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With a major shift in our politics underway in this country, 1A is drilling down on what's at stake for you and our democracy. In our weekly series, If You Can Keep It, we put these changes into focus and answer your questions about the impact of the Trump administration on the U.S. Join us every Monday for If You Can Keep It on the 1A podcast from NPR and WAMU. Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents conducted a number of raids around Los Angeles on Friday and that sparked a second day of protests on Saturday. Steve Futterman filed this report as law enforcement moved in on protesters at one site.

The warnings being given once again, both in English and Spanish. This has been declared an unlawful assembly. Sheriff's deputies in riot gear with face masks prepared to move in. The crowd has greatly dispersed in the last hour or so. At one time there were several hundred here, but now I would say around a hundred, and they are moving back continuously from this main intersection near the Home Depot. But the warnings have been given, the flashbangs are being used, along with pepper spray. For NPR News, I'm Steve Futterman in Paramount, California.

President Trump has released a new video encouraging people to attend a large military parade set to roll through the streets of Washington, D.C. later this month. The parade is supposed to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army. But as NPR's Kat Lonsdorf reports, it also happens to fall on the president's 79th birthday. The parade is set for June 14th, which is Flag Day. In a video posted online, Trump described the expected scene. Thundering tanks and breathtaking flyovers will roar through our capital city. The Army's plan also includes thousands of troops marching in uniform.

Reagan National Airport will shut down for several hours to accommodate the flyover. The parade will cost up to $40 million, according to an estimate from the Army. That includes the anticipated repairs to D.C.'s city streets from all the heavy machinery. The last big military parade in D.C. was in 1991, to mark the end of the first Gulf War. Trump has wanted a military parade since his first term in office. In the video, he says he plans to attend this one. Kat Lonsdorf, MPR News, Washington. The fourth week of the Sean Combs sex trafficking trial ended in New York City this week with

testimony from an alleged victim. A note that this report by MPR's Isabella Gomez Sarmiento contains mentions of sex. A woman who testified under the pseudonym Jane to protect her identity spent much of Friday morning crying on the witness stand. She told the court that soon after she began dating Combs in 2021, he asked her to participate in sexual encounters with male escorts. The woman agreed at first, but she said she later made it clear to Combs that she didn't want to keep having these quote, hotel nights. Jane said they would often involve staying up 20 to 30 hours straight, taking multiple doses of drugs. According to Jane, Combs paid her rent. When she pushed back on the hotel nights, she said he repeatedly brought up those payments.

Combs' attorneys have said this was a consensual relationship, not sex trafficking. Isabella Gomez-Armiento, NPR News. And you're listening to NPR News. The Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation says it's still not delivering aid in Gaza. Officials say overcrowding in the area and threats from Hamas have made it unsafe to continue operations that were halted on Friday. The region, meanwhile, continues to face major food shortages, as an Israeli military offensive continues there.

Arthur Hamilton, the composer of the torched song Cry Me a River, has died. He was 98. And Piers Chloe Velpman reports that the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers, which included Hamilton among its board members, announced the composer's death this week. American singer and actress Julie London

made Cry Me a River famous. That was in 1955, two years after Arthur Hamilton wrote the smoldering song. The song has been recorded by many artists including Ella Fitzgerald, Barbara Streisand, Michael Buble and Aerosmith. Born in Seattle, Hamilton also composed singer Rainbow, He Needs Me and the Oscar nominated to Love Touches Your Life from the 1970 Western Madron. Chloe Valtman, NPR News. Matteo Manicero and Ryan Fox share the third round lead at the Canadian Open this weekend after they each shot a round of 6-under, 64 on Saturday. Manocero followed up a three-putt bogey on the 17th with the birdie in the par 5, 18th.

The 32-year-old player from Italy has eight international victories. I'm Dale Willman, NPR News.