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President Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are set to attend funeral services today for the late Sen. Lindsey Graham. Their presence reflects their respect for Graham and recognition of the loss of a key ally in their relationships with Trump and Washington. Trump will meet with each world leader separately before the funeral.
President Trump returns from a trip to Michigan on July 27, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption
Thousands of Haitians and Syrians in the United States could soon face deportation after the Supreme Court earlier this year permitted the Trump administration to revoke Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for those groups. To remain in the country, these immigrants will need to find other legal options. More than half of the nearly 30,000 Haitian immigrants in Columbus, Ohio, rely on TPS. In nearby Springfield, Ohio, where Trump and his allies made false accusations that Haitian immigrants were eating cats and dogs, around 12,000 are on TPS.
Nearly all voters — 90% of Republicans and 93% of Democrats and independents — view corruption as a major issue in American politics, according to recent polling by the Brennan Center for Justice. But voters hold differing views about how much they care. NPR observed two focus groups of Pennsylvania swing voters earlier this month. Half of them expressed concerns about Trump's earnings in office, while the other half dismissed them. The president has significantly boosted his net worth through investments in companies that do business with the government. Since he first took office in 2017, Democrats have tried to make his financial entanglements a key issue for voters, with limited success. Now, some Democrats are pushing for anti-corruption reforms — not only to serve as a check on Trump, but to address an issue they say extends to the whole U.S. political system.
If you run face-first into an embarrassing situation, just face the thing head-on. marabird/Getty Images hide caption
Dealing with awkward moments around strangers, friends, coworkers or even family is something everyone faces now and then. Uncomfortable situations are a part of life, but they can definitely be handled. Experts share their simple tactics to navigate five classic cringeworthy moments smoothly and with style.
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Joseph Williams, 49, a chronically homeless man, was arrested on June 28 and charged with two felony counts of camping on state property after police found him living in a public park in East Nashville. He spent eight days in jail before the felony charges were dismissed by a judge. After his release, he returned to the park. Erica Lynn for NPR hide caption
A number of states have passed laws to criminalize outdoor camping.
Rather than focusing on the nuances of the most recent criminalization efforts in Louisiana and North Carolina, I wanted to better understand how these laws were or were not working as intended — and how they affect those who live on the street.
I have covered homelessness, and the people at its center, for many years. It can be difficult to establish contact with those who live transient lives, and harder still to earn the trust of people who tend to be skeptical of institutions and weary of being used for political ends.
But to tell the story of these laws, I knew I needed to find someone who had actually been charged with breaking one.
In Tennessee, the maximum penalty is up to six years in prison. When I first reached advocates there, they hadn't seen an arrest in a while. I asked them to hang onto my number for the next time they did.
It didn't take long for my phone to ring.
Joseph Lamont Williams was arrested at the end of June in the East Nashville park where he's lived for years. He spent nine days in jail.
Days after his release, I tagged along to a standing breakfast that Williams has with a neighbor who befriended him several years before. It was their first since his arrest.
Williams was clearly affected by the arrest. He grew agitated as I asked him to recall how he felt when police confronted him at the picnic shelter under which he sleeps. He insisted, though, that he wasn't worried about them coming back, and that he returned to the park, he said, because it's the place he feels the safest.
Read Williams' story, and find out how these laws are working in practice.
Hot overnight temperatures wreck people's sleep all over the world. In India, many people like this worker sleep outside to seek respite from searing temperatures. Climate change is making nights hotter, causing more sleep loss, according to a new study. Sajjad Hussain/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
This newsletter was edited by Suzanne Nuyen.
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