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With a major shift in our politics underway in this country, 1A is drilling down on what's at stake for you and our democracy. In our weekly series, If You Can Keep It, we put these changes into focus and answer your questions about the impact of the Trump administration on the U.S. Join us every Monday for if you can keep it on the 1A podcast from NPR and WAMU. Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Wilman. President Trump's announcement that he'll send National Guard troops into Memphis is continuing to receive pushback. On Friday, Trump said the state's governor and the mayor of Memphis were happy about the decision, but Mayor Paul Young, who's a Democrat, says he politely disagrees. I was an overstatement.

I am focused on the resources. FBI, DEA, ATF, those are the things that I believe will truly help us be able to support law and enforcement and reduce filing crime. I do not support the National Guard. But Young said if the guard is deployed, he hopes they'll strengthen the city and not be a distraction from ongoing law enforcement efforts. One day after a suspect was arrested in the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, many people living in the area where the shooting took place say they still don't feel safe. NPR's Marissa Penelosa has more. Orim's nickname is Family City USA. It's known is a welcoming, safe community, and that's one of the reasons Kay's Deirden and his family

moved here. Now, the father of two young kids is concerned that violence could escalate, he says. The tensions are just rising and rising. The violence needs to stop. The division is what's causing this problem, so if we're going to keep pointing fingers, more people are going to be murdered. Dearden and many others here say there needs to be a way to talk with each other, even when people disagree. Marisa Pinalosa, NPR News, RM, Utah. Paramount has issued a statement criticizing a letter signed earlier this week by more than 4,000 Hollywood actors and filmmakers pledging to boycott Israeli film groups.

As NPR's Chloe Veltman reports, Paramount is the first major studio to condemn this response to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Paramount's statement issued on Friday said it disagreed with the call to boycott Israel. filmmakers. Silencing individual creative artists based on their nationality does not promote better understanding or advance the cause of peace, the statement said. Well-known actors and directors such as Emma Stone, Gail Garcia Bernal and Eva DuVernay have signed the letter, which went live online on Tuesday. In a response on Instagram to Paramount's criticism, their group issued a statement, reiterating that the pledge does not ask people to avoid working with individual members of the

Israeli film community, but rather Israeli film institutions involved in, quote, whitewashing or justifying Israel's genocide in Gaza. Chloe Valtman, NPR News. President Trump says the Russia-Ukraine war would end if all NATO countries stopped buying oil from Russia. In a social media post-Saturday, Trump said NATO's commitment to winning the war has been so far less than 100 percent, and he calls it shocking. NATO member Turkey is the third largest purchaser of oil from Russia. You're listening to NPR news. Venezuela's foreign minister says a U.S. warship illegally boarded a Venezuelan fishing boat while it was sailing in Venezuelan waters. There were nine fishermen on board that craft.

The official says 18 armed people stayed on the boat for eight hours before leaving. President Trump has sent warships into the Caribbean, saying they're fighting against Latin American drug cartels. The White House has not commented on those claims. An American billionaire is making waves after buying a stately home. home in the English countryside, Vicki Barker, reports from London. When Blackstone Chief Executive Stephen Schwartzman trucked in thousands of gallons of water to fill the ornamental lake at his English country estate in the middle of a drought this summer, some locals whose own water was being rationed complained to the press,

which led the regional water company to ban the deliveries, even though they'd been perfectly legal. Now, backlash to the backlash with other locals saying Schwartzman has poured money into the community, even had potholes filled when the town hall couldn't or wouldn't. Schwartzman hasn't commented. It's believed he'll be flying into the U.K. to attend the banquet honoring President Trump's second state visit next week. For NPR News, I'm Vicki Barker in London. Charlie Hall has a one-stroke lead after three rounds of the Queen City LPGA Championship taking place near Cincinnati, Ohio this weekend. She shot a 5667 on Saturday and birdied four of her final eight holes. Gino Titical is in second. She's trying to become the first multiple

winner on the LPGA tour this season. I'm Dale Wilman, NPR News. 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 Cs apply.