It's been six months of the Trump administration and almost daily headlines about big policy changes.

This week, on Consider This, we're taking stock of what's really changed and what hasn't, from immigration to education.

And we're going to unpack the controversy around Trump's nominee to a powerful federal court and a possible shift in his approach to appointing judges.

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wherever you get your podcasts. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Kristen Wright. President

Trump has arrived in Scotland for a five-day visit that includes trade talks with European leaders.

His trip comes as upheaval grows in the U.S. over the administration's

handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files and Trump's past ties to the late sex offender. Today, Deputy

Attorney General Todd Blanche interviewed Epstein's imprisoned accomplice, Gieland Maxwell, for a second day.

When Trump got to Scotland, reporters pressed him again on whether he'd pardon her.

A lot of people have asked about pardon. This is just not a time to be talking about pardons.

Todd will come back with whatever he's got. You're making a very big thing over something that's not a big thing.

Earlier in the day, Trump said he has the right to pardon Maxwell but hasn't thought about it.

An Israeli government minister says Israel should starve Palestinians in Gaza and drive them out of

the enclave. He made his comments in a radio interview at a time when aid agencies say Gaza is at

risk of famine. NPR's Hadeel al-Sholchi reports.

Far-right Israeli minister, Amichai Iliahu, said that, quote, no nation feeds its enemies

and that the Israeli government was, quote, rushing toward wiping out Gaza.

Iliahu is the Israeli heritage minister and oversees archaeological sites in Israel.

The Israeli prime minister's office said that

Iliu does not speak for the government, and he's not a member of the security cabinet that

determines the, quote, conduct of the war. The Israeli ambassador to Washington called the

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