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On the plus side, you get sponsor-free listening to over 25 NPR podcasts. On the minus side, you get fewer chances to tap fast forward on your podcast player. On the plus side, you get to support something you care about. On the minus side, you like challenges and think this makes it too easy. So why don't you join us on the plus side of things with NPR Plus? Learn more and sign up at plus.npr.org. Lakshmi Sinha Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. President Trump and his national security advisors are gathered in the Situation Room as the conflict between Israel and Iran stretches into a fifth night. Trump is urging Iran to give up its nuclear ambitions and make a deal that ends

the conflict. Today, the president apparently sought to dial up the pressure on social media by threatening the security of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. And Piers Hadil Al-Shalchi is monitoring developments from Tel Aviv. So far, the U.S. has only helped with defending Israel with the interception of missiles. Trump has always said he doesn't want Iran to have a nuclear weapon. He says he has a preference is to do this via a deal. He said that maybe Israel's war may force Iran to make a deal, but now Iran pulled out of the talks. So now as the war intensifies, all eyes may be on whether or not Trump changes course and decides to directly get involved in the war. And Piers Hadil, Al Shalchi reporting. A federal appeals court will hear arguments this hour on President Trump's decision to

send National Guard troops to Los Angeles in response to immigration protests. KQED's Marisa Lagos has more. Last week, U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer sided with California, ruling that the president acted illegally when he activated 4,000 National Guard troops without consulting Governor Gavin Newsom. Breyer ordered Trump to return control of the Guard to the Governor. But within hours of that decision, a three-judge panel from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals blocked Breyer's ruling and scheduled today's noon hearing. The appeals court panel includes two Trump appointees

and one judge appointed by former President Joe Biden. They'll consider whether the temporary restraining order was warranted. For NPR News, I'm Marisa Lagos in San Francisco. Former Senator Bob Menendez will be calling the Federal Correctional Institution in Pennsylvania home for the foreseeable future. Today he begins his 11-year sentence for bribery. The New Jersey Democrat maintains he is innocent. The popularity of Medicaid has grown in just the last few months, according to a new poll

out today. And Piercellina Simmons-Stefan reports... Medicaid has always been quite popular. In January, a poll from the health research organization KFF found 77% of the public had a favorable view of the health insurance program for low-income people. Just a few months later, it's gone up. 83% of the public is now in favor of Medicaid. Ashley Kerzinger is KFF's polling expert. The largest uptick we saw in favorability over the past couple months was among Republicans. The findings come as Republican lawmakers rushed to finish a major legislative package

that would include significant Cuts to federal spending on Medicaid Salinas and stuff in NPR news the Dow Jones industrial average is down 326 points or roughly three-quarters of a percent at 42,185 you're listening to NPR news You're listening to NPR News. For the first time in U.S. history, more working adults are caring for aging parents than for young children. NPR's Windsor Johnston reports as a nation's population gets older, experts say employers need to rethink their benefit policies. It's a shift that never happened before.

Nearly 23 million workers in the U.S. are now caring for an aging parent or older relative, surpassing the number caring for preschool age children. That's according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Census Bureau. The majority of these caregivers are women, mainly in their 40s, 50s, and 60s, juggling full-time jobs while providing care to their older family members. While many companies offer childcare benefits, far fewer have caught up with the needs of elder caregivers. Experts at the Harvard Business Review say that gap could hurt productivity, retention, and recruitment, especially as the workforce itself gets older.

Windsor-Johnston, NPR News, Washington. Kirsten Khire, NPR News, Washington. Elon Musk's ex is suing the state of New York over a law that requires social media sites to disclose the steps they take to address online hate, disinformation, and harassment. The company's attorneys are fighting to block the law. They argue New York's Stop Hiding Hate Act violates the First Amendment. The Dow has fallen 347 points. It's at 42,167. The Nasdaq is down 182 points or nearly 1%. S&P's off 52 points. This is NPR News.