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Live from NPR News, I'm Jail Snyder. President Trump is expressing confidence that prices at the pump will drop once the Iran war comes to an end. The gas will go down. As soon as the war's over, it'll drop like Iraq. There's so much up. It's all over the place, sitting all over the oceans of the world. Trump spoke with reporters in the Oval Office Thursday. The AAA Motor Club says gas prices have climbed 27 cents, rather, in one week.

with the national average now around $4.30 for a gallon of regular. And with the straight of Hormuz still closed, the price of Brent crude is currently around $114 per barrel. President Trump has signed a bill ending the record long shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security. The measure excludes money for ice in parts of Border Patrol. NPR Sam Greenglass reports it caps two and a half months of bitter debate over deportation and immigration enforcement tactics that resulted in the deaths of two people in Minneapolis. Funding for DHS was first caught up in debate between Republicans and Democrats over funding for two of its agencies, immigration and customs enforcement and customs and border

protection. Senate Republicans struck a deal with Democrats, blessed by the White House, to separate ICE and border patrol, so funding could flow again to other agencies like TSA and the Coast Guard. But when that measure reached the House, it sat for a month amid disagreements within the GOP. The House finally acted as money that Trump, was using to keep paychecks flowing to many DHS workers was set to run out. Republicans are advancing a separate measure to fund ICE and border patrol using a maneuver Democrats can't block. Sam Greenglass, NPR News, Washington. Congress has agreed to a short-term extension of a key surveillance program.

The House gave a 45-day extension final approval Thursday, sending it to President Trump's desk. The Ford Intelligence Surveillance Act had been set to expire today. It's now been extended. through June 12th, amid a dispute over a longer reauthorization. The Christian summer camp in Texas, where 25 campers and two counselors died during catastrophic flooding last July will not reopen this summer. Kaylee Hunt from Member Station, KUT reports. Camp Mystic says it is withdrawn its application to renew its operating license for the 2026 summer camp season.

The camp was previously notified by state health officials that its license to operate might not be renewed unless it made major revisions to its emergency plan. In a statement, the camp says, quote, no administrative process or summer season should move forward while families continue to grieve, while investigations continue, and while so many Texans still carry the pain of last July's tragedy. Camp Mystic is still under investigation by state health officials for complaints made against the camp last summer. More than a dozen families are also suing the camp and its leaders, alleging negligent behavior leading up to and during the 4th of July flood. This is NPR.

The primary elections for Congress in Louisiana have been put off. Republican Governor Jeff Landry issued an executive order Thursday to give state lawmakers time to draw new House districts following Wednesday's Supreme Court ruling that struck down a majority black district. Primaries for other state offices will go forward as planned. Early voting in Louisiana's May 17th primary. begin on Saturday. 45-year-old man charged in the stabbings of two Jewish men in London due to make his first

court appearance today. Police say Esa Suleiman faces two counts of attempted murder related to the attack in Golders Green in North London. He's also been charged in a separate incident on the same day. Police say one of the victims has been released from a hospital and the other remains in stable condition. About one in 15 women will experience major depressive disorder in the year after childbirth. But as NPR's Gabriella Emmanuel

reports, new data suggests that number varies greatly from country to country. The condition involves persistent sadness and difficulty functioning day to day. The study published in the medical journal, The Lancet Psychiatry, found that rates of major depressive disorder were the highest in southern sub-Saharan Africa at around 15% of postpartum women and the lowest in high-income parts of Asia Pacific, dipping to just about 3%. Women in

North America experienced rates between 4 and 5%. Researchers say getting a global picture is a key step in targeting prevention screening and treatment programs. Gabriella Emmanuel NPR News. This is NPR News.