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The Trump administration faces a deadline today to seek Congressional approval for its military action in Iran. It does not appear to be seeking that approval. According to the War Powers Resolution of 1973, Congress must declare war or authorize the use of force within 60 days. If the president requests an extension, Congress has 90 days to act. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth asserted that the current ceasefire doesn't count toward the 60 days. The administration plans to continue confronting Iran through the dueling blockades of the Strait of Hormuz.
President Trump holds an executive order signing in the Oval Office of the White House on April 30, 2026, in Washington, D.C. Andrew Harnik/Getty Image hide caption
The House of Representatives voted yesterday to reopen the majority of the Department of Homeland Security, ending the longest agency shutdown in U.S. history. The House passed a bill funding DHS, excluding dollars for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection. The measure was approved through a voice vote on the 76th day of the shutdown. After federal agents killed two U.S. citizens in January, Democrats pulled their support for a massive bipartisan spending bill that included DHS in order to push for reforms in the way agents do their jobs.
Trump has nominated Dr. Nicole Saphier to be the new surgeon general, the official responsible for public health advisories in the U.S. Saphier works at one of the nation's top cancer centers as a radiologist specializing in breast cancer. She is expected to be a more acceptable pick to Republican lawmakers, who stalled the confirmation process for the president's last nominee.
May Day demonstrations are expected to draw crowds across the U.S. today. Organizers are calling for a boycott of work, school and shopping to protest the Trump administration's policies and what activists label as a billionaire takeover of the government. The "May Day Strong" events aim to commemorate International Labor Day. These protests follow the nationwide anti-Trump movements under the "No Kings" banner, which organizers say have mobilized millions of people. Unlike Labor Day celebrations in the U.S. in September, May 1 is traditionally a day of protest.
Voting booths are seen at Hadley Park Community Center on Dec. 2, 2025, in Nashville, Tennessee. Jon Cherry/Getty Images hide caption
Dean Roy is running for governor in Vermont at only 14 years old. His candidacy marks the first time someone under 18 has made it onto the state's general election ballot for governor. While most states require people to be at least 30 years old to run for governor, there's no age requirement to hold office in Vermont. With that in mind, Roy took it upon himself to start a movement to get more young people involved in politics. To support his cause, Roy started a new political party called "Freedom and Unity." Although he doesn't expect to win, he hopes his campaign will be the start of a life in politics. Listen to the teen explain why he decided to run for governor and what he wants to see in the future of politics.
Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway in The Devil Wears Prada 2. Macall Polay/20th Century Studios hide caption
Check out what NPR is watching, reading and listening to this weekend:
🍿 Movies: The Devil Wears Prada 2 reunites Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci 20 years after the beloved original. Ahead of the sequel, fashion critic Robin Givhan explains what the original film got right about the fashion industry in an interview with Morning Edition's Michel Martin.
📺 TV: The new Netflix crime comedy Big Mistakes tells the story of an offbeat family that entangles itself with the mob. The show starts frolicsome and then morphs into a farce that grows more than a little hellish, NPR critic John Powers writes.
📚 Books: Cartoonist Gemma Correll's latest graphic memoir, Anxietyland, walks readers through her brain's not-so-amusing amusement park. Grimes uses theme park rides like the Emotional Roller Coaster and the Worry-Go-Round to explain her relationship with anxiety.
🎵 Music: Olivia Rodrigo's "drop dead" has debuted at No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, marking her fourth time reaching this feat. Her album, you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love is set to arrive in June.
🎮 Gaming: The representation of South Asians in gaming is on the rise, partly thanks to stars and developers from the diaspora. PlayStation's recent release of the roguelike short Saros, featuring British actor Rahul Kohli, is set to be a hit.
❓ Quiz: This week has seen the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool get a makeover, the president's face set to make an appearance on a commemorative item and a record-breaking run. Think you have been paying attention? Put your memory to the test.
Sisters Rita (right), 81, Regina (left), 86, and Bernadette (center), 88, at the convent chapel of the Goldenstein castle south of Salzburg city, Austria on Sept. 20, 2025. Supporters of three nuns in their 80s flocked to the convent in a show of solidarity. Joe Klamar/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
This newsletter was edited by Suzanne Nuyen.
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