National Guard Powers, Marking October 7th, SCOTUS: Conversion Therapy

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🗓️ 7 October 2025

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Texas deploys National Guard troops under President Trump’s orders as legal battles intensify over his authority to send them into Democratic-led cities. As the war in Gaza enters its third year, hopes rise over a new U.S.-backed plan aimed at ending the fighting. And the Supreme Court hears a case on state bans of conversion therapy, weighing free speech rights against protections for the LGBTQ community.

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0:00.0	The governor of Texas says his state's National Guard troops are on the move at President Trump's direction.
0:08.4	Democratic states are challenging the president's power to deploy the military at home.
0:12.6	I'm Steven Skipe with Michelle Martin, and this is up first from NPR News.
0:20.7	Today marks two years since Hamas fighters attacked Israel. NPR News.
0:24.7	Today marks two years since Hamas fighters attacked Israel.
0:29.4	The resulting war has transformed to the Middle East with thousands dead and effects across the region.
0:30.6	As Israel and Hamas negotiate over a U.S. plan to end the war, how much hope is there
0:35.3	for peace?
0:36.2	And the Supreme Court takes up a challenge
0:37.9	to state bans on conversion therapy, setting up a fight over free speech, medical care,
0:42.8	and LGBTQ rights. Stay with us. We've got news you need to start your day.
0:53.0	In the U.S., national security news can feel far away from daily life.
0:57.9	Distant wars, murky conflicts, diplomacy behind closed doors.
1:02.4	On our new show, Sources and Methods.
1:04.4	NPR reporters on the ground bring you stories of real people,
1:08.2	helping you understand why distant events matter here at home.
1:12.0	Listen to sources and methods on the NPR app or wherever you get your podcasts.
1:17.1	Texas Governor Greg Abbott gave an update on President Trump's plan to use the Texas National Guard last night.
1:23.1	Governor Abbott tweeted a picture of troops boarding a military plane deploying now, he wrote, although he
1:28.5	did not give any details about where they were going. President Trump is called on the Texas
1:32.5	Guard to move into cities led by Democrats, including Portland, Oregon, and Chicago. The president
1:38.0	asserts those cities are suffering from crime and that troops are needed to support his
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