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To break international laws. Your life stories, really good ones. This American Life. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Hurst. President Trump is scheduled to meet on Monday with top congressional leaders from both parties, this a day before the government is set to shut down without a bipartisan deal in place. And here's Claudia Grisselis reports. After President Trump canceled a meeting with Democratic leaders last week, he's now agreed to a new meeting. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Speaker Mike Johnson, and House Minority Leader Hakeemper, Hakeemperes, are set to visit with the president.

Democrats have said they need stopgap legislation to address Affordable Care Act subsidies that are set to expire by years end. Schumer and Jeffrey said in a joint statement they are resolute in avoiding a shutdown while also addressing the rising health care prices. Both said they want to negotiate a bipartisan spending agreement that, quote, meets the needs of the American people. Claude Risales, NPR News. A new NPR-IPSO's law enforcement poll shows Americans are concerned about crime, but don't broadly support President Trump's deployment of the National Guard to police U.S. cities. And peers Debbie Elliott reports. The poll shows that seven in ten Americans say the level of crime and violence in American cities is at an unacceptable level. Crime is down significantly from pandemic-era highs, but Ipsos Vice President Mallory Newell says,

public perception is still that crime rates are up. While the American public largely agrees that crime has increased in the U.S. and in major cities, they don't broadly support the actions taken in the name of stopping crime, like calling in the National Guard. But Newell says there's a significant partisan divide with about eight and ten Republicans supporting Trump's crime-fighting tactics and almost the same number of Democrats opposing. Debbie Elliott, NPR News. Iran recalled its ambassadors to Britain, France, and Germany over their moves to reinstate international sanctions over the regime's nuclear pursuits. Terry Schultz has more. The Iranian regime called the decision to restore UN Security Council sanctions against Tehran irresponsible. A month ago, Britain, France, and Germany warned Iran snapback sanctions would apply

if Tehran did not take steps to halt its nuclear program, including the resumption of cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency, part of the 2015 deal under which Iran agreed to curtail its advancement. President Trump pulled the U.S. out of that agreement in 2018. China and Russia proposed an extension of the moratorium, but it failed to get support. The sanctions include an embargo on conventional weapons, a global asset freeze, and travel bans on Iranian officials. For NPR News, I'm Terry Schultz. And those sanctions are due to take effect this weekend. This is NPR News. At least three people are dead in flash flooding in the small town of Globe, Arizona.

That forced many people to climb on the roofs of their homes for safety. Another person was found dead near a vehicle in floodwaters in suburban Phoenix last night. Globe officials declared a state of emergency, saying the downtown historic area is unsafe with compromised buildings and hazardous materials from 1,000 propane tanks that washed downstream in the flooding, along with several cars. Dave Chappelle, Aziz Asari and Kevin Hart and others are getting blowback from fellow comedians for appearing at a comedy festival that's going on right now in Saudi Arabia. If you're Chloe Veldman reports the Riyadh's Rostr includes dozens of A-list American performers.

In a video on his Instagram channel, Mark Maren took aim at colleagues who signed up to perform at the festival, referencing, among other things, Saudi officials alleged involvement in the September 11th attacks. From the folks that brought you in 9-11, two weeks of laughter in the desert. Don't miss it. Shane Gillis and Stavros Halkias both declined invitations to appear at the event.

But others, including Chris DiStefano and Tim Dillon, said they agreed to perform because of the high fees they were offered. However, Dylan says his invitation was recently revoked by the organizers for comments the comedian made on his podcast about slavery in Saudi Arabia. Chloe Valtman-Mpey on.

News. Wall Street, end of the day, higher on Friday with the Dow gaining 299 points. 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. Tees and Cs apply.