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  • US Senator Visits Abrego Garcia, Florida State University Shooting, Fed Independence

    US Senator Visits Abrego Garcia, Florida State University Shooting, Fed Independence
    Apr 18 2025
    A US Senator from Maryland met with Kilmar Abrego Garcia — the man illegally deported by the Trump administration — in El Salvador. Two people were killed and six wounded in a shooting on the campus of Florida State University, and economists say it could backfire if President Trump pressures the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates.

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    Today's episode of Up First was edited by Willem Marx, Susanna Capelouto, Rafael Nam, Janaya Williams and Mohamad ElBardicy.
    It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Nia Dumas and Christopher Thomas. We get engineering support from Damian Herring. Our technical director is Zac Coleman. And our Executive Producer is Jay Shaylor.

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    14 mins
  • Administration Risks Being In Contempt, Homegrowns Are Next, Tariffs And Spending

    Administration Risks Being In Contempt, Homegrowns Are Next, Tariffs And Spending
    Apr 17 2025
    A judge found probable cause to find the government in criminal contempt, ruling that the Trump administration willfully disregarded an order to turn back airplanes carrying deported migrants to El Salvador. President Trump says he is looking into whether the US can detain citizens who commit crimes in overseas prisons, and experts say tariffs will soon affect consumer spending.

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    Today's episode of Up First was edited by Gerry Holmes, Eric Westervelt, Rafael Nam, Janaya Williams and Mohamad ElBardicy.
    It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Nia Dumas and Christopher Thomas. We get engineering support from Neisha Heinis. And our technical director is David Greenburg.

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    13 mins
  • Hearing For Wrongly Deported Man, Prescription Drug Prices, Harvard Battle Continues

    Hearing For Wrongly Deported Man, Prescription Drug Prices, Harvard Battle Continues
    Apr 16 2025
    A federal judge in Maryland questioned the Trump administration about its continued refusal to retrieve a mistakenly deported man from an El Salvador prison, President Trump signed an executive action that aims to lower drug prices for Americans, and the President threatened to remove Harvard's tax exempt status.

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    Today's episode of Up First was edited by Anna Yukananov, Scott Hensley, Steven Drummond, Janaya Williams and Mohamad ElBardicy.
    It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Nia Dumas and Christopher Thomas. We get engineering support from Arthur Laurent. And our technical director is David Greenburg.

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    14 mins
  • Wrongly Deported, DOGE And Agency Data, Harvard Defies The White House

    Wrongly Deported, DOGE And Agency Data, Harvard Defies The White House
    Apr 15 2025
    Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele says he has no plans to return a Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador, an NPR report details unusual data events at the National Labor Relations Board, and Harvard University says that it won't comply with a list of demands from the Trump administration.

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    Today's episode of Up First was edited by Roberta Rampton, Brett Neely, Steven Drummond, Mohamad ElBardicy, and Janaya Williams. It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Carla Estevez, Ashley Montgomery, Nia Dumas and Christopher Thomas. We get engineering support from Arthur Laurent. And our technical director is David Greenburg.

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    14 mins
  • China Tariffs, El Salvador President In DC, Meta Antitrust Trial

    China Tariffs, El Salvador President In DC, Meta Antitrust Trial
    Apr 14 2025
    China calls new U.S. tariff exemptions a "small step", but urges President Trump to heed rational voices and abolish all reciprocal tariffs, El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele visits Washington to meet President Trump and discuss El Salvador's role in locking up deportees, and Meta's antitrust case begins.

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    Today's episode of Up First was edited by Ryland Barton, Tara Neil, Brett Neely, Mohammad ElBardicy and Janaya Williams.
    It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Adam Bearne, Nia Dumas and Christopher Thomas. We get engineering support from Arthur Laurent. And our technical director is David Greenburg.

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    13 mins
  • The State of Free Speech in America

    The State of Free Speech in America
    Apr 13 2025
    The first amendment is a cornerstone of American democracy. This week on The Sunday Story, we hear from people who feel their right to free speech might be changing under the Trump Administration. NPR's Morning Edition co-host Leila Fadel joins Ayesha Rascoe to share what she learned when she talked to teachers and students, pastors and scientists, and others about whether they feel emboldened or silenced in America today.

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    33 mins
  • China's Counter-Tariffs; CEOs Respond to Market Uncertainty; Trump's Deportations

    China's Counter-Tariffs; CEOs Respond to Market Uncertainty; Trump's Deportations
    Apr 12 2025
    China's 125 percent tariffs will hit U.S.-made goods today. We'll look at the view from China on President Trump's trade war. Plus, we'll hear from American business leaders dealing with this uncertain economy. And we'll hear the latest on the deportation cases of foreign nationals who were in the U.S. legally.

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    13 mins
  • Tariff Fears, Trump Budget Plan Passes House, Deportation Ruling

    Tariff Fears, Trump Budget Plan Passes House, Deportation Ruling
    Apr 11 2025
    Wall Street's relief rally didn't last long as investors took stock of the latest developments in President Trump's trade war. House Republicans approved a budget narrowly after some pushback from conservatives, and the US Supreme Court says the Trump administration must "facilitate" the return of a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador.

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    Today's episode of Up First was by Rafael Nam, Kelsey Snell, Julia Redpath, Jan Johnson and Janaya Williams.
    It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Ben Abrams and Christopher Thomas. We get engineering support from Neisha Heinis. And our technical director is Carleigh Strange. Our Executive Producer is Jay Shaylor.

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    14 mins
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