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Good morning and welcome to the Sunday edition of Morning Wire, where we give you the weekend rundown to get ready for the week ahead. Today, 
residents of a small Texas town that's home to Elon Musk’s SpaceX have voted to incorporate it into a new city, malnutrition and hunger are prevalent in the Gaza strip as Israel’s blockade enters its third month, and the detention of a nonpolitical researcher sparks fear among Alabama’s international students.

But first, President Donald Trump says he does not know whether U.S. citizens and noncitizens alike deserve due process. 

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President Donald Trump gestures after giving a commencement address at the University of Alabama, Thursday, May 1, 2025, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump, in a new interview, says he doesn’t know if he backs due process rights

President Donald Trump was circumspect about his duties to uphold due process rights laid out in the Constitution. The comments in a wide-ranging interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press” came as the Republican president’s efforts to quickly enact his agenda face sharper headwinds with Americans. Trump, however, made clear that he is not backing away from a to-do list that he insists the American electorate broadly supported when they elected him in November. Read more. 

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A statue of SpaceX founder Elon Musk on Saturday, May 3, 2025, is seen near the town of Boca Chica, Texas. (AP Photo/Valerie Gonzalez)

Musk gets his Texas wish. SpaceX launch site is approved as the new city Starbase

The South Texas home of Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket company is now an official city with a galactic name: Starbase. A vote to formally organize Starbase as a city was approved by a lopsided margin among the group of voters who live there and are mostly Musk’s employees at SpaceX. 

Musk celebrated in a post on his social platform, X, saying it is “now a real city!” Read more. 

Children face starvation in Gaza as food and supplies dwindle under Israel's blockade

Locked down and devastated by Israeli bombings, Gaza is nearing starvation as the blockade continues. Thousands of children have already been treated for malnutrition. Food stocks at U.N. warehouses have run out. Markets are emptying. Community kitchens distributing meals for thousands are shuttering. The longest blockade on Gaza has sparked a growing international outcry, but it has failed to persuade Israel to open the borders. Read more. 

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This 2024 photo provided by Sama Ebrahimi Bajgani shows her and her fiance, Alireza Doroudi, who was detained by immigration officials in March 2025. (Alireza Doroudi via AP)

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Immigration: International students in Alabama fearful after researcher with no political ties is detained

Democrats: Pritzker and Ocasio-Cortez: A billionaire and a former bartender emerge as Trump resistance leaders

US history: America’s long history of ‘checks and balances’ is being tested by Trump like rarely before

Tomato tax: Amid Cinco de Mayo celebrations, a tax on Mexican tomatoes looms

Royal family: Grievances and forgiveness were both on display in Prince Harry’s raw TV interview

WWII reflections: WWII survivors share haunting memories as France marks 80th anniversary of Nazi surrender

International relations: Marco Rubio criticized Germany. The foreign ministry hit back

Crypto kidnapping: Kidnappers in France target cryptocurrency entrepreneurs for ransom

Video games: Harassed by Assassin’s Creed gamers, a professor fought back with kindness

Today in History: In 1970, four people were killed during an anti-war protest at Kent State University

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