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"Live from MPR news, I'm Giles Snyder, the Trump administration is telling fe...

immigration and customs enforcement officers to suspend most vehicle stops nationwide."

The order comes after two fatal shootings within a week, MPR Serial Martinez Beltron

report. "The news was confirmed to us by the Office of the Manuous Senator Angus King. The two men killed in Houston and Maine had been driving their vehicles when ICE officers attempted to pull them over. In both cases, the two victims were not the intended enforcement target of ICE. Now the HHS told NPR it will not discuss enforcement's tactics, so we

don't get no all the details of this change, but Senator King's office says this is happening. And this could mark a significant shift in policy." President Trump's supporters are Tom Homan told Fox News Tuesday that the policy is not a policy ship, but a temporary policy to conduct a short-term review. Joe Palisdany and activist Mokwukala Gil has filed a lawsuit alleging, quote, "a public

private conspiracy to target critics of Israel."

The sue claims that the federal government and several private groups worked together

to suppress supporters of a movement fueled by Israel's war on Hamas and Piero's Cat Lawsdorf reports. Khalil is a former Columbia University graduate student who gained prominence as a student activist, protesting Israel and its actions against Palestinians and Gaza. He is a legal permanent resident and married to a U.S. citizen, but in March of 2025 he was arrested

by ICE in detained, accused of stoking anti-Semitism contrary to U.S. foreign policy interests. The newly filed lawsuit alleges that officials in the Trump administration, the conservative think tank the Heritage Foundation, and two online surveillance groups coordinated to suppress his constitutional rights. The White House did not respond to NPR for comment on the lawsuit, but instead accused Khalil of obtaining a visa by quote fraud and misrepresentation. Khalil

is facing deportation, a case that could end up before the U.S. Supreme Court. Cat Lawsdorf and Piero News, Washington.

The sister of former Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has been sworn in, becoming the

first woman to represent South Carolina in the U.S. Senate. Darling Graham will finish the

rest of her late brother's term, which expires in January and Piero Sam Greenglass. Graham was sworn in three days after her brother's unexpected death. The Graham siblings were especially close. Lindsey became Darling's guardian after their parents died. He later adopted her so she could access his military benefits from serving as an Air Force lawyer. Senate Protem Chuck Grassley of Iowa administered the oath of office.

"Do you solemnly swear that you will support and defend the Constitution of the United States?" In a soft voice, Graham said she would. Graham is commissioner of the South Carolina Commission for the Blind. She is not set up if she'll run in the August 11th Republican primary for a full term. Sam Greenglass and Piero News, Washington.

"And you're listening to NPR News. The U.S. military says the latest strikes on Iran lasted for seven hours. In a statement, the military said it hit dozens of military targets near the straight of her moves and Iranian coastal areas. Earlier, the U.S. imposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports over attacks on shipping through the straight. Oil prices are rising and in a statement, Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps is threatening to halt all energy

exports from the Middle East. At the World Cup, the world's number one ranked team, France, has been defeated in a semi-final match by a European rival here, Steve Futterman reporting. "The favorite to win the World Cup is out. France falls to Spain, two to nothing, and it will be Spain now advancing to Sunday's Championship match against either England or Argentina.

Spain never trailed in this match, jumping out to a one-nothing lead in the 22nd minute on a

penalty shot, Spain made it two nothing in the second half. But it was the Spanish defense that was the big story once again. Preventing, France's great striker, killing and mbappe from scoring, meanwhile Spain's great goalkeeper, U.S. Simone, comes through with his six shot out in seven matches. He has allowed only one goal in the World Cup competition. For MPR News, I'm Steve Futterman at the World Cup in Arlington, Texas." Spain's opponent in

the World Cup final will be decided later today when England goes ahead to head but defending champion Argentina. The second semi-finals being played in Atlanta were stepped up security as in place. I'm trial Snyder, in PR News. "Cleaning in Bill Mar, on his Mark Twain Award and the lost art of political debate, just engaged with the argument. Tell me if I'm wrong about something, and then we're going

to be cool, but that's not what either extreme does in this country anymore." Bill Mar on this week's newsmakers, watch, or listen, wherever you get your podcasts.

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