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Support for NPR comes from NPR member stations and Eric and Wendy Schmidt through the Schmidt Family Foundation, working toward a healthy, resilient, secure world for all. On the web at theshmit.org. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst. President Trump is openly threatening Chicago. On social media, he said the city's about to find out why it's called the Department of War. Trump was referring to his recent proposal to rename the Department of Defense, which would require approval from Congress. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker fired back, accusing Trump of threatening to go to war with an American city, calling it not a joke and not normal. In Pierce-Cat-Lonsdorf reports, state and local officials are blasting the administration's plan to deploy National Guard troops to the city. Trump has said the deployment is imminent, but won't say when, putting many in the city on edge.

A U.S. official who spoke on the condition of anonymity, as they were not authorized to speak publicly, confirmed to NPR that the federal government requested additional assistance from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, in the Chicago area. ICE and the National Guard are very different, but in D.C., for example, Trump's deployment of the Guard came with a larger presence from ICE, too. Trump has said he would send troops to crack down on crime, but the Guard can't make arrests or be used for policing. Kat Lonsdorf, NPR News, Chicago. An unprecedented ice raid at a Georgia-Hundee plant is creating new tension with South Korea at a time when President Trump has been pushing the country for more investment in the U.S. And Pierce Debbie Elliott reports the majority of the nearly 500 people detained are South Korean nationals. South Korea's foreign minister says he's deeply concerned over the arrests and is considering a trip to the U.S.

to meet with the Trump administration to resolve the matter. rated a massive electric vehicle battery plant under construction near Savannah, Georgia. ICE officials called it the largest single-site enforcement operation in the history of the Department of Homeland Security. In a statement, Hyundai said its understanding is that none of those detained was directly employed by the company and promised an internal investigation into employment compliance by its contractors. Debbie Elliott, NPR News. Venezuela's president, Nicholas Maduro, is working to ease tensions with the U.S. After Washington said it's sending 10 fighter jets to reinforce its already substantial military presence in the Caribbean,

but he's also warning the White House against interfering in the affairs of other countries. The government of the United States should abandon its plan of violent regime change in Venezuela and in all of Latin America and the Caribbean. and respect sovereignty, the right to peace, to independence. Maduro is heard there through a BBC interpreter. The Trump administration says it's cracking down on cartels trafficking drugs to America. Venezuela denies accusations that the country is linked to a drug gang. You're listening to NPR News. 30 years ago today, famed Baltimore Oriole, Cal Ripkin Jr., broke the record for the most consecutive baseball games play.

A record many thought was unbeatable. Scott Mousseoni from Member Station W.D.YPR has more. Well, if you weren't sure that this was a special night in Baltimore, I think you now have a clue. That was sportscaster Chris Berman in 1995 calling Cal Ripkin Jr.'s 2,131 game. Ripkin passed Lou Gehrig's record for the most consecutive games and took the record to 2,632. He still holds it. Ripkin reflected on the record in the Orioles dugout Friday. But when I get up in the morning from bed, it feels like it's been 30 years.

The memories that happened that night are crystal clear. The Orioles are celebrating Ripkin during their home game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. For NPR News, I'm Scott Mascioni in Baltimore. At the Venice Film Festival today, Father, Mother, Sister, Brother, Jim Jarmish's quietly humorous relationship triptych won the top prize, The movie about the relationship between adult children and with their parents stars Adam Driver, Vicky Creepts, and Kate Blanchett. It was an upset win over some of the festival's bigger hits,

including the devastating Gaza docudrama, The Voice of Hind Rajab, about attempts to rescue a six-year-old girl from a bullet-ridden cell in Gaza City in January of 2024. That won the runner-up award in Park Chang's Wook's No Other Choice, Left Empty-Handed. I'm Janine Herbst, NPR News in Washington. This message comes from Wise, the app for using money around the globe. When you manage your money with Wise, you'll always get the mid-market exchange rate with no hidden fees. Join millions of customers and visit wise.com.

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