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Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. President Trump, when asked during an interview Sunday whether he believes that he needs to uphold the Constitution, responded, quote, I don't know. He made his comments in an interview aired by NBC. He did say, though, that he would follow whatever the Supreme Court says. Trump's tariff plans, meanwhile, continue to affect the nation's economy, as NPR's Asma Khalid tells us.
There is certainly economic anxiety. You see that in the polling. New figures from the Commerce Department last week also showed that the U.S. economy shrank during the first three months of this year. You know, broadly, I will say President Trump believes that economists were wrong about the negative consequences of tariffs in his first term. And so he's trying to sort of cast doubt. I've heard this from the White House about tariffs.
some of the foreboding messages from economists now. But to be clear, Trump's tariffs now, this time around, are much steeper than what he put in place in 2018. And Pierre-Sasme Khalid. The Catholic cardinals who will elect the next pope are now meeting with each other and preparing for the conclave that begins on Wednesday. And Pierre-Scott Detrow has more from Rome. On Sunday, New York's archbishop, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, presided over mass in a residential Roman neighborhood.
This will be the second conclave Dolan takes place in after the 2013 conclave that elected Pope Francis. He says this time he's better prepared. It helps. I was so nervous last time and I thought, now what do I do? But now I feel kind of seasoned, a little more relaxed. Dolan spoke at both of President Trump's inaugurals. Asked about Trump's social media posts showing an AI image of Trump as pope, Dolan said it, quote, wasn't good and that he hoped Trump himself was not directly involved in the post.
The Catholic bishops of New York State released a statement criticizing Trump's post, writing, quote, Do not mock us. Scott Detrow, NPR News, Rome. Police in Brazil say they foiled a bomb attack that had been planned for an open-air Lady Gaga concert held Saturday night in Rio de Janeiro. Julia Canero has our report.
According to Rio's police and the Ministry of Justice, the plan was being orchestrated on social media. A group was recruiting participants to carry out attacks at the concert with improvised explosives aimed especially at LGBTQ fans.
They set, quote, a collective challenge to gain notoriety online. Police say they managed to neutralize the plot, avoiding any panic or impact. They arrested two people and carried out 15 search warrants. Rio's free open-air concert on Copacabana Beach was bigger than Madonna's last year and historic for Lady Gaga. On social media, she said seeing the crowd of more than 2 million people, her biggest ever, took her breath away.
For NPR News, I'm Julia Carneiro in Rio. Flash flood warnings remain across much of Puerto Rico this weekend. Heavy rains have submerged streets, stranded families and caused at least one death so far. Police say a 44-year-old man was killed and a 43-year-old woman was hospitalized after a tree fell on their car. A state of emergency, meanwhile, has been declared in a city on the island's northern coast. You're listening to NPR News.
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