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President Trump has granted partens to a growing number of public officials convicted
“of corruption while also moving to dismantle a federal office that investigates public corruption”
cases. Trump campaigned on claims that justice system had been weaponized against him and pledged to overhaul parts of the federal government. NPR's Ryan Lucas reports the administration has quietly followed through on many of those promises since returning to office.
Smaller states and more rural places, that's where the public integrity section would step in with resources and expertise and do these cases to hold corrupt state and local officials to account. An example of that is the prosecution of a former police officer in a small town in Pennsylvania who was convicted of bribery and other offenses including using his position to obtain
sex from two women and exchange for favors and prosecutions.
NPR's Ryan Lucas reporting the Census Bureau's internal watchdog has launched a review of a field test for the 2030 Census in parts of Alabama and South Carolina and P.R.
“Sanzi low-long reports the Trump administration made at last minute changes to the test”
that's rates concerns about how the bureau is preparing. The Congress Department Inspector General's office says it's looking into whether the 2026 Census test actually helps the Census Bureau make the next once a decade headcount more accurate and less costly with little explanation that Trump administration downsize the test. And now only involves households and parts of Huntsville, Alabama and Spartanburg, South
Carolina. If they don't fill out an online survey this month, they may get a knock at their door starting in June from Census Workers or US Postal Service Workers.
A past government accountability office study found using postal workers to conduct census
interviews would not be cost effective. The survey asks people about their U.S. citizenship status. Research shows that's likely a hurt the accuracy of a number used to redistribute local representation and federal funding on Zeele Wong and Phearnews. Photers in Louisiana are weighing in on proposed congressional maps as the state considers
redistricting changes ahead of the midterms. Brook Thoreington of Member Station, WRKF reports the effort is part of barred or Republican push across the Deep South. In the chanting and protest in the halls of the Capitol, Democratic Representative Denise Marcell, urged committee members not to vote along party lines, but to pass a map that's
representative of the state and includes two majority black congressional districts. Lawmakers are expected to vote on maps that include one with all Republican districts, a map with one black majority district, and another with two black majority districts. For NPR News, I'm Brook Thoreington and Baton Rouge. You're listening to NPR News from Washington.
Immigration officials have lifted a hold on green card and visa applications for doctors from three dozen countries. The move means physicians whose cases have been paused for months could soon get them renewed allowing them to work, but scientific researchers and other professionals from countries including Iran, Venezuela and Afghanistan still won't have their immigration applications
reviewed. The Trump administration put a pause on applications from those countries, citing a need to improve security screening. More than two-thirds of American surveys say they're trying to get more protein in their diet.
NPR's Amy Held reports producers of way, one of the most popular protein supplements, are struggling to keep up with demand. A by-product of cheese making, way, was once considered waste. Today, by way of concentrated protein, consumers can't get enough. The U.S. dairy industry has been scaling up investing billions to meet protein demand,
but the U.S. D.A. says way of availability is shrinking. Some suppliers have already sold out for the year. For the past year, way concentrate prices have spiked almost 90%. And proteins' popularity keeps gaining muscle. This year, U.S. dietary guidelines were updated to advise higher intake, and with the rise
of GLP-1 weight loss drugs, users are turning to protein to avoid muscle loss. While many people prefer dairy-based way concentrated protein from plant sources like lentil and P is also going strong. Amy Held and PR News On the latest episode of Sources and Methods, a week of whiplash in the Iran War.
The U.S. escorting ships through the straight of Hormuz, then just as quickly, not. Reminds me of the movie, Jaws.
“Remember their mayors said, "Hey, everything's great.”
Go back in the water." What it all means for the wider war and for gas prices. This week, on Sources and Methods, the National Security Podcast from NPR.
