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In the U.S., national security news can feel far away from daily life. Distant wars, murky conflicts, diplomacy behind closed doors on our new show, Sources and Methods. NPR reporters on the ground bring you stories of real people, helping you understand why distant events matter here at home. Listen to sources and methods on the NPR app or wherever you get your podcasts. Live from NPR News in New York City, I'm Dwa'Li Psychout. President Trump has authorized 300 National Guard troops to Chicago, where the Department of Homeland Security says officers in a neighborhood on the south side of the city shot an armed woman and injured her on Saturday. Chicago police say the incident is now under federal investigation at the scene of the shooting protesters gathered. I go home. I go home. I go home. I go home. I go home. I'm the crowd of is Alderman Byron Sigjo Lopez standing at.

at Chicago's 25th Ward. The need to go and terrorize families in the middle of the night, zip-locking kids, getting people naked in the middle of the street? Is that public safety? Is this public safety ended up with a shooting? U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Nome, said on social media that she's sending additional special operations

to control the scene in Chicago's Brighton Park neighborhood. As Israel and Hamas inched towards a peace agreement, there's cautious optimism that the Trump administration's proposal could finally bring an end to the war, but the conditions in Gaza remain desperate. And Perez Michael Levitt reports. Humanitarian organizations say that the need for aid corridors to the besieged territory remains urgent. It's been over a month since famine was declared in Gaza. UNICEF spokesperson James Elder says the need goes beyond. food supplies. He spoke to NPR from Gaza, where he has been visiting hospitals. Pain killers have not been allowed in. Or it's hygiene kits, or it's, you know, hygiene pads

for girls, or it's incubators. I just visited a hospital two days ago. You're talking about three premature babies on a bed sharing oxygen. And what possible reason is there to deny incubators? Elder says there is hope among Palestinians amid news of progress on a peace deal. Hope, he says, is literally all they have. Michael Levitt, NPR News. The party of a billionaire crisis in the Czech Trump has taken the top spot in Czech elections. Terry Schultz reports. Populist ex-prime minister, Andre Babisch, has made a political comeback, with his party winning more than a third of the votes cast in a two-day election for parliament.

Babish, who even adopted a maga-like red baseball cap with white lettering for the campaign, has pledged to reduce his country's support for Ukraine and to oppose some EU policies on migration and environmental protection. Center-right Prime Minister Petrofiela conceded defeat but vowed continued activism. I will not give up the fight against populism and extremism, who told supporters, I'm not giving up the fight. A Czech online research group found hundreds of anonymous TikTok accounts were getting millions of views for pro-Russian anti-government posts in the run-up to the vote. For NPR news, I'm Terry Schultz. This is NPR. Candlelight vigil was held outside of Dallas City Hall Friday evening

to mourn the loss of two migrants killed in last month's shooting outside the Dallas Ice Field Office. From member station KERA, Priscilla Rice reports the message was to remember the victims. The vigil included remarks from community activists, a prayer, and candles to honor the victims. Norland Guzman Fuentes from El Salvador died in the attack, and Miguel Angel Garcia Hernandez from Mexico died almost a week later from his injuries. Immigration attorney Eric Sedillo represents Garcia's wife. He told the audience much of the focus following the shooting has been on law enforcement. But the reality of this shooting was that the

victims are the names right over there and the families that they've left behind. A third man, Jose Andres Bordones Molina of Venezuela, was injured in the shooting and moved to a detention center after his release from the hospital. For NPR news, I'm Pris. In London, police there say nearly 500 people were arrested during Saturday's demonstration and Chafalgo Square aimed at showing support for a pro-Palestinian group that has been prescribed and banned by the government in July. The UK government identified Palestine action as a terror organization after people associated with the group sprayed red paint on military aircraft. city officials had urged protesters not to attend the rally in central London, especially days after a deadly attack at a synagogue in Manchester. This is NPR News from New York.

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.