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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Rahm. A federal appeals court has ruled that President Trump does not have unlimited authority to impose tariffs. NPR's Franco Ordonez reports on how the case could affect some of Trump's other priorities. A U.S. appeals court upheld a lower court ruling that said Trump did not have the authority under what's called the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose his sweeping tariffs. Trump has sought to use his emergency powers liberally. That was the justification for sending the military to the border, as well as the National Guard to Los Angeles, to quell protests, and try and take over law enforcement here in Washington, D.C. The White House is defending the legality of the tariffs and plans to appeal the ruling to the Supreme Court. The outcome could have implications for other cases where Trump's opponents challenge the administration's use of emergency powers.

Franco, Ordonez. NPR News. The mayor of Chicago is limiting how much the city's police force can cooperate with federal law enforcement agents. As NPR's Joe Hernandez reports, it's in response to threats from the Trump administration to launch an immigration crackdown in the Midwest city. President Trump has criticized Chicago leaders for not doing enough to prevent crime. And now federal officials are suggesting they may ramp up immigration enforcement operations there. But on Saturday, Chicago's Democratic Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order setting limits on how the city's police department can be involved. It bars Chicago Police from collaborating with federal officers conducting civil immigration enforcement operations or with U.S. military personnel on patrols. It also requires Chicago police to wear their uniforms and refrain from wearing masks so they can be distinguished from federal agents.

Johnson says he doesn't want the Chicago Police Department to be deputized by. Trump. Joe Hernandez, NPR News. The president of Indonesia is offering to roll back some of the benefits lawmakers receive in an effort to quell anti-government protests, which turned violent last week, but a signaled zero tolerance for extreme behavior. Ushish Valentine reports. President Probozo Sibyanto says he supports the right to peaceful protest, but some actions from the past week amounted to terrorism or treason. Protest escalated into riots last week after lawmakers gave themselves a housing allowance 10 times the Jakarta minimum wage. Then a police vehicle ran over and killed a motorcycle driver.

Riders started attacking police stations in the homes of senior politicians. Prabowo cancelled a trip to China yesterday. Protests have taken place on and off since the former general took office. But this latest wave represents the most serious challenge yet of Prabowo's five-year term. For NPR News, I'm Ashish Valentine. This is NPR News in Washington. During the Sunday blessing at the Vatican today, Pope Leo called for an end to what he called the pandemic of arms.

He spoke directly in English about last week's shooting at a Catholic church in Minneapolis that killed two children. 18 people were wounded. Former CBS News Radio White House correspondent Mark Nuller has died at the age of 73. He was known as a number guy, listeners, and later, social media users counted on him for his meticulous record-keeping of the president's activity. NPR's Amy Held reports. Born in Brooklyn in 1952, Mark Noler became known as the Wikipedia of the White House.

Starting at CBS News in 1988, the network says he grew frustrated by the lack of a central database chronicling the president's daily actions. So he became an unofficial presidential statistician. Let me call up my numbers. A lot of numbers. many trips the president made and where. Summets and golf outings. He tallied speeches and interviews. The minutia that make history. Noler reported across eight administrations and didn't mind the long hours, he told CBS's Katie Couric. I'm one of those lucky people that gets to

work at something he loves doing. Nola retired from the radio in 2020, but kept up on Twitter as a source of presidential news. Amy held and PR News. Every year around Labor Day, Gallup takes a survey to gauge support for unions. This year, 68% of U.S. adults said they approve unions, about the same as last year, but only 15% said they live in a household with a union member. I'm Nora Rahm. NPR News in Washington.