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Donald Trump has an extraordinary approach to the presidency. At the NPR Politics Podcast, we're recapping the first 100 days of Donald Trump's second term from his early promises to his policy decisions and what it all means for you. Politics may not always make sense, but we'll sort it out together over on the NPR Politics Podcast. Laxmelea Sing Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. The FBI has arrested a Milwaukee judge accusing her of helping a man at her courthouse evade immigration authorities. She appeared in federal court on felony obstruction charges today. My Ayan Silver of Member Station

WUWM reports. Last week, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents sought to apprehend a Mexican citizen who had a case before Judge Hannah Dugan. She is accused of directing him out of the courtroom through a side door. ICE has been stoking controversy in Milwaukee in recent weeks by arresting people at the courthouse. Here's County Supervisor Juan Miguel Martinez at a press conference organized by advocates and local elected officials earlier this month. The courthouse is supposed to be a safe place for people to come and be able to work with

these systems that have been implemented. Dugan's arrest comes amid growing tension between the Trump administration and the judiciary over the White House's immigration enforcement policies. For NPR News, I'm Ayan Silver in Milwaukee. – The Pentagon has named four new senior advisors to embattled Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. NPR's Quill Lawrence reports Hegseth is under fire for leaking military attack plans. – The White House is seeking senior staff at the Pentagon to, quote, right the ship, according to a former Trump official who requested anonymity to describe internal deliberations.

Five of Hegseth's key advisors left in the past two weeks amid infighting and accusation of leaks to the press. Meanwhile, four new senior advisors have been quickly named. They include Colonel Ricky Berea, a former junior military assistant, and Justin Fulcher, a 32-year-old member of the Doge team embedded at the Pentagon. Chief spokesman Sean Parnell has been promoted to assistant secretary of defense and senior advisor. A Pentagon spokesman says regular workforce adjustments are a feature of any highly efficient organization.

Democrats and at least one Republican in Congress say Hegseth should be replaced. Quill Lawrence, NPR News. With just hours left to pay their final respects to the late Pope Francis, tens of thousands more people streamed into St. Peter's Basilica today. They filed past his open casket, many clasping hands in prayer while a choir's voices filled the Basilica, as heard via Vatican News. NPR's veteran Rome correspondent, Silvia Poggioli, long covered the papacy and reflects on the Pope's legacy ahead of his funeral tomorrow.

Well, I think everybody simply remembers him as the champion of the dispossessed, of the forgotten. And in fact, I think one of the most interesting things about tomorrow's events will be when the coffin arrives at St. Mary Major, it will be welcomed by a gathering of representatives of the dispossessed and marginalized, the kind of people on the fringes of society that he championed throughout his papacy. That's Sylvia Poggioli speaking with NPR's Here and Now. You're listening to NPR News.

The federal government is expected to restore the legal status of more than a thousand international students whose visas were set to be canceled, according to an attorney representing plaintiffs in one of the cases. Multiple judges have already issued temporary orders for the government to restore the students' records in a federal database that tracks student visa holders. The National Weather Service warns of an elevated fire risk in New Jersey where crews are still tackling the Pine Barrens fire in the southern part of the state. The blaze is at 60% containment, but authorities are concerned the progress

could be compromised by unfavorable weather conditions, low humidity, gusty winds, and up to 80 degree temperatures. An Andy Warhol print of the former Queen of the Netherlands has accidentally been thrown into the trash by the Dutch city that owned it. Terri Schultz reports the artwork was one of dozens misplaced during a renovation of the Dutch town hall. An investigation was launched when almost 50 pieces of art were missing after the reopening of the town hall of the southeastern Dutch city of Maashorst. Among them was a 1980s era silkscreen by Andy Warhol depicting then Queen Beatrix. The probe found the art was stored in the building's basement during renovations and that some of it, including the Warhol print, suffered water damage. At some point, it's still unclear when or by

whom the pieces were put in a trash bin. The Mosshorst mayor says it's regrettable. Last November, thieves stole four other Warhol prints, including another one of the former queen by bombing a Dutch art gallery. For NPR News, I'm Terri Schultz. US stocks close higher, the Nasdaq was up more than 1%. It's NPR News. Climate change is drying up some water supplies and making others undrinkable. That's why here News.