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Rahm. President Trump said today he doesn't know if the Constitution requires due process for the millions of migrants his administration is trying to deport. He told NBC's Meet the Press his lawyers will obviously follow Supreme Court rulings. NPR's Ozmma Khalid has more. It came sort of near the end of an extensive back and forth about due process for immigrants. The president has said repeatedly that he believes he has a mandate to deport people who are not in the country legally and that that is why he says many people voted for

him. And the context here was that he was being asked by the moderator, Kristen Welker, about the case broadly regarding this man who was sent to El Salvador despite a court order saying that he should not be deported there. NPR's Osma Khalid, Catholic cardinals who elect the next pope are meeting with each other this weekend and preparing for the conclave that begins Wednesday. NPR's Scott Detro has more from Rome. On Sunday, New York's Archbishop, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, presided over Mass in a residential Roman neighborhood. This will be the second conclave Dolan takes place in after the 2013 conclave that elected Pope Francis. He says this time he's better prepared.

It helps. I was so nervous last time and I thought, now what do I do? But now I feel kind of seasoned, a little more relaxed. Dolan spoke at both of President Trump's inaugurals. He asked about Trump's social media posts showing an AI image of Trump as Pope. Dolan said it, quote, wasn't good and that he hoped Trump himself was not directly involved in the post. The Catholic bishops of New York State released a statement criticizing Trump's post, writing quote, do not mock us. Scott Detro, NPR News, Rome. Six months after Romania's presidential election ended in scandal and confusion, Romanians

are trying again today to elect a new president. NPR's Rob Schmitz reports. Calin Gheorghezcu, a far right outsider, came in first in Romania's presidential election in November, but that result was annulled after allegations of campaign fraud and Russian interference. In February, US Vice President J.D. Vance criticized Romania for that decision, but Gheorghescu was still barred from taking part in the rerun. This time around, nationalist George Simeon is pitted against three political centrists. Nicu Sardan, the popular mayor of Bucharest,

Cren Antonescu, a liberal politician, and Elena Lascone, an independent. Simeon has polled in first place, but it's unlikely he'll receive the 50% of the vote needed to prevent a runoff election, scheduled for May 18th. Rob Schmitz, NPR News, Berlin. Brazilian police say they thwarted a plot

against Lady Gaga's concert on Copacabana Beach last night. They say a group was recruiting people to set off explosive devices, especially targeting members of the LGBTQ community. Two suspects were arrested before the concert began, which attracted more than 2 million people. This is NPR News in Washington. The South Texas home of SpaceX is now its own city. Elon Musk had sought the designation

for his rocket company, and it was overwhelmingly approved by voters yesterday. Most of the eligible voters are believed to work for SpaceX. A new study finds that more Americans have been receiving outpatient talk therapy in recent years, while fewer are relying only on psychiatric medications. NPR's Ritu Chatterjee reports. From 2018 to 2021, the number of Americans receiving psychotherapy or talk therapy grew from about 16 million to 22 million. Dr. Mark Olson is a psychiatrist and epidemiologist at Columbia University.

This increase represents a period where psychotherapy is assuming a more important role in outpatient mental health care. While a majority of people in therapy also used antidepressants or other psychiatric medications, the number of people using only medication declined during this time, especially among people getting treatment for trauma and stress-related disorders. The findings are published in the American Journal of Psychiatry. Rita Chatterjee and PR News.

The seventh season of a popular Swedish television show ends today. For 20 days, the Great Moose Migration let viewers watch the annual Spring Migration live 24 hours a day. The show premiered in 2019, attracting nearly a million viewers. The audience grew to 9 million last year. The project manager told the Associated Press he's very satisfied with this year, providing 478 hours of interrupted Moose content.

I'm Nora Rahm, NPR News.