking to people and asking silly questions. I did have meat taped to my head. I'm Jesse Thorne.

On Bullseye, Tom Green, the king of Y2K prank comedy, reflects on what we will call his program's unique voice. That was pretty strange, now that you mention it. From MaximumFun.org and NPR.