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Military commanders, intelligence officials, diplomatic power players, they know things you may not about where the world is headed, and we will pull back the curtain on what they're thinking on sources and methods. NPR's new national security podcast. Our team will help you understand America's shifting role in the world. Listen to sources and methods from NPR. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Rom. Officials in Portland, Oregon are rejecting President Trump's announcement that he'll send troops to the city to protect immigration facilities from what he called domestic terrorists. Mayor Keith Wilson says his city does not need the help.

President Trump has directed all necessary troops to Portland, Oregon. The number of necessary troops is zero. Oregon Governor Tina Kotech agrees federal help is not needed. There is no insurrection. there is no threat to national security, and there is no need for military troops in our major city. She said any deployment would be an abuse of power and a misuse of federal troops. President Trump is to meet at the White House tomorrow with congressional leaders from both parties. Congress has failed to pass legislation needed to pay for government programs,

and the fiscal year ends Tuesday. Unless something is done, the government will run out of money. President Trump's political retribution efforts appear to be escalating. NPR's Mara Liason reports Trump says former FBI director James Comey will not be the last of his opponents indicted. President Trump promised to use the Department of Justice to go after his political enemies, and he's doing it. In addition to Comey, he's instructed his Attorney General to prosecute other Democrats who investigated him, including California Democratic Senator Adam Schiff and the Attorney General of New York, Letitia James. The New York Times is reporting that Fawney Willis has received a subpoena. Willis is the Fulton County Georgia District Attorney who charged Trump

with trying to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia. Legal experts say, although the Comey case is weak and may not end with a conviction, his indictment sends a message to Trump's other adversaries that he can bankrupt them and ruin their careers. Mara Liason, NPR News. Ukrainian officials say Russia launched hundreds of drones and missiles overnight. At least four people were killed, including a child, and dozens more were injured. The Ukrainian capital and a city in the southeast were hit the hardest.

NPR's Joina Kikis reports. Kiv's rescue workers posted this video of their teams putting out fires and pulling the wounded from the ruins of a five-story apartment building. Firefighters and medics worked throughout the attacks, which lasted for 12 hours. Among those killed in Kiv was a 12-year-old girl, dozens in the southeastern city, of Zaporizia were also injured. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky posted on social media

that Russia launched almost 500 drones and more than 40 missiles at his country overnight and early this morning. Zelensky warned UN leaders last week that Russia's war on Ukraine has prompted a dangerous arms race and that every year weapons get deadlier.

Joanna Kekisas, NPR News, cave. This is NPR News. Moldova is holding a parliamentary election today. Voters are selecting 101-seat parliament. Then a prime minister will be nominated to try to form a new government. The current government in the former Soviet state wants to join the European Union and accuses Russia of meddling in its politics. The medication Miffitt Prestone was approved on this day 25 years ago. NPR's Selena Simmons-Duffin reports the food and drug review process was longer and more thorough than usual.

because of political opposition. Mipipristone works by blocking progesterone, a hormone that's necessary for a pregnancy to continue. In medication abortion and miscarriage management, the pill is used in combination with another medication, mesoprostol, which causes uterine cramping. Mipipristone was approved and in use in Europe for years before it became available in the U.S.

There are continued legal efforts to curb access, and the Trump administration may try to do so through regulation. But reproductive rights advocates point out the safety and efficacy of the medication has been proven in more than 100 studies. According to the FDA, over the decades that it's been available, it's been used by nearly 6 million women. Selena Simmons-Duffin and PR News. In golf, the Ryder Cup is in its final day. Every two years, 24 of the best players from Europe and the U.S. go head to head. This year, the Europeans are way ahead.

The U.S. trails 11.5 to 4.5, the largest deficit under the current format since 1979. I'm Nora Rom. NPR News in Washington. Listen to this podcast sponsor-free on Amazon Music with a prime membership or any podcast app by subscribing to NPR NewsNow Plus at plus.npr.org. That's plus.npr.org.