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Ukrainians worry about being excluded from negotiations over ending the war

President Trump says he is willing to meet with Vladimir Putin to discuss an end to the war in Ukraine, without requiring the Russian leader to also meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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Israel announces plan to take over Gaza City, the political battle over redrawing congressional maps continues to escalate, Trump wants a new U.S. census to exclude people living in the country without legal status.

What the implications of a new census could be

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with John Bisognano, president of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, about efforts to remap congressional districts, and what President Trump's proposed new census could mean.

In Josh Brolin's new film, 'Weapons', 17 school children vanish

In the film "Weapons," 17 elementary school children vanish. A teacher is blamed. Parents are mystified. NPR's A Martinez talks with actor Josh Brolin about playing the father of one of the missing kids.

Trump is trying to rewrite the history of the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol

President Trump has tried to rewrite the history of the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. In the latest example, the Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who urged rioters to "kill" police.