Friday saw the Biden administration giving mixed messages on refugee admission. After receiving blowback for keeping the historically low refugee cap set by President Trump, the White House quickly reversed its position, and said it will move to lift them. Yamiche Alcindor has more on the flip-flop, and discusses it with Jenny Yang, the vice president of advocacy and policy at World Relief. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Biden flip-flops on refugee policy after blowback for keeping Trump-era restrictions

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Tensions remain high in the Middle East as we wait to see if Israel responds to Iran's barrage of drones over the weekend. President Biden said while the U.S. commitment to Israel is unwavering, the administration would not support a retaliatory strike. Nick Schifrin reports. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Allies urge restraint as Israel vows to respond to Iran's unprecedented drone attack

In our news wrap Monday, the FBI has opened a criminal probe into why a cargo ship crashed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, the weapons supervisor on the set of the movie "Rust" was sentenced to 18 months in prison, international donors pledged more than $2.1 billion in aid for Sudan and Tesla is laying off more than 10 percent of its global workforce in a bid to cut costs. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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Ukraine is facing challenges on multiple fronts, from critical shortages of munitions and manpower to Russia ramping up its attacks. It comes amid uncertainty around future aid from the U.S. Amna Nawaz sat down with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv to discuss that and more. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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Donald Trump's first criminal trial started Monday in New York City. In the first criminal trial of any former president, he faces 34 counts of falsifying business records to cover up an alleged extramarital affair that surfaced during his 2016 campaign. William Brangham has been covering the former president's legal cases and reports from New York. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Jury selection begins in Trump's hush money trial in New York City

It's tax day and millions of people are filing at the last minute. What many may not know is that the clock is ticking on some potentially big changes that will be decided by the outcome of the 2024 election. Lisa Desjardins has a closer look at what's at stake with Richard Rubin of The Wall Street Journal. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Biden flip-flops on refugee policy after blowback for keeping Trump-era restrictions

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