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Do you ever look at political headlines and go, huh? Well, that's exactly why the NPR Politics Podcast exists. We're experts not just on politics, but in making politics make sense. Every episode, we decode everything that happened in Washington and help you figure out what it all means. Give politics a chance with the NPR Politics Podcast available wherever you get your podcasts. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Noor Rahm.

President Trump is deploying 2,000 members of the National Guard as protests over ICE raids escalated in the Los Angeles area. NPR's Deepa Sivaram reports. On Friday, ICE started conducting immigration raids in Los Angeles, and that resulted in contentious protests and rallies over the weekend. President Trump was critical of LA Mayor Karen Bass and California Governor Gavin Newsom.

He posted on his social media platform on Saturday, saying that if Bass and Newsom didn't do their jobs, then the federal government would step in. And then Trump called in 2000 members of the California National Guard going against Newsom, who said the move would only escalate tensions. White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt said in a statement late Saturday night that Trump deployed the National Guard to, quote, address the lawlessness that has been allowed

to fester and called California's Democratic leaders, quote, feckless. Deepa Sivaram, NPR News. Ukraine says Russia continued an aerial assault on the northeastern Ukrainian region of Kharkiv for a second night, hitting residential areas and killing at least one civilian. NPR's Juenica Kisses reports from Kyiv. Russia hit a village in the Kharkiv region which borders Russia with highly destructive glide bombs the night before Russia pummeled the city of Kharkiv with drones, missiles, and guided bombs. The night before Russia pummeled the city of Kharkiv with drones, missiles and guided bombs. The attacks are seen as retaliation for Ukraine's covert operation that used cheap drones to hit dozens of Russian bombers deep in the

Russian heartland last week. A German military assessment estimates that Moscow retained 90% of its strategic bombers but that Russia will now have to amp up security to save its existing fleet. Meanwhile in the northeastern region of Moscow retained 90% of its strategic bombers, but that Russia will now have to amp up security to save its existing fleet. Meanwhile, in the northeastern region of Sumi, Russian ground forces captured a small border village according to the Ukrainian monitoring group Deep State. Joanna Kekesis, NPR News. Health officials in Gaza say at least six Palestinians were killed today while trying

to reach food distribution sites backed by Israel and the U.S. The Israeli military says its troops had fired warning shots as suspects were approaching the troops. Gaza health officials say more than 100 have people have been killed trying to access food in the past two weeks. In Colombia, a potential presidential candidate is in critical condition after being shot during a campaign rally, Manuel Ruta reports from Bogota. Senator Miguel Uribe was speaking to a group of about 50 people when shots ran out and sparked panic. Videos posted on social media show the politician bleeding next to a car before he was rushed to a nearby hospital.

His condition is still delicate. The 39-year-old senator is one of the most prominent voices in Colombia's opposition and has expressed his interest in running a next year's presidential election. For NPR News, I'm Manuel Rueda. Bogota. This is NPR News in Washington. President Trump's latest travel ban goes into effect tomorrow. This is NPR News in Washington. President Trump's latest travel ban goes into effect tomorrow. It bars citizens of 12 countries from entering the U.S.

Restrictions are also being imposed on people from seven other countries. Trump says the most severe restrictions are being imposed on countries that harbor terrorists, fail to cooperate on visa security, and have a high rate of citizens who overstay their visas. Tonight, the Tony Awards will be presented at New York's Radio City Music Hall. Honoring achievement for Broadway's 2024-2025 season, Jeff London reports. George Clooney is nominated for Best Actor in Good Night and Good Luck, the play he co-authored, which has been breaking box office records. Two well-known TV stars, Sarah Snook and Sadie Sink, are up for Best Actress in a play.

Nicole Scherzinger, formerly of the Pussycat Dolls, got a nod for Best Actress in a musical for Sunset Boulevard. She's up against Audra McDonald, who got her record-breaking 11th Tony nomination for Gypsy, and newcomer Jasmine Amy Rogers picked up a nomination for Boop. For NPR News, I'm Jeff London in New York. The Lambeth Country Show is going on this weekend at a park in London. The annual event includes food, music, livestock competitions, and a vegetable sculpture contest. This year, there's a Donald Trump carved out of a butternut squash and several corn cardinals selecting a pope. That entry is called Corn Clave.

I'm Noor Rahm, NPR News in Washington. Hey, everybody. It's Ian from How to Do Everything. I'm Noor Rahm, NPR News in Washington.