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At a pivotal time for Europe and NATO, Germany holds elections on Sunday. NPR’s Scott Simon speaks to Constanze Stelzenmüller of the Brookings Institution about the stakes of the election.

White House and Ukraine nearing rare earths deal that would tighten relationship, AP source says  The Associated Press Trump says deal with Ukraine for US access to its rare earth minerals is ‘pretty close’  Fox News Draft US-Ukraine rare earth minerals deal

The UN Must Act to Bring Peace to Europe  Department of State US offers UN resolution on war in Ukraine that stops far short of competing European statement  The Associated Press US Pushes Allies to Block Ukrainian UN Text That Condemns Russia  Bloomberg

Exclusive | White House and Ukraine Close In on Deal for Mineral Rights  The Wall Street Journal

President Trump upended U.S. – Russia policy in one week, and foreign policy experts are trying to understand why and what might come next.

People who provide assistance to the unhoused often feel traumatized by their work. (Image credit: Tyler Russell)

Trump administration fires top US general and Navy chief in unprecedented purge of military leadership  CNN Trump shuns tradition and replaces top military chief  Yahoo Pete Hegseth Fires Adm. Lisa Franchetti, Navy’s Top Officer  The New York Times Who is Dan Caine, Trump’s

Hamas is handing over final living hostages to be released under first phase of Gaza ceasefire  CNN Family of Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas says new returned body is hers  BBC.com Hamas releases six hostages as part of Gaza ceasefire deal  Axios Hamas releases

Staffing at the HUD office that pays for housing and support services across the country is slated to be cut by 84%. Advocates warn such heavy cuts could make record-high homelessness even worse. (Image credit: Jeff Chiu)

About a year ago, I learned that my daughter was about to lose most of her coverage from California’s version of Medicaid, which pays for her care. “Uh-oh,” I breathed, looking up from the letter to lock eyes with her