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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Skiavone. President Trump and Russian President Putin are preparing for their summit meeting in Alaska on Friday. This morning, Secretary General of NATO Mark Ruta said a final truth would not be acceptable without the participation of Ukraine's President Zelensky, who was not invited. At the same time, an extraordinary meeting of EU foreign ministers meets tomorrow. NPR's Greg Mirey looks at Putin's expectations ahead of the talk. The main Russian demands from previous failed peace efforts. They want most or all of the Ukrainian land they now hold. That's nearly 20% of the country.

Russia wants guarantees that Ukraine will never be allowed to join NATO. And Russia wants Ukraine to have a very small military. Ukraine rejects all of this. NPR's Greg Myrie, reporting from Ukraine. Former Congressman Beto O'Rourke is suing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, after a judge blocked him from raising funds for state representatives. representatives who fled the state. Pablo Arroz Peña with member station KERA reports that the fight over redistricting in Texas is intensifying. O'Rourke and other Democratic leaders showed up at a

rally in Fort Worth in support of the state representatives who fled Austin to protest the redrawing of congressional districts in favor of Republicans. O'Rourke says Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued him not once but twice this week to block fundraising efforts for the lawmakers. But we didn't react, we didn't respond, we didn't defend. We took this fight right back to him and we sued him in court in El Paso, Texas. The state's Republicans are now pushing to expel 13 of the more than 50 Democrats who fled with an emergency petition in the state Supreme Court. I'm Pablo Arasbeña in Fort Worth. Today, police in London were on guard for protests after they arrested nearly 500 people Saturday at a weekend rally near the British Parliament.

It was a demonstration in support of a pro-Palestinian protest group that was banned by the British government. Police say this was the largest number of arrests made in a single day there in the past 10 years. NPR's Lauren Freyer has more. Police wrestled handcuffs onto protesters as crowds shouted, shame on you. Five were arrested for allegedly assaulting officers, but the vast majority, more than 460 people, were arrested for showing support with signs and chance for, Palestine action. That's a pro-Palestinian protest group that's organized many such rallies. But after two of its activists broke into a British military base and vandalized aircraft earlier

this year, the government outlawed the group, labeled its members terrorists, and made it illegal to express support for them. The issue has raised free speech concerns as the British government prepares to recognize a Palestinian state next month. Lauren Freyer, NPR News, London. This is NPR News. Civil rights groups say they are watching for more details about President Trump's call for an unprecedented change to the U.S. census. NPR's Hansi Lo Wong explains. The 14th Amendment requires the, quote, whole number of persons in each state to be counted in the 20-30 census numbers used to determine each state's share of congressional seats and electoral college votes. In a social media post, President Trump called for people living in the states without legal status to be excluded in a new census.

Sophia Lynn Lakin of the American Civil Liberties Union says she'll be monitoring as the Trump administration tries to carry out this change. We won't hesitate to go back to court to protect representation for all communities. The census isn't just a headcount. It's meant to reflect America as it is, not as some would prefer it to be. In a statement, the Commerce Department says the Census Bureau will use, quote, modern technology tools to analyze data in response to Trump's call. Hansi Luong and Pure News, Washington. If you're at the Brewer's ballpark in Milwaukee today with a bad hankering for a pancake, you'll be in luck. An actual pancake snack will be available for purchase to hungry fans.

And here's how it started. A couple of days ago, in a scene reminiscent of Napoleon Dynamite's pocket full of tots, Brewers manager Pat Murphy pulled an unwrapped folded pancake from his pants pocket to show a major league baseball TV interviewer the kind of snacks he likes to pop in his pocket to eat in the dugout. Actually, I got a little pocket pancake right here that I munch on. They're wonderful. You want some? The new snack is called Murph's Pocket Pancake. I'm Louise Skivoni and PR News, Washington.