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You have your job, but you also have a life. And you're not just one thing. Neither is the Here and Now Anytime podcast. Every weekday, we break down the biggest story of the day and something else, like a new trend everyone's talking about. It's Here and Now Anytime, a daily podcast from NPR News in Washington, I'm Shae Stevens. President Trump is expressing frustration over the pace of efforts to end the war in Ukraine.

Trump is also criticizing Russia over airstrikes that killed 12 people and wounded dozens more in Kiev on Thursday. During an Oval Office appearance with his Norwegian counterpart, Trump was asked what, if any, concessions Russia is willing to make. Stopping the war, stopping taking the whole country, pretty big concession. Trump's remarks came a day after he accused Ukraine's president of prolonging the war. Volodymyr Zelenskyy has rejected the framework for a U.S. proposal that called for Ukraine to give up territory already seized by Russia. A key provision of President Trump's

sweeping executive order on voting is now on hold. As NPR's Jude Jaffe Block reports, a federal judge has paused the directive, which would have required proof of citizenship to register to vote. Trump's March 25th order directs the Election Assistance Commission, which is an independent bipartisan body, to change the federal voter registration form to include a requirement that applicants show proof of citizenship. But a federal judge paused that provision writing, quote, our Constitution entrusts Congress and the states, not the president, with the authority to regulate federal elections. The judge's ruling is a victory for voter registration groups and Democrats, who say

such a requirement could create barriers for millions of eligible voters. In a statement, White House spokesperson Harrison Field said the president will keep fighting for election integrity. Jude Jaffee Block, NPR News. President Trump is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to lift an injunction that's blocking his ban on transgender service members. In February, the Defense Department ordered military officials to dismiss all transgender troops. Two lower courts have blocked the policy pending the outcome of lawsuits. Wall Street

rallied for a third straight day, as investors hope that President Trump is bagging down from his trade war with China. The Dow Jones industrials closed up more than 1 percent, but still well below what it was when the tariff battles began. NPR's Maria Aspin has more. Wall Street continues to whipsaw this week week as it hopes for more relief from the sweeping tariffs that have upended the markets this month. President Trump has slapped particularly aggressive taxes on Chinese imports, escalating a trade war with one of the country's largest trading partners. But now the president says US officials have been meeting with China. But many big

companies are still worried about how Trump's new tariffs will hurt their businesses and their customers. Shares in Pepsi and Procter & Gamble fell after both companies warned they will make less money and face higher costs thanks to the tariffs. Maria Aspin, NPR News, New York. Danielle Pletka This is NPR. The Illinois man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing seven people and wounding dozens more at a 2022 Independence Day parade near Chicago. Robert Cremo III was not present at his sentencing hearing Thursday when survivors of the shooting and grieving relatives expressed

their emotions. CREMOs received a life sentence for each of the victims who died in the attack, plus 50 years for the dozens of attempted murder charges. The Hubble Space Telescope is celebrating 35 years in orbit. NPR's Nell Greenfield-Boise reports that this workhorse of astronomy is still doing important science. The telescope is the size of a school bus, and to get it into orbit over 300 miles up, it took a space shuttle. Two, one, and lift off of the space shuttle Discovery with the Hubble Space Telescope, our window on the universe.

Soon after its launch in 1990, NASA discovered the telescope's primary mirror was flawed. This Hubble trouble resulted in much public mockery. But once astronauts installed corrective optics, Hubble's gorgeous images became part of popular culture on everything from lunchboxes to U-Haul rental trucks. The aging observatory mostly still works great, though it's operating on just one gyroscope, and astronomers still clamor to use it. Nell Greenfield-Boise, NPR News.

U.S. futures are higher in after hours trading on Wall Street. On Asia Pacific, market shares are higher, up 1% in Hong Kong. This is NPR News. I'm Jesse Thorn, this week on Bullseye from MaximumFun.org and NPR.