Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. President Trump is calling for an unprecedented

change to who is counted in the U.S. Census. NPR's Hansi Lowong reports those figures influence

elections for presidents and the House of Representatives. Preparations for the 2030 census are already underway, but in a social media post,

President Trump says he has instructed his administration to immediately begin work on a new

census that excludes people living in the states without legal status.

The 14th Amendment requires the, quote, whole number of persons in each state to be counted in the 2030 census numbers set to be used to determine each state's share of congressional seats.

And the Constitution gives Congress, not the president, the final authority over the census.

Decades ago, Congress passed a federal law allowing a mid-decade census in 2025, but the results cannot be used for redistributing house seats.

Last month, Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Green of Georgia introduced a bill that

tries to change that and calls for a new census and congressional redistricting before

next year's midterm election. On Zilowong, NPR News, Washington.

Russian President Vladimir Putin says he hopes to meet with President Trump next week, possibly in the United Arab Emirates.

The announcement comes just ahead of a White House deadline for Moscow to show progress in ending the war in Ukraine.

A face-to-face meeting could mark a key moment in Trump's continued push to broker a peace deal.

Israeli lawmakers are expected to vote tonight on whether to fully take military control of the Gaza Strip.

The prospect of escalating the war has deeply divided Israeli society, as MPRs Emily Fang reports from Tel Aviv.

Israel's chief of staff of the military,

Lieutenant General Isle Zamir, was quoted by Israel's military on X, the social media site,

saying that debate is, quote, an inseparable part of the history of the Jewish people and a, quote,

vital component of the military's culture. Zemir, the statement said, would share positions, quote, without fear,

alluding to widespread reports in Israeli media that he disagrees strongly with Israel's prime

minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, over the course of the war.

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