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These days, there is a lot of news. It could be hard to keep up with what it means for you, your family, and your community. Consider this from NPR as 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, the 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 Korova Coleman. President Trump has issued a new travel ban. Starting Monday, people from 12 different countries can't come to the U.S. at all.

Travelers from seven other nations have partial bans. Trump released a video statement explaining why he's issued the proclamation. The recent terror attack in Boulder, Colorado has underscored the extreme dangers posed to our country by the entry of foreign nationals who are not properly vetted, as well as those who come here as temporary visitors and overstay their visas. We don't want them. But the migrant charged in the Boulder attack is Egyptian. Egypt is not one of the countries listed in Trump's travel ban. Countries on the travel list are mostly African and Middle Eastern, as well as Haiti and Venezuela.

The suspect in the Boulder attack will appear in a Colorado state courtroom today. He's facing dozens of charges, including counts of first-degree attempted murder. He also faces one federal count of hate crime offenses. Separately, a federal judge has blocked the deportation of the Boulder suspect's wife and five children. The family is in federal immigration custody. Their lawyers say the family knew nothing about any planned attack in Boulder. Hundreds gathered yesterday in Boulder at the site of Sunday's attack. From member station KUNC, Lucas Brady Woods reports they came to support the marchers

who had been raising awareness for hostages held in Gaza. It was an emotional scene with some attendees in tears as Colorado Governor Jared Polis, faith and community leaders addressed the crowd. They called for unity and for an end to anti-Semitism. Boulder rabbi Mark Soloway said hate speech has eroded the safety of his community and many others. Jews here and all over America and all over

the world have not been feeling safe, not physically safe and not emotionally safe in the face of demonizing hate speech. 15 people were wounded in Sunday's attack. The suspect is facing federal hate crime and additional state charges. For NPR News, I'm Lucas Brady Woods in Boulder, Colorado. President Trump is pressing Republicans to rally behind his quote big beautiful bill. NPR's Franco Ordoña reports Trump met with GOP senators as the bill comes under fire from Elon Musk. The meeting comes as President Trump's spending plan and tax cut package comes under heavy

fire from his former senior advisor, Elon Musk, who is aggressively urging lawmakers to quote, kill the bill. Senate Majority Leader John Thune met with Trump, along with other Republicans, to discuss how to push the plan forward. The wheels are in motion on this. As I said before, failure is not an option. We will get this done one way or the other, and it's not going to be easy. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office projected the legislation would add more than

$2.4 trillion to the national deficit over the next decade. Franco Ordoñez, NPR News, The White House. This is NPR. President Trump says he will personally stop Harvard University students from coming into the U.S. if they're international students. He's asked Secretary of State Marco Rubio to revoke visas of every international student attending Harvard. Trump has repeatedly threatened Harvard, claiming it supports anti-Semitism.

The university rejects this. It says Trump is retaliating against Harvard and violating the university and the students' constitutional rights. Closing arguments have ended in the sex crimes retrial of former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein. Ilya Maris reports from New York the trial, now in its eighth week, is nearing its end. In her summation, prosecutor Nicole Blumberg said Harvey Weinstein wouldn't take no for an answer from any of the three women who accused him from the witness box. Blumberg nearing its end. quitted in an interview with the Daily Mail which appeared Wednesday saying, quote, I think there's a real movement now to telling the truth and proving that these girls were in it for the money. Next, the jury will receive instructions from the judge and begin its deliberations. For NPR News, I'm Ilya Maritz in New York.

New Zealand's parliament has suspended three indigenous lawmakers who are Maori. Last year, the lawmakers performed a traditional Maori dance to protest a bill. They said the legislation would undercut the rights of indigenous people in New Zealand. The New Zealand parliament has now suspended the lawmakers for up to 21 days. I'm Korva Coleman, NPR News from Washington. President Donald Trump is testing the power of the presidency in ways that are stressing More news from Washington.