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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 Luis Skiavone. President Trump has issued a statement expressing his disapproval with the recent Israeli strikes on Hamas targets in Qatar, a key player in peace negotiations, and PR's Mara Liason reports. White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt says that the U.S. learned about the strike just before it began and notified the president. The president's Middle East envoy, Steve Whitkoff, then told the Qataris about the impending strike.

While the president has said that Hamas must be destroyed, Levitt said he believes that this particular attack inside Qatar does not advance Israel's or America's goals. The president has always made it very clear that he wants peace in the Middle East. He expects all of our allies and friends in the region. That includes both Qatar and Israel to seek peace as well. She says President Trump has spoken to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and to the leaders of Qatar to assure them that such a thing will not happen again on their soil. Mara Liason, NPR News, the White House.

President Trump's emergency declaration that allowed him to take control of the D.C. police department expires tomorrow. But as Alex Coma of Member Station WAMU reports, the president's intervention in the city's affairs will likely continue. President Trump said federal control of the D.C. police department was needed to address crime in the city. And most crime rates have fallen over the last few weeks, according to D.C. police. But many of these numbers were falling before Trump's intervention. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has pushed back against Trump's decision to temporarily take over the department. She remains concerned about preserving the city's limited self-government.

It has been clear. that our autonomy has kind of been in the crosshairs. That's our North Star. Trump has also ordered many federal agents in the National Guard into the city. He isn't expected to remove them anytime soon. For NPR news, I'm Alex Coma in Washington, D.C. Revised government data show the U.S. job market is looking far weaker than expected. NPR's Maria Aspen reports the Bureau of Labor Statistics published its annual update today. U.S. employers added 911,000 fewer jobs than initially counted during the 12 months ending in March. The updated figures are preliminary and routine, but still sobering.

They show the labor market was likely weakening far more than expected under the last year of President Biden's term and the first months of President Trump's second presidency. The federal government regularly revises its monthly jobs numbers as more complete data comes in. But this year's revision comes as Trump has increasingly politicized the data and the agency that tracks it, even firing its commissioner, all fueling concerns over the integrity of the country's economic data. Maria Aspen, NPR News, New York. By day's end on Wall Street, the Dow was up 196, the NASDAQ up 80, the S&P 500, up 17. This is NPR. South Korean officials are working out details with the U.S. on the return of hundreds of their nationals detained in an ice raid on an electric vehicle battery factory in Georgia.

They hope to transport the affected workers back to South Korea on a charter jet, possibly tomorrow. About 300 South Koreans are involved. The Trump administration has been calling on foreign companies to invest in manufacturing in the U.S., but obtaining work visas has become more complicated since President Trump took office. In Brazil, the trial of former President Jaiyar Bolsonaro entered a decisive stage today with two justices voting for the conviction of the far-right leader. Bolsonaro is accused of five crimes, including attempting a coup after losing his 2022 re-election bid. Julia Carnaro reports from Rio.

Justice Alexandri Gmorais, who's leading the case and has been sanctioned by the U.S. government, was the first to vote to convict. He found that Ja'I. Bolsonaro did, in fact, lead a criminal organization that planned to overthrow the government and violently abolish the rule of law. The second to vote, Justice Flavu Dino found Bolsonaro and the seven other defendants guilty, but suggested milder sentences for three of them. A vote to convict from three justices on the five-judge panel are needed to convict Bolsonaro. The court will reach a verdict by the end of this week.

For NPR News, I'm Julia Carnero in Rio de Janeiro. In the port of Long Beach, California today, more than 60 containers toppled off a cargo ship into the water floating there. There were no injuries. I'm Louise Skivoni and PR News, 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. T's and C's Apply.