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Congress is considering a rescissions package from the White House that would claw back more than $1 billion of public media funding. Federal funding for all of public media amounts to about $1.60 per person per year. That helps bring you the news and podcasts you rely on from NPR. Please take a stand for public media today at GoACPR.org. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst. President Trump is sending 2,000 California National Guard troops to Los Angeles as tensions flare between protesters and immigration enforcement officers.

This as a standoff between the two groups continued for a third day. Sol Gonzalez of Member Station KQED has more from Los Angeles. About three dozen armed troops stood guard in downtown LA's Civic Center Sunday morning. The area includes a detention center where those arrested in recent immigration raids have been taken for processing. Protesters showed up to challenge the military's presence in the city. They were joined by Democratic Congresswoman Maxine Waters, who says deployment of the National Guard is an act of intimidation by the Trump administration.

Trump hates us. He hates sanctuary cities. He's going to try and make an example out of us. And this is how he's going to get to have martial law because he wants to goad us into a fight. California Governor Gavin Newsom is also accusing the Trump administration of trying to provoke a response and is asking protesters to stay calm and nonviolent. For NPR News, I'm Saul Gonzalez in Los Angeles.

A new Trump administration travel ban takes effect tomorrow banning citizens of 12 countries from visiting the U.S. and travelers from seven other countries would face restrictions. Social worker Jim Ray helps immigrant families in South Carolina who fled the Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. Where it hurts the most is that the most vulnerable in Afghanistan cannot have an opportunity to come any longer. And that is primarily because of the women's rights being stripped from them. Trump says the restriction is being imposed to do that. So, we're going to have to do it.

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Kharkiv Saturday that also injured scores of people. All that is a weekend agreement to exchange prisoners, and the remains of soldiers broke down in acrimony. Russia accused Ukraine of delaying the swap. After Moscow's defense ministry brought trucks it claimed contained the bodies of Ukrainian soldiers to the border, in, Ukrainian officials claimed details for the exchange had never been finalized and accused Russia of playing, quote, dirty games. Charles Mainz, NPR News, Moscow.

On Wall Street, investors will be closely watching a key inflation report due out this week. You're listening to NPR News. After a record-breaking season at the box office, tonight Broadway celebrates with the 78th annual Tony Awards, Broadway's highest honors. Jeff London says all eyes are on the top award best musical which can help a show become a hit. Five shows are up for the award but only one can win. Will it be Buena Vista Social Club, based on the best-selling album of Cuban music, Death Becomes Her, based on the popular movie, or the original musical, maybe Happy Ending,

about robots who fall in love? All have ten nominations. When you're in love, you are the loneliest. Or will it be two shows based on true stories which feature corpses in the plot? Dead Outlaw, which picked up seven, or Operation Mincemeat, with four? All five shows will be doing numbers on the CBS broadcast Sunday evening hosted by Cynthia Urivo. For NPR News, I'm Jeff London in New York.

At the weekend box office, Lilo and Stitch took the top spot for the third weekend in a row with an estimated $32 million. In second place, the John Wick spin-off Ballerina, with $32 million, the movie makes a sideline character out of Keanu Reeves' John Wick and focuses on Anna de Ramos. The Lionsgate release cost a reported $90 million to make. In third place, Mission Impossible, the final reckoning with $15 million. I'm Janene Herbst, and you're listening to NPR News from Washington. listening to NPR News from Washington.