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These days, there is a lot of news. It can be hard to keep up with what it means for you, your family, and your community. Consider This from NPR is a podcast that helps you make sense of the news. Six days a week, we bring you a deep dive on a story and provide the context, backstory, and analysis you need to understand our rapidly changing world. Listen to the Consider This Podcast from NPR. Dave McLaughlin Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dave Mattingly. Officials in Ukraine are reporting at least nine deaths and dozens of injuries in Kyiv after Russian forces attacked the capital with missiles and drones overnight. Authorities are searching the rubble for additional victims. At least one apartment building was leveled

and fires broke out in some areas. Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelensky, is cutting short his trip to South Africa to return to his country. President Trump is criticizing Zelensky for rejecting a proposal to recognize Russia's occupation of Crimea as part of a potential peace agreement with Moscow.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio cancelled plans to attend talks in London yesterday over Russia and Ukraine. A dozen states are suing to try to block President Trump's sweeping tariffs, alleging they're illegal. As Cameron Sanchez with member station KJZZ reports the lawsuit was filed by Democratic Attorneys General in states that include New York, Illinois, and Oregon. The 12 Attorneys General argue that Congress, not the president, holds the power to impose tariffs. The suit notes that in emergencies the president has the power

to create tariffs but says that Trump is overstepping his bounds and illegally declaring tariffs at his whim. The lawsuit is co-led by Arizona Attorney General Chris Mays. We are facing an unprecedented and lawless presidency, one that has made a habit over the last three months of disregarding the separation of powers and ignoring the two other co-equal branches of government. The attorneys general are specifically challenging four of Trump's executive orders and argue the tariffs will leave Americans shouldering high costs. For NPR News, I'm Cameron Sanchez in Phoenix.

A federal judge is giving the Trump administration another week to provide details about the illegal deportation of a man from the U.S. to El Salvador. As NPR's Joel Rose reports, the reprieve comes a day after the judge accused the administration of flouting her order. Federal District Judge Paula Zines had ordered the Trump administration to explain what it's doing to seek the return of Kilmar Abrego-Garcia to the U.S. In a scathing order on Tuesday, Zines accused the Trump administration of quote, willful and bad faith refusal to comply with her instructions. In response, the Justice Department filed a sealed motion requesting a stay for seven

days and Judge Zinnes agreed to extend the deadline for a week. The Trump administration has conceded that Abrego Garcia was deported last month because of an administrative error, but has argued it cannot bring him back because he is in the custody of El Salvador. Joel Rose, NPR News, Washington. The Vatican says tens of thousands of people have paid their respects to Pope Francis at St. Peter's Basilica, where the Pope's body is lying in state ahead of Saturday's funeral. This is NPR News. Later today, the state of Alabama is scheduled to execute a death row inmate convicted of capital murder. The 55-year-old inmate admits he raped and killed a woman in 2010.

He'll be put to death by lethal injection. Juvenile incarceration rates in the U.S. dropped to historic lows during the coronavirus pandemic, but federal data show those numbers are rising again. As NPR's Meg Anderson reports, the gap among Black and Native American children and their white counterparts is the widest it's been in decades. In 2023, the most recent year for which data is available, Black children were nearly six times more likely to be held behind bars than white children. Native children were nearly four times more likely. Nate Bayliss of the Annie E. Casey Foundation says being incarcerated as a child

can have lasting effects. The longer young people stay in detention, the less likely they are to, for example, enroll in school. Far less likely to ever graduate, more likely to be re-arrested than young people who are not detained. They're also more likely to wind up in the adult system. Bayless says juvenile justice should steer young people toward a different path and that relying on detention makes that harder. Meg Anderson, NPR News.

Pro football hall of famer and 1985 Super Bowl champion Steve McMichael has died at the age of 67 following a battle with ALS. He played most of his NFL career with the Chicago Bears. This year's NFL draft takes place tonight. The Tennessee Titans have the first pick. I'm Dave Mattingly, NPR News in Washington. Hey, it's Dave Martinez. Even as the host of a news show, it can be hard to keep up with the headlines. I'm Dave Mattingly, NPR News in Washington.