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Am I a propagandist? A truth teller? An influencer? There's probably no more contested profession in the world today than mine, journalism. I'm Brian Reed, and on my show, Question Everything, we dive head first into the conflicts we're all facing over truth and who gets to tell it. Listen now to Question Everything, part of the NPR Podcast Network. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Spear. Keith has signed a deal that would podcast network. Department. Ukraine's deputy prime minister and economy minister flew to Washington today to help finalize the deal. President Trump indicated in February he wanted access to Ukraine's rare earth minerals as a condition for continued US support. Columbia University student motioned Madhavi who was arrested and detained by mass immigration agents in Vermont earlier

this month has been released from detention. MPR Sarriot Martinez Beltran reports he's free while his case proceeds. Madhavi was one of the leaders of the protests at Columbia University against the war in Gaza. He has been accused by the Trump administration of undermining its effort to combat anti-Semitism and was arrested earlier this month by immigration agents after finalizing his naturalization interview in Vermont. Federal Judge Jeffrey Crawford said today Madhdawi's two-week detention quote, so far demonstrates great harm to a person who has been charged with no crime.

So he ordered his immediate release. Maddawi said his release sends a message that quote, we the people will hold the constitution accountable for the principles and values that we believe in. And he told the Trump administration he's not afraid of them because fear is replaced by love. Sergio Martinez Beltran, NPR News. The Trump administration credits its first 100 days with bringing a change in the culture to the US immigration system and is promising more deportations. During an interview with NPR's Michelle Martin, Department of Homeland Security Assistant, Secretary of Public Affairs, Trisha McLaughlin also criticized activist judges. McLaughlin

defended the administration's use of the Alien Enemies Act, a wartime decree never before used in peacetime, to deport nearly 300 people to El Salvador without a hearing. McLaughlin says the administration is abiding by due process. Nominee to lead the U.S. Marshals Service says protecting federal judges will be his highest priority. MPR's Kerry Johnson has more on the Senate confirmation hearing for top Justice Department Post. Kerry Johnson. Goddy Serralta has spent nearly 35 years in law enforcement, most recently as the top

federal marshal in the Southern District of Florida. Now he's President Trump's nominee to lead the entire U.S. Marshals Service. Democratic senators wanted to know how Serralta will respond to a wave of threats against federal judges. During his confirmation hearing, he told them those threats are a serious crime and he would investigate tenaciously. Lawmakers also pressed about what the Marshals would do

if the White House or the Attorney General told them not to enforce a judge's order. Serralta said those were hypothetical situations, but that the marshals would enforce all lawful court orders issued by federal judges. Carrie Johnson, NPR News, Washington. Stocks turned bonnestly higher at the close. The Dow is up 141 points today.

You're listening to NPR. A judge in the United Kingdom has recommended extraditing to the U.S. a private investigator who allegedly orchestrated a hacking campaign against U.S. climate activists. NPR's Michael Copley reports the operation was allegedly commissioned by a lobbying firm that worked for a major oil company in Texas. The Justice Department has charged a private eye, who's an Israeli named Amit Forlitt, with conspiracy to commit computer hacking, among other crimes. In an affidavit, a federal prosecutor identifies DCI Group, a longtime lobbyist for ExxonMobil,

as the firm that allegedly hired Forlitt. The Justice Department says the hacking was aimed at foiling climate lawsuits against the U.S. fossil fuel industry. Forlitt has denied ordering or paying for hacking. He has two weeks to appeal to judges ruling. DCI and ExxonMobil have both denied being involved in hacking. Michael Copley, NPR News. Graphic testimony is underway at the retrial of ex-movie mogul Harvey Weinstein. The 73-year-old Weinstein shaking his head as a former TV production assistant, described being held

down on a bed and sexually assaulted by Weinstein, despite telling him no. Witness Mary Halsey describing in detail the alleged 2006 assault. Halsey is the first of three women set to testify at his retrial in New York. After the state's highest court overturned his 2020 conviction, Weinstein was convicted of rape and other sex crimes in California. He was sentenced to 16 years in prison. He's appealing that conviction. With Hollywood's summer movie season kicking off, it appears superheroes will be front and center.

Big offerings coming from DC and Marvel. Movie Thunderbolt features an unconventional band of Marvel anti-heroes. It's out in May. This is NPR. You want to follow what's happening in Washington, DC, but you don't want to be scrolling your phone all day. This is NPR.