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--:-- Host: Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Giles Snyder.
--:-- Giles Snyder: Top officials in Oregon are pushing back against President Trump's announcement that he will send troops to Portland. Oregon Governor Tina Kotak is calling any deployment an abuse of power and a misuse of federal troops.
--:-- Giles Snyder: There is no insurrection. There is no threat to national security. And there is no need for military troops in our major city.
--:-- Giles Snyder: On social media this weekend, Trump called Portland war ravaged and said troops were necessary to protect immigration facilities, which have been the focus of protesters.
--:-- Giles Snyder: Saturday's announcement is Trump's latest threat to deploy troops to a Democratic-led city.
--:-- Giles Snyder: A timeline for a deployment and which troops would be sent is not clear.
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--:-- Host: Hundreds of people marched in downtown Chicago Saturday demanding that Illinois officials stand up against the Trump administration's immigration agenda.
--:-- Summer Van Benton: No Trump No Trumps Protesters ranged from babies in strollers to elders in wheelchairs. Cars honked in support. Some walking by even joined the march.
--:-- Summer Van Benton: Organizer Hussam Maraja with the U.S. Palestinian Community Network and a co-chair for the Chicago Coalition Against the Trump Agenda says the Trump administration is targeting blue cities who are making progressive change.
--:-- Summer Van Benton: The president that he's setting is that you're going to make progress and you're going to have these progressive mayors and progressive cities that come from unions and working class people, then we're going to punish you.
--:-- Summer Van Benton: Protesters are demanding officials enact laws and policies to stop federal agencies from harming residents.
--:-- Summer Van Benton: For NPR News, I'm Summer Van Benton in Chicago.
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--:-- Host: Ukrainian officials say Russia launched hundreds of drones and missiles overnight. The capital city of Kiev is reported to have borne the brunt of the attack.
--:-- Terry Schultz: The mayor says the strikes targeted residential buildings, civilian infrastructure, a medical facility, and a kindergarten.
--:-- Terry Schultz: Authorities say four people were killed in Kiev and at least 10 others wounded.
--:-- Terry Schultz: NATO is sending military reinforcements to the Baltic Sea in light of several days of drone intrusions over the Nordic countries, and especially Denmark.
--:-- Terry Schultz: From Copenhagen, I'm Terry Schultz.
--:-- Terry Schultz: The sightings of mysterious airborne objects has been ongoing since Monday.
--:-- Terry Schultz: A NATO military official says the alliance has been in constant contact with the Danish government about the daily appearances of drones in its airspace including over military locations.
--:-- Terry Schultz: Colonel Martin O'Donnell says NATO has therefore decided to step up its vigilance in the region by sending more resources to the Baltic sentry operation set up in January, primarily to counter the cutting of undersea cables by ships linked to Moscow.
--:-- Terry Schultz: O'Donnell says the additional assets include multiple intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platforms and at least one air defense frigate.
--:-- Terry Schultz: On Tuesday, Russia denied it was responsible for the drones.
--:-- Terry Schultz: For NPR News, I'm Terry Schultz in Copenhagen.
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--:-- Host: With Tuesday's deadline to fund government operations or face a partial shutdown looming, top congressional Democrats released a joint statement last night confirming a White House meeting has been set for tomorrow.
--:-- Giles Snyder: President Trump is to meet with top Republicans and Democrats with just one day before the deadline to approve legislation.
--:-- Giles Snyder: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer are calling on Republicans to negotiate a bipartisan spending plan.
--:-- Giles Snyder: The mass shooting last night in Southport, North Carolina left three people dead and eight others injured.
--:-- Giles Snyder: Shots were fired from a boat on the Cape Fear River into a waterfront bar. The city says police have a suspect in custody.
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--:-- Host: The medication Mifepristone was approved on this day in 2000.
--:-- Selena Simmons-Duffin: NPR's Selena Simmons-Duffin reports that the food and drug review process was longer and more thorough than usual because of political opposition.
--:-- Selena Simmons-Duffin: Mifepristone works by blocking progesterone, a hormone that's necessary for a pregnancy to continue.
--:-- Selena Simmons-Duffin: In medication abortion and miscarriage management, the pill is used in combination with another medication, mesoprostol, which causes uterine cramping.
--:-- Selena Simmons-Duffin: Mifepristone was approved and in use in Europe for years before it became available in the U.S.
--:-- Selena Simmons-Duffin: There are continued legal efforts to curb access, and the Trump administration may try to do so through regulation.
--:-- Selena Simmons-Duffin: But reproductive rights advocates point out the safety and efficacy of the medication has been proven in more than 100 studies.
--:-- Selena Simmons-Duffin: According to the FDA, over the decades that it's been available, it's been used by nearly 6 million women.
--:-- Selena Simmons-Duffin: For NPR News, I'm Selena Simmons-Duffin.
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