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  • The hosts of NPR's All Things Considered help you make sense of a major news story and what it means for you, in 15 minutes. New episodes six days a week, Sunday through Friday.

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  • Vaccine expert worries child measles deaths are being 'normalized'

    Vaccine expert worries child measles deaths are being 'normalized'
    Apr 14 2025
    Measles is an extremely contagious disease. It's also extremely preventable. There's a vaccine. It's highly effective.

    For decades it has made measles outbreaks in the U.S. relatively rare, and measles deaths rarer still. But the U.S. has now seen more than 700 measles cases this year, and 3 deaths so far with active outbreaks across six states.

    The federal response is under scrutiny because Health and Human Services Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has made a career spreading false information about vaccines.

    What are this administration's views on vaccines, and what do they mean for what is already one of the worst U.S. measles outbreaks this century.

    Kennedy publicly promised he would support vaccines. Dr. Peter Marks, who was forced out as the nation's top vaccine regulator says his department isn't doing enough.

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  • Why one deportation case has legal scholars afraid for even U.S. citizens

    Why one deportation case has legal scholars afraid for even U.S. citizens
    Apr 13 2025
    The Trump administration admitted that it wrongfully deported a man named Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

    It had also been arguing that courts cannot compel the U.S. government to return him to this country.

    The U.S. Supreme Court has unanimously determined the government must "facilitate" his release from the El Salvador prison where he is being held, but the Department of Justice has so far only confirmed his presence at that prison.

    If he is not returned to this country to face due process, people following this case point out a troubling implication: The government could potentially send anyone to a foreign prison – regardless of citizenship – with no legal recourse.

    Harvard University emeritus professor of constitutional law Laurence Tribe explains his argument.

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    12 mins
  • Big law in Trump's crosshairs

    Big law in Trump's crosshairs
    Apr 12 2025
    For weeks, President Trump has been targeting certain law firms with executive orders. Some have fought back, but others have cut deals to avoid the damage.

    For our weekly Reporter's Notebook series, we dive into this legal drama with NPR's Justice Correspondent Ryan Lucas, to see how this use of executive power is changing the landscape of the American legal system.

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