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Support for NPR, and the following message come from Yarl and Pamela Mohn, thanking the people who make public radio great every day and also those who listen. Live from NPR News in New York City, I'm Dwa Halisa Kowtel. Fresh protests took place in Tel Aviv hours ago, condemning Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to take over Gaza. President Trump says it's pretty much up to Israel if it wants to fully occupy Gaza. Gaza. And Pierre Senior Political Editor Domenica Montanar reports. This is someone who said he wants to turn Gaza into the Riviera of the Middle East, relocate Palestinians out. So it's no surprise that he'd allow Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to essentially do what he wants there. You know, his posture is creating some friction with

European allies, some of whom have said that they will recognize a Palestinian state. A lot of that is because of the starvation that we're seeing in Gaza. And like with so many things, what Trump cares about is optics. And he doesn't want to see those images of starving children on TV. He knows that could come back on him and that he would be asked about. So he's urged Israel to try and get more aid in. But beyond that, he doesn't seem to care very much about what Israel does as far as trying to govern there. NPR's Domenico Montanaro. There's now increased federal law enforcement presence in the District of Columbia. NPR's Alana Wise reports on why President Trump is taking action.

Trump took to social media this weekend to announce a Monday press conference to address D.C.'s crime rate. He wrote that he planned to, quote, essentially stop violent crime in Washington. A spokesperson for the White House said they could not give additional details on what Trump intended to announce. For years, Trump has criticized the nation's capital as being poorly run and afflicted by crime. But after a former staffer was injured this month in an attempted carjacking, Trump announced the week-long police ramp up. D.C. is unique in that it does have a local police force, but under special circumstances, federal agencies could take over. Alana Wise, NPR News, Washington. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has asked the Texas Supreme Court to vacate the seats of 13 state House Democrats. They left the state to deny the body a quorum during a special session. As Texas Public Radio's Jerry Clinton reports, the Democrats broke quorum to block Republican efforts to create new district maps. that could give the GOP 5 new congressional seats. A 1 p.m. Friday deadline set by the Texas House Speaker passed without the return of the Democratic

lawmakers who are now in several different states. The move by Paxton follows a similar suit by Texas Governor Greg Abbott who sought to remove House Democratic Caucus Chair Gene Wu. An attorney for the Democrats called the move a dangerous assault on the separation of powers. Paxton has also launched an investigation into former El Paso congressman Beto O'Rourke's political group, asserting the group is funding Democrats' quorum break. I'm Jerry Clayton in San Antonio. And this is NPR News from New York City. A crew of four is back on Earth after a nearly five months stay on the International Space Station

after splashing down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California. Central Florida Public Media's Brendan Byrne reports. of SpaceX, welcome home. The crew of two U.S. astronauts, one from Japan, and a Russian cosmonaut made the trip back home in the same capsule that took them to the station back in March. Over the course of an hour, the SpaceX capsule went from over 16,000 miles per hour in orbit to a gentle 16 under a canopy of parachutes at Splashdown off San Diego. In total, the crew spent 148 days in space, conducted more than 200 science experiments, and performed maintenance on the orbiting lab. Their replacements arrived at the station a week ago,

launching from Florida's Kennedy Space Center. They'll spend about six months aboard the station. For NPR News, I'm Brendan Byrne in Orlando. The Georgia Bureau of Investigations has released the name of the officer who tried to stop a gunman from shooting at the headquarters of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday. David Rose of the DeKalb County Police Department was a former Marine who served in Afghanistan. The father of three died during an exchange of gunfire with a suspected gunman, Patrick Joseph White, who also died at the scene.

White apparently claimed he was ill and blamed his ailments on a COVID vaccine, according to reports by the New York Times and CNN. The GBI says there is extensive evidence to collect. An investigation is underway to determine the motive and circumstances that led to the shooting. I'm Dwa Ali Saikautau, NPR News, in New York City. Support for NPR and the following message come from the Kauffman Foundation, providing access to opportunities that help people achieve financial stability, upward mobility, and economic prosperity, regardless of race, gender, or geography.comfman.org