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House Democratic leader, Hakeem Jeffries, is also criticizing Republicans for not calling out Trump's threat. We had patriotic members of the House and the Senate have their lives threatened by Donald Trump in the most unhinged, unacceptable, unconscionable, and un-American way. House Speaker Mike Johnson says Trump was expressing frustration over comments that military service members should not follow orders that are illegal. The words that the President chose are not the ones that I would use, okay? Obviously, I don't think that this is some, these are crimes punishable by death or any of that. Johnson says Trump was trying to make a point when he called social media posts by some Democrats, seditious behavior punishable by death. President Trump has lifted tariffs on agricultural. products from Brazil. As NPR's Daniel Kurtzleben reports, the move highlights how Trump's tariff policy

has treated Brazil differently than other nations. Late last week, when Trump signed an executive order removing tariffs from a long list of agricultural imports, the order did not remove steep tariffs from Brazilian goods. In a new executive order, Trump removed tariffs from Brazil's goods as well. Earlier this year, Trump imposed tariffs totaling 50% on Brazilian goods. A major reason he cited was the prosecution of former far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro for his role in attempting to overturn the results of a 2022 election. The tariff reversal comes as many Americans worry about affordability and as Trump's tariffs contribute to inflation. The Brazil tariffs particularly affected coffee. Around 30 percent of U.S. coffee imports come from Brazil. Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR News,

the White House. One of the nation's largest property management companies has agreed to stop using private data to set rent prices. Bradley George of Member Station WUNC has more on the $7 million settlement with nine states. The states sued Grey Star earlier this year for using software known as Real Page. It's a tenant application system used by many landlords. The attorneys general and the U.S. Justice Department argue Real Page allows property managers to share private data and inflate rents. A federal judge in North Carolina still has to approve the settlement. The states will split the $7 million, which they'll use for antitrust enforcement. Graystar last month agreed to pay $50 million to settle a class action suit over its

use of Real Page. Real Page denies wrongdoing and says its software is only used by about 10 percent of the nation's rental units. For NPR News, I'm Bradley George in Chapel Hill. You're listening to NPR. For the first time in decades, the federal government may allow oil drilling off the coasts of California and Florida. President Trump's plan to expand U.S. oil production in federal waters has drawn sharp criticism from officials in both states where tourism and clean beaches are key to their economies. Human Rights Watch has released a report condemning Israeli military attacks on Palestinian refugee camps in the occupied West Bank. NPR's Kat-Lonsdorf reports that this comes as Israel extends its military operation in the territory. In January, Israeli forces moved into several densely populated areas in the Northern West Bank, forcibly displacing more than 30,000 Palestinians, according to the UN. Those people have not been allowed to return to their homes since, which in many cases have been demolished by the Israeli military.

Israel says the operation is necessary for its security. The Geneva Conventions prohibit the displacement of civilians in occupied territory except temporarily, and entitled Displace People to Protection and Accommodation. Human Rights Watch found that Israel has not complied, saying that the forced displacement amounts to war crimes and crimes against humanity. This is the longest and largest displacement in the West Bank in decades. Kat Lonsdorf Empire News, Jerusalem. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky says you'll speak with President Trump in the coming days

about the U.S. peace plan for his nation. Under a proposal drafted by U.S. special envoy steep with Koff, Ukraine would surrender some of its territory and relinquish some of its weaponry to end Russia's war. The Trump administration also wants Ukraine to abandon efforts to join NATO. This is NPR News.