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A lot has changed in higher education since President Trump took office. Everything that's been going on has kind of changed my life plans. Students have come to me and just, they feel really scared. On the Sunday story, how members of the class of 2025 are feeling about the state of higher ed and their own futures. Listen now to the Sunday story on the Up First podcast from NPR. Monday story on the Up First podcast from NPR. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Cora Vickleman. NPR and three Colorado public radio stations have filed suit this morning in federal court against the Trump administration.

This is over the president's recent executive order purportedly barring the use of congressionally appropriated funds for NPR and PBS. The lawsuit claims the administration is unlawfully taking away Congress's right to direct how federal money will be spent and to pass laws. It also alleges this is a violation of the First Amendment. The White House has not had an immediate comment in response to the lawsuit.

A U.S.-backed group says it has begun delivering food in Gaza to address widespread hunger. The effort is facing criticism from the United Nations and aid groups in Gaza, and its director has resigned, as NPS Daniel Estrin reports from Tel Aviv. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation says it's begun supplying food parcels in a new zone guarded by Israeli soldiers. Israel says the system will deny supplies to Hamas and weaken its control in Gaza. Israel says the food will be mostly confined to a zone in southern Gaza in an attempt to

get Palestinians to move there. The UN and groups who have been providing aid say this would amount to forcible displacement and restrictions on aid. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has appointed a new director, John Acree, a former official with the U.S. Agency for International Development. The group has not divulged its funding. Hamas warned Palestinians not to take food from the group. Daniel Estrin, NPR News, Tel Aviv.

President Trump said over the weekend he is going to delay threatened tariffs on the European Union of 50 percent. Dow Jones' industrial average futures have soared by about 500 points in pre-market trading. It was just last Friday that markets plummeted after Trump said he would impose the EU tariffs. Trump now says these won't take effect until July 9th. The president is planning a trip to Canada for the next meeting of the G7 in June. Trump was often at odds with other G7 leaders during his first term, and Piers-Daniel Kurtz-Levin has this preview.

Trump and other leaders have clashed at past G7 summits over topics including climate and trade. After one summit, he called then-Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, dishonest and weak. The president has attacked other groups aimed at international cooperation, like NATO and the UN. This term, Trump has said he wants the G7 to re-admit Russia, which was kicked out after invading Crimea in 2014. Trump is set to be in Canada from June 15 through 17. He is scheduled to leave for the trip the day after a parade in Washington,

D.C., marking the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army. Trump had called for a military parade in his first term, but it didn't happen. This year's parade will happen on Trump's 79th birthday, June 14th. Danielle Kertzleben, NPR News, The White House. On Wall Street in pre-market trading, Dow futures are up 460 points. This is NPR. Officials in Liverpool, England say about 50 people were hurt after a car drove into a crowd of people celebrating a winning soccer team. Liverpool's mayor says two dozen people are hospitalized with serious injuries. The driver's been arrested. Police say the incident

is not related to terrorism. There was a mass shooting rather late last night in a Philadelphia park. Two people were killed. Another nine people were injured. Three teenagers are among the wounded. Philadelphia officials say no one is yet in custody. They are looking to see if more than one gun was used in the shooting. The movie Sinners has done well this year at the box office.

The film, a combination of black history mixed with a tale of traditional horror, features a wide cast that includes Native American members of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. From Mississippi Public Broadcasting, Shamira Muhammad has more. Cynthia Massey is a member of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and was a cultural consultant for centers. I enjoyed seeing our Choctaw language on the screen because pretty much it was the first time that was spoken on screen correctly. Other indigenous actors and centers say they hope the movie opens the door for more interest in Mississippi's indigenous cultures. The setting of the movie is Clarksdale, but without a theater in town,

residents are unable to see it without leaving town. So producers have arranged special screenings of centers for later this week in the city's civic auditorium. For NPR News, I'm Shamir Mohammed in Jackson. And I'm Kourava Coleman, NPR News in Washington. Politics is a lot these days. And I'm Korova Coleman, NPR News in Washington.