NPR News Now - NPR News: 05-10-2025 3AM EDT

Episode Date: May 10, 2025

NPR News: 05-10-2025 3AM EDTLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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. Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman.

President Trump leaves for the Middle East on Monday. As NPR's Frank Ordonez reports, Trump will travel to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates for the first policy-focused foreign trip of his second term. The White House says the trip will highlight greater cooperation in the region, where it says extremism is being replaced with commerce and cultural exchanges. Trump also plans to visit with U.S. troops stationed at the Al Udeid air base outside of Doha and Qatar. Trump strode into office promising to bring peace in the Middle East quickly and stop

Iranian advances toward becoming a nuclear power. He also wants to persuade Saudi Arabia to normalize relations with Israel, joining what's known as the Abraham Accords. But those efforts have been complicated by the ongoing war in Gaza, and with little progress to announce, Trump and the Gulf leaders are expected to focus less on the quest for peace and more on making business deals. Franco Ordonez, NPR News.

The mayor of Newark, New Jersey was arrested Friday in a protest outside a new immigration detention center. NPR's Joel Rose reports that the incident marks an escalation in the fight between city officials and federal immigration authorities over the facility. Newark Mayor Ross Baraka was arrested after allegedly refusing to leave the detention center in his city. That's according to a social media post from Alina Habba, the interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey.

Three members of Congress from northern New Jersey say they were also on hand to conduct quote oversight of the detention center. The Department of Homeland Security accused them in a statement of quote storming the facility, but the members of Congress deny that. Immigration authorities have touted the reopening of Delaney Hall, which began holding detainees for ICE this month. The thousand bed facility is one of the largest in the Northeast, but city officials say it does not have the proper permits to operate.

Joel Rose, NPR News. In Wisconsin, bail has been set at $20,000 for the father of a teen who opened fire last December at her school in Madison. Sarah Lear of Wisconsin Public Radio has this update. 42-year-old Jeffrey Rupnau appeared in court Friday on multiple felonies. Police say Rupnau's 15-year-old daughter brought two handguns to the Abundant Life Christian School before killing two other people and herself. Although those guns were legally registered to the shooter's father, Dane County District

Attorney Ishmael Ozan alleges Repnow gave them to his daughter as gifts. There was no other person who knew the trial better than the defendant. His actions and lack of judgment here contributed to the fatal and tragic mass violence incident. A criminal complaint details the shooter's history of suicidal ideation and self-harm. It also describes her fixation on mass shootings and says she discussed that obsession with others in online communities. For NPR News, I'm Sarah Lear in Madison. And you're listening to NPR News.

Military strikes are continuing between Pakistan and India. Pakistan says India launched three missiles early Saturday morning that were aimed at air bases inside Pakistan. They said most of them were intercepted. In response, Pakistan said it launched retaliatory strikes on multiple locations in India. The attacks began last month after India blamed Pakistan for a gun massacre in India. China has extended congratulations to the new Pope. Although the government of China is officially atheist, there are millions of Catholics in

China, and one of the most contentious issues among the faithful there is a Vatican deal that effectively gives China's ruling Communist Party input on the appointment of China's bishops. And Piers Emily Fang explains. China has its own state-run Catholic Association which appoints its own bishops, who until 2018 were not considered by the Vatican as legitimate. Instead, most Catholics in China are loyal to the Vatican, and many of them secretly worship in underground churches or private homes.

But after a Chinese state deal with the Vatican, the Vatican recognized the Chinese bishops in 2018, who are appointed in part with input from state religious regulators, a deal condemned by a leading Hong Kong cardinal as quote, an incredible betrayal. The Italian cardinal, Pietro Parolin, who shepherded the deal, was a leading contender for Pope during this last conclave. Emily Fang, NPR News. The Women's World Cup Soccer Tournament will expand to include 48 teams in 2031. FIFA confirmed the move on Friday.

The U.S. expected to co-host that event, along with Canada and Mexico. Brazil will host a 32-team Women's World Cup in 2027. I'm Dale Willman, NPR News.