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Does the idea of listening to political news freak you out? Well, don't sweat it. The NPR Politics Podcast makes politics a breeze. Every episode will break down the day's headlines into totally normal language and make sure that you walk away understanding what the day's news might mean for you. Take a deep breath and give politics another chance with the NPR Politics Podcast, available wherever you get your podcasts. J.L. Snyder Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm J.L. Snyder. Amid the Trump administration's deportation push, White House adviser Stephen Miller says

the administration is considering a suspension of habeas corpus, the constitutional provision that gives people the right to challenge their detention in court. Stephen Miller The Constitution is clear, and that of course is the supreme law of the land, that the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus can be suspended in a time of invasion. So to say that's an option we're actively looking at. Miller speaking to reporters yesterday, last night a Tufts University doctoral student from Turkey was released from federal custody. A federal judge in Vermont ruled that Rumeza Ozturk's detention by immigration officials appears to be unconstitutional. She'd been held at a detention

facility in Louisiana for some six weeks. NPR has learned that the Trump administration is tightening its control of the agency responsible for regulating the country's nuclear reactors. NPR's Jeff Brumfield reports that sparked worries about safety. Two U.S. officials told NPR that the White House is now reviewing all new regulations for nuclear reactors. That's a big departure for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the famously tough and independent agency that's overseen nuclear safety in the U.S. since the 1970s. Former NRC chair Alison McFarland says she's worried the changes could affect safety. It's absolutely essential that the nuclear regulator be independent.

There may be more changes coming. NPR has seen a draft executive order that, if signed, would call on the NRC to rewrite nuclear safety rules and possibly loosen radiation standards for nuclear workers and the public. Jeff Brumfield, NPR News. Residents of Atlanta got a jolt this morning. Many took to social media to post about feeling an earthquake. The U.S. Geological Survey says it struck about 160 miles north of Atlanta, near Knoxville, Tennessee, with a magnitude of 4.1. Top leaders of Europe are in Ukraine's capital today to show a united front. MPR's Joannica Kisses reports from Kyiv

that it's the first trip to Ukraine for Germany's newly appointed chancellor. The leaders of France, Germany, Poland, and the United Kingdom arrived in Kyiv by train and warmly embraced Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. French President Emmanuel Macron posted this video on social media showing the leaders lighting candles at a memorial for the war dead. The group is discussing proposals for a durable ceasefire. This meeting

comes a day after the Kremlin welcomed its own allies to Moscow to mark the Soviet Union's role in defeating the Nazis during World War II. Ukraine celebrated Victory Day on May 8th with Europe to mark 80 years of the Allied victory against fascism. Joanna Kekissis, NPR News, Kiev. And from Washington, you're listening to NPR News. A federal judge in California has ordered a temporary halt to the Trump administration's downsizing of the federal workforce. The order issued last night says the White House failed to get the required constitutional approval from Congress. The judge could issue a longer preliminary injunction at a hearing scheduled for later this month. preliminary injunction at a hearing scheduled for later this month. British lawmakers are set to vote Monday on legislation that would grant AI companies considerable leeway in using copyrighted

material to train their models. Vicki Barker reports from London on the backlash that's creating. More than 400 leading figures in British music, film, theater, and literature have signed an open letter to Prime Minister Keir Starmer, among them Paul McCartney, Elton John, Robbie Williams, the band Coldplay, and actor Ian McKellen. They want to see A.I. companies compelled to disclose which copyrighted works have already been used to train A.I. models and to ensure the creatives are paid for such past and future harvesting. But backers of the bill argue current copyright laws are already too strict, forcing AI companies to base themselves outside the UK, where it will be

even harder for British creatives to hold them to account. For NPR News, I'm Vicki Barker in London. A Soviet-era spacecraft launched more than 50 years ago has finally fallen back to Earth. The Russian space program says the craft came down west of Jakarta in the Indian Ocean. It was launched in 1972 as part of the Soviet Union's mission to study Venus, but it suffered a malfunction and remained in Earth's orbit until now. I'm Joel Snyder, NPR News.