"Live," from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi saying.
The White House can keep building its ballroom under a temporary order, the Chief Justice
“of the United States John Roberts signed today.”
The Supreme Court stayed a lower court ruling the President Trump had failed a first-if-tained
congressional approval and ordered a pause to construction over the White House East Wing. Trump has longed out of the ballroom as a luxurious and prestigious gathering venue, but as NPR's Hamark Heath reports, Trump now describes the former side of the East Wing under which exists a World War II bunker as a national security project. The existence of the bunker and the need to replace it because it had been destroyed as
part of this process came out in some of the earlier legal filings. But since then, the President has really been piling it on about how this is such a national security issue, not just the underground bunker, but then also saying it's going to be a drone port. It's a military installation. This isn't just a ballroom. This is national security.
“NPR's Tamark Heath. The government of Guatemala says the United States has deported nearly”
2,300 Mexican migrants to its country. NPR's aid approach reports the Mexican government
says it is not happy with the practice. Normally migrants are only deported to a country that is not theirs when their home country won't take them or when it's too dangerous for them to go back. The President of the world said that's not the case with the Mexican deportees. Guatemala says treats them like they are in transit and they are sent to Mexico by land
within 24 hours. In a statement, Mexico said it opposes the practice, human rights groups view it as an attempt to intimidate migrants. In a statement to Reuters, the U.S. State Department said it was focused on implementing President Trump's immigration policy. NPR News, Mexico City. The automated license plate Reuters police use to track vehicles are facing growing
“resistance. NPR's Meganderson reports some people are so fed up with the cameras that”
they are resorting to vandalism. Flock cameras capture billions of license plates every month. Police leaders say that has helped them find stolen vehicles and missing people. But legal experts say the technology raises privacy concerns. Some people are taking matters into their own hands. According to an NPR review, Flock cameras have been vandalized or stolen in at least 36 states.
Garrett Langley is the CEO of Flock. These are people being amped up to go do something and I don't think that they're being given the level of information they should but they're also committing a felony. Langley says if people have concerns, they should take it up with their city council. And many people have, according to the advocacy group, deflock at least 100 cities have
deactivated the cameras or canceled their contracts. Meganderson and Pianos. You're listening to NPR News. The federal government sat with a new plan for how several states access water from the Colorado River for at least the next two years as the region faces the realities
of droughts and water restrictions. Downstream states, California, Arizona, Nevada will bear the brunt of the cuts. The administration's plan does not issue water reduction mandates for four upper basin states. Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and New Mexico. FIFA banned three Argentine players for striking their Spanish opponents who'd won the World Cup final. The punishment includes a 10 match suspension for mid-fielderly
adripetus. The Trump administration has released a new policy for what it calls a golden age of space tourism. Transportation, that is, the policy calls for a major increase in U.S.-based launches. The change is to a document called the National Space Transportation Policy. Previous administrations have put forth similar policies. This one calls for increased collaboration with private sector partners as well as better integration of launches into
the nation's airspace system. Laying out a goal of more than 1,000 launches and re-entries per year by 2030. It also calls for expanding the number of locations where spacecraft can launch and land. The policy does not specify new funding to achieve these goals.
The White House has meanwhile called "first significant cuts to NASA's budget, including
it ends 27-budget proposal." Katie Riddle, NPR News. The oldest living person in the world, Ethel Keterum, is celebrating her birthday today in England. She is celebrating 117 years. I'm Lakshmi Singh, NPR News. For the first time, U.S. government debt has surpassed $40 trillion, a massive number, that affects your bottom line. This week on Consider This, we connect the dots between the National
debt and your car payment. Your mortgage, your small business loan, and so much more. Listen to Consider This. The Daily Afternoon News Podcast from NPR.
