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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. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Kora Kolman. President Trump is marking his first 100 days in office. He rallied with supporters last night outside Detroit. From member station WDET, Alex McClendon reports.

In a roughly hour and a half long campaign style speech, Trump told the crowd he's making good on promises, including on tariffs and immigration. He also took aim at ongoing court battles against his administration, saying the U.S. cannot allow... ...radical of judges to obstruct the enforcement of our laws and assume the duties that belong solely to the president of the United States. The Trump administration is facing a number of legal challenges over its handling of deportations and funding cuts, and Tuesday evening a federal judge ordered the White House to restore $12 million in funding to radio-free Europe. For NPR News, I'm Alex McClennan in Detroit.

The U.S. Supreme Court will tackle a naughty conflict between church and state today, an issue as a test case from Oklahoma. NPR's Nina Totenberg reports it's over whether overtly religious schools may also be publicly funded charter schools. When two Catholic dioceses in Oklahoma sought to establish a publicly funded virtual charter school, the state Supreme Court ruled the avowedly religious nature of the school, including teaching the faith to students and mandatory mass attendance, conflicted with the state and federal constitutional ban on state establishment of religion.

The school appealed to the Supreme Court, contending that when a state sets up a charter school program, it can't say that no religious organizations need apply. Now the Supreme Court will decide. Nina Totenberg, NPR News, Washington. Officials with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement are touting their 100-day enforcement numbers. The agency says it has arrested 66,000 migrants without papers. And, Beers Jasmine Garres reports ICE says more than 65,000 migrants have been removed from the U.S. One of the defining goals of the Trump administration has been a historic campaign of mass deportations.

Officials for Immigration and Customs Enforcement say the focus has been on criminals who threaten public safety. They also said they've been zeroing in on worksite enforcement, arresting over 1,000 migrants working in the U.S. illegally, and proposing over a million dollars in fines against businesses who hire them. Jasmine Garst, NPR News, New York. This morning, the federal government will release its snapshot of the U.S. economy's growth during the first three months of this year.

The first quarter GDP numbers could offer a hint at the effect of President Trump's worldwide tariffs. Some economists suggest the U.S. economy grew just 0.4 percent at the start of this year. That would be a big change from 2.4 percent growth at the end of 2024. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. The British government has joined the U.S. in conducting airstrikes on sites in Yemen. They're targeting Houthi rebels who have fired on commercial shipping in the Red Sea. The Houthis are supporting Hamas militants.

Houthis have fired rockets toward Israel. The British government says it is targeting buildings where Houthi fighters have been building attack drones. Today, Vietnam is marking 50 years since communist forces seized the city of Saigon, ending the Vietnam War. NPS John Ruich reports Vietnam calls this the War of Resistance against America. Following the war, Saigon was renamed Ho Chi Minh City after the revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh, and its streets were packed for the celebration.

The authorities put on a military parade with goose-stepping soldiers and jet and helicopter flybys. Chinese, Cambodian and Lao troops also took part. Vietnamese Communist Party Chief To Lam addressed the nation. He celebrated the victory as one of justice over tyranny and said the focus now is on the future. To build a better Vietnam, he said, the country must unleash all productive forces, unlock resources and tap the potential to accelerate socioeconomic development.

More than 58,000 Americans and hundreds of thousands, possibly millions of Vietnamese died in the war. Today, the two countries enjoy close relations. John Rewich, NPR News. President Trump is welcoming a group of CEOs to the White House today. It's part of his effort called Investing in America. Top executives from Nvidia and SoftBank will attend, among others. Trump says his terrorists will persuade companies to invest in the United States. This is NPR.

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