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Despite objections from homeless advocates, the White House says more than 40 homeless encampments have been removed in D.C. since President Trump announced a federal law enforcement surge.

NPR speaks with cellist Camden Shaw and Chickasaw composer Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate about the Dover Quartet's album "Woodland Songs," featuring a commissioned suite of character studies of animals.

President Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and seven European leaders met to talk about ending the war that Russia started in Ukraine. NPR reports on the view from Moscow.

NPR's A Martínez asks former Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba how the meeting between Presidents Trump and Zelenskyy is being seen in Ukraine.

Immigration lawyers say Florida and the Trump administration are violating the rights of detainees held at a Florida detention center officials have dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz."

As President Trump vows to ban mail-in ballots and voting machines ahead of the midterms, NPR asks Wendy Weiser of the Brennan Center about the administration's track record on voting access.

California Democratic lawmakers are in Sacramento advancing a plan to overhaul the state's congressional map to counter a move in Texas that Trump is driving to get an edge in the 2026 midterms.

Texas state Rep. Mihaela Plesa says Democrats' two-week walkout created a "nationwide movement," but she's ready to make a legal case against redistricting.

Trump wants to stop states from voting by mail and using voting machines. But legal experts say he lacks the constitutional authority to do so.

Tropical storm conditions and coastal flooding are expected to appear in areas along the Outer Banks starting late Wednesday.