Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dave Mattingley. The Vatican says more than 100,000 people have paid their respects to Pope Francis at St. Peter's Basilica since his body began lying in state on Wednesday.

mourners have filed past the Pope's casket day and night ahead of Saturday's funeral in St. Peter's Square.

President Trump is among world leaders expected to arrive in Rome today for the funeral service.

Francis died of heart failure on Monday at the age of 88 after suffering a stroke.

Officials in Ukraine are reporting more deaths and injuries from attacks by

Russian forces. A day after a large-scale missile and drone assault by Russia targeting Kiv

left 12 people dead. A federal judge is blocking President Trump's executive order that would

require someone to provide proof of citizenship to register to vote in the U.S.

As NPR's Jude Jaffe Block reports, the judge says the president lacks the authority to make the

change. Trump's March 25th order directs the Election Assistance Commission, which is an

independent bipartisan body, to change the federal voter registration form

to include a requirement that applicants show proof of citizenship. But a federal judge paused that

provision, writing, quote, our Constitution entrust Congress and the states, not the president,

with the authority to regulate federal elections. The judge's ruling is a victory for voter registration groups and Democrats

who say such a requirement could create barriers for millions of eligible voters.

In a statement, White House spokesperson Harrison Fields said the president will keep fighting for election integrity.

Jude Jaffe Block, NPR News.

The Trump administration is targeting a small, lesser-known

independent aid agency to make more reductions in U.S. foreign aid. Here's NPR's Jonathan Lambert.

The Millennium Challenge Corporation is an independent aid agency started during the George

W. Bush administration. It focuses on boosting the private

sector in low-to-middle-income countries through targeted investment, projects like improving

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