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Do you ever look at political headlines and go, huh? Well, that's exactly why the NPR Politics Podcast exists. We're experts, not just on politics, but in making politics make sense. Every episode, we decode everything that happened in Washington and help you figure out what it all means. Give politics a chance with the NPR Politics Podcast, available wherever you get your podcasts. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Kristen Wright. President Trump wrote on Truth Social this morning, Washington, D.C. will be liberated today. He says he's cracking down on crime and homelessness in the city.

Trump assigned hundreds of federal agents to D.C. over the weekend. NPR's Brian Mann watched it unfold. There were tourists and locals out on a normal summer evening eating ice cream and street food. People I talked to seemed confused by the presence of so much federal law enforcement. And speaking yesterday on MSNBC, Washington, D.C.'s. Muriel Bowser also questioned the president's motives for putting these federal agents on the streets. Now, if the priority is to show for us in an American city, we know he can do that here. But it won't be because there's a spike in crime. Violent crime hit a 30-year low in D.C. last year, according to the

Justice Department, Trump is holding a press conference later this morning. Israel's military has killed Gaza's most prominent television journalist in a targeted air strike. The strike also killed four other members of his Al Jazeera crew. As NPR's Ayyatrawi reports, the Israeli military says the correspondent was a Hamas cell commander, but critics questioned the timing as Israel prepares to take over all of Gaza City. Anas al-Sherif was Al-Jazeera's correspondent in Gaza City, documenting the past 22 months of Israeli attacks on the territory. He continued to do so even after six of his colleagues at the Arabic broadcaster were killed in the war.

El Shadiv continued to report on airstrikes and starvation in Gaza even after Israel accused him 10 months ago of working to promote Hamas' propaganda. Israel named him in a list that included five other Al Jazeera journalists at the time, some of whom were later killed or wounded. The Committee to Protect Journalists called Israel's allegations unsubstantiated and says the military has killed nearly 200 journalists in Gaza. The 28-year-old father of two left a pre-written statement upon his death, saying he never once hesitated to convey the truth. Trowie, MPR News. The White House is preparing for Friday summit in Alaska, where President Trump will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss ending Russia's war with Ukraine.

Today, foreign ministers with the European Union will try to solidify its positions. Terry Schultz has more. Saying Europe's core interests are at stake, EU foreign policy chief Kayakhalis has convened the extraordinary meeting of foreign ministers to discuss the summit between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The U.S. has the power to force. force Russia to negotiate seriously on ending its war in Ukraine, Khalis said in a statement, but she goes on, any deal between the U.S. and Russia must have Ukraine and the EU included,

for it's a matter of Ukraine's and the whole of Europe's security. Aggression cannot be rewarded, she added, saying international law is clear, all temporarily occupied territories belong to Ukraine. For NPR news, I'm Terry Schultz. This is NPR. A California woman is facing up. to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges of leading an international terrorist group. It's known as the Terrogram Collective. Maria Fernanda Bernal, with member station KQED, reports from

San Francisco. 35-year-old Dallas Humber, one of the group's leaders, pled guilty last week to multiple charges, including soliciting the murder of federal officials, conspiring to provide material support to terrorists, and soliciting hate crimes. With the plea, Humber admitted to providing guidance and support to followers, plotting attacks and murders in the U.S. and influencing international violence, like the shooting of 11 people at schools in Brazil. The Terogram Collective is classified as a terrorist group by the U.S. State Department

for its violent white supremacist ideology. Humber's sentencing hearing is set for December 5th. For NPR News, I'm Maria Fernanda Bernal in San Francisco. In India, the Supreme Court is ordering officials to round up all stray dogs and move them to shelters. The court is concerned about a rising number of dog bites leading to rabies. The World Health Organization says India accounts for more than 35% of rabies deaths in the world. The country has millions of stray dogs. The court is also ordering that multiple shelters be established to spay and neuter and give dogs vaccines.

The shelters have to also set up cameras so that they can be monitored by officials. I'm Kristen Wright, and this is NPR News in Washington. These days, there's so much news. It can be hard to keep up with what it all means for you, your family, and your community. Consider this podcast from NPR features our award-winning journalism. Six days a week, we bring you a deep dive on a news story and provide the context and analysis that helps you make sense of the news. We get behind the headlines. We get to the truth. Listen to the Consider This Podcast from NPR.