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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 Duhahli-Sy. Kautel. President Trump has authorized the deployment of 300 National Guard troops to Illinois against the wishes of Governor J.B. Pritzker. The activation came as federal agents shot and injured a woman on the south side of the city Saturday. Protesters gathered to confront ICE

following that shooting. I go home. I's go home. Biren Sigjo-Lopez is alderman of 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? A spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security said federal agents fired defensive shots when officers were rammed by vehicles and boxed in by 10 cars. The president of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners

is calling on Congress to act quickly to extend obfuscary. Obamacare subsidies. And Peralina Simmons-Duffin reports. Insurance commissioners across the country unanimously agree that Congress should act quickly to keep Obamacare insurance plans affordable. John Godfrey is the association's president. He's also the elected Republican insurance commissioner of North Dakota. With these enhancements, we saw more farmers and ranchers purchasing coverage for their families. So it's been really, really good on that front. Even though insurance carriers have already locked in their rates for 2026, he says,

it's not too late. Most states, if not all states, had their carriers filed two sets of rates, one with subsidies, one without. So if Congress extends the enhanced subsidies as they are in the next few weeks, he thinks states will be able to implement the subsidized rates before enrollment opens November 1st. Selina Simmons-Duffin and PR News, Washington. In the Republic of Georgia, there have been clashes between police and protesters after tens of thousands of people gathered in the capital of Tbilisi. Opposition parties boycotted municipal and mayoral elections saying they claim the government has turned its back on Europe in favor of Russia. Robin Forrest J. Walker reports. Police used tear gas,

water cannons and pepper spray to disperse crowds on the streets of Tbilisi. Thousands of people gathered as municipal elections were being held. Polling closed with a record low turnout because opposition parties largely boycotted the vote. Georgia is in a police. political crisis. Most leading opposition politicians are in jail after months of demonstrations against the government's decision to halt talks on joining the European Union. Protesters, including many student activists, are calling for a peaceful revolution to replace what they say is a pro-Russian government. You are listening to NPR News from New York.

Police in London say nearly 500 people were arrested. during Saturday's demonstration in Chifalgo 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 just days after a deadly attack at a synagogue in Manchester. But supporters of Palestine action said they had the right to defend a Palestine group, which protesters said is not a violent organization.

Marineland, the now closed tourist attraction in Niagara Falls, Ontario, is asking Ottawa for urgent financial support to care for 30 beluga whales. As Dan Carpenchuk reports, the amusement park says, without help, it will have no choice but to euthanize the whales. The Canadian government denied an export permit that would allow marine land to send the 30 belugas to an aquarium theme park in China. Canada's fisheries minister said she could not approve the whales for a life of further exploitation. Marine land, which closed last year, says it doesn't have the resources to provide adequate care for the whales, and time is running out. It adds that euthanizing the whales will be a direct consequence of Ottawa's decision to withhold the export permits.

Canada's law banning whale captivity does not apply to existing population. but its breeding ban hurt the park's business model. The cost of caring for the whales is estimated... This is...