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A federal judge is considering whether to block parts of President Trump's ex...

And Pierre's Hansi Lowong reports that the judge could rule on Trump's order as soon as this week.

So far, the executive order President Trump signed in March has not directly affected mail and voting for this year's elections.

It calls for the U.S. Postal Service to come up with lists of eligible voters and deliver mail ballots only to people on those lists. U.S. V.S. is financial support of NPR. Mika Simmons is an attorney for Delta Sigma Theta Serardi when the order's challenges. No president has the authority to rewrite election law by executive order. A federal judge embossed in is now weighing whether Trump's order violates the constitution, which gives power to state legislatures and congress.

Not the president to set federal election rules on Zee Lowong and Pierre News. Yesterday is California, but a total primary has yet to be called the state puts all candidates on the single ballot regardless of party. To top will advance to the general election. All lies are also on the race for Los Angeles mayor as votes were still being counted last night.

Democratic incumbent Karen Bass was first to advance to the November runoff.

President Trump confirms he told Israel's Prime Minister that he is crazy and used an exploitive during a call this week that halted planned Israeli air strikes on Lebanon's capital. Axios News website for supported details of Monday's call. His unpares E. Ty Stern.

Trump would ask by conservative writer Miranda divine on her show, "Pot for slun" about the Axios report.

And if he had cursed at Netanyahu and called him crazy, Trump confirmed he did and added. It's a little bit critiqued at his constantly fighting with Lebanon. You know, at some point there should be, we get a step, we get a step. Trump says despite their differences, the two leaders have worked well together. But they are increasingly at odds.

Trump points to end the war with Iran and Netanyahu's pushed back. Iran, however, says any ceasefire deal must include Lebanon. Foreign Pyrenees, army tyster in Tel Aviv. The U.S. trade representative says the administration will impose extra terror of, of, at least, 10% on imports from 60 economies.

You're sent here for power. China says it opposes all forms of unilateral tariffs.

President Trump returned to office last year, imposing levies on trade partners under an emergency law.

Those were struck down by the Supreme Court earlier this year. Now, the Trump administration is starting to rebuild the tariff wall. By initiating trade investigations under different powers to impose new levies. Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Maonying says economic and trade issues should be resolved through dialogue and consultation.

That is in the works, according to China's Commerce Ministry. It said during Trump's meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping last month, both sides agreed to discuss terror production. It's NPR News. A new report from Colorado River experts says another dry winter would bring the nation's two-largest

reservoirs to the brink of, quote, devastating consequences. From member station KJ ZZ, Alex Hager has details.

Lake Powell and Lake Meade are less than a third full.

And Castle, one of the reports authors says if they get much lower water managers might have to send river water straight through to the other side of their dams and wouldn't be able to store for the future. That undermines the value of the entirety of the Colorado River reservoir system. Castle called on state negotiators to urgently come up with a plan to keep more water in those reservoirs. By cutting back on water, use instead of just adding water from other reservoirs upstream.

For NPR News, I'm Alex Hager in Phoenix. Game one of the NBA Finals tips off tonight. The next facing the San Antonio spurs. The spurs are actually a rematch of that 1999 series between the nicks and the spurs. That was the first appearance in the finals for the Tim Duncan era spurs who won that one in five.

And went on to pick up four more titles in the years that followed. The nicks haven't had a drop of that success. But now, stars, Jalen Brunson and Carl Anthony towns. They have storms their way back to the finals with a sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers. The series will open in San Antonio where the NBA's new superstar Victor Wimbin Yamma just led the spurs to a seven game thriller.

At seven foot four, Wimbie's presence on the floor has been a challenge for every offense that faced this postseason. And since he's only 22, that challenge could last for years to come. Becky Sullivan and PR News. It's NPR. Every episode of it's been a minute.

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