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These days, there's 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 Noor Rahm. President Trump, when asked if he should uphold the Constitution, said, I don't know.

The comment came during a wide-ranging interview with NBC's Meet the Press with Christian Welker. NPR's Luke Garrett reports. Luke Garrett President Trump said he wants to deport millions and doesn't know if deportees deserve due process. When asked whether this violates the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution, Trump responded by saying he was elected on the promise of mass deportation. NBC's Kristen Welker then pressed the president on the issue. Given those numbers that you're talking about, don't you need to uphold the Constitution of the United States as president? I don't know. I have to respond by saying again, I have brilliant lawyers that work for me.

And they are going to obviously follow what the Supreme Court said. In March, Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act, a wartime law that allows a president to deport invading enemies without a court hearing. Recently, a court partially blocked Trump's use of this act to deport Venezuelans. Luke Garrett, NPR News, Washington.

Texas has a new city. SpaceX head Elon Musk has been pushing to create the city in Deep South Texas for several years. Texas Public Radio's Jerry Clayton reports. Starbase, Texas, came into being on Saturday with a vote to incorporate the SpaceX company town on the Gulf Coast in deep south Texas. The final vote tally was 212 to 6 with most of the 283 eligible voters being connected to SpaceX. Voters also elected a mayor and two commissioners. The incorporation comes after several failed

attempts by Elon Musk to rename and take control of the area where the rocket launch facility resides. Musk first floated the idea of creating a where the rocket launch facility resides. Musk first floated the idea of creating a city that encompasses the facility in 2021. The Texas legislature has recently begun to reconsider a measure which would allow SpaceX to close access to a public beach in the area during rocket tests and launches. I'm Jerry Clayton in San Antonio. British police say they foiled a terrorist attack. They did not specify a target. Vicki Barker reports from London.

Heavily armed counterterrorism officers raided addresses in London, Greater Manchester and Swindon west of the capital overnight in what they say were two separate operations. Seven of the eight men arrested are Iranians. The nationality of the eight isn't yet known. Police say five of the suspects were allegedly plotting to attack, quote, a specific premises. They're not saying what that is, but say the intended targets have been made aware. They also say they're still working to establish possible motives and have urged the public to be vigilant while investigators ascertain whether any accomplices are still at large.

For NPR News, I'm Vicki Barker in London. Cardinals from around the world are gathering at the Vatican to select a new pope. The conclave begins Wednesday. This is NPR News. Houston police are investigating an early morning shootout that killed one person and wounded several others. They say an uninvited guest at a family party was asked to leave and started shooting. Others returned fire. Georgia Democrats have picked a new party chair ahead of the midterm elections, which could have national implications. Roald Bailey with Member Station WABE reports.

Charlie Bailey has run statewide for lieutenant governor and attorney general losing both races by less than 5%. Bailey, like many attendees at this state party committee meeting, are focusing on what Democrats need to do to win. People have full cause to be angry at the Republicans, but we have not been fighting enough. And people aren't just going to know all these things. We got to communicate what our values are. Bailey had the backing of U.S. Senator John Ossoff, who is the only incumbent Democratic

senator running in a state won by President Donald Trump. Bailey says the bottom line is Democrats need to win and get power to change things. For NPR News, I'm Raul Bali in Atlanta. In Brazil, more than two million people showed up last night for a free concert on Copacabana Beach. The performer was Lady Gaga. The police say they thwarted a plot to set off a bomb at the concert by a group that was spreading hate speech against the LGDPQ community. Two people were arrested.

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