A legal architect of Guantanamo questions Trump’s El Salvador plan
The U.S. has sent people it has detained — people it calls terrorists — to a prison overseas — indefinitely.
This is true in 2025, after the Trump administration deported at least 261 foreign nationals to a maximum security prison in El Salvador.
And it was also true two decades ago, following the attacks of Sept. 11, after the U.S. government began to house captured Taliban and al-Qaida fighters in the military prison at the U.S. Naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
During the George W. Bush administration, John Yoo wrote the legal justification for the treatment of Guantanamo detainees, now widely referred to as “the torture memos.”
Yoo argues that there are key legal differences between what the Bush administration did – and what the Trump administration is attempting in El Salvador.
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Are you expected to start repaying your defaulted student loans? NPR wants to know
How will having to start repaying your student loans affect your financial situation? Tell us about your experience, and we may be in touch for an upcoming story on Morning Edition.
Trump budget would slash rental aid by 40% — and let states fill the gap if they want
The proposal would cut off rental subsidies after two years for able-bodied adults. Advocates warn if enacted, the White House plan would tip many low-income renters over the edge into homelessness.
Chinatowns feel the impact of Trump’s tariffs
Chinatowns across the nation are vibrant, cultural and economic centers for Asian Americans, tourists and residents alike. How are they faring with the Trump administration’s steep tariffs?
President Trump has taken measures to bring back timber jobs. Will they work?
Tariffs on foreign timber and an executive order suspending environmental regulations could revive a domestic logging industry. But it’s unclear if the economics will support exploitation of forests.
Ford CEO does the math on Trump’s auto tariffs
Americans are rushing to car dealerships as they worry about what President Trump’s tariffs will do to car prices in the coming months. New vehicle sales have been increasing steadily this year, and they jumped in March, according to market research firm Cox Automotive. That’s the month when President Trump announced upcoming auto tariffs.
Shoppers are racing to buy cars this spring because they believe that prices are going to go up in the summer and fall. And experts say if tariffs remain in place, that’s likely.
It’s a gamble President Trump is making – with the hope his tariff strategy will lead domestic car companies to make more vehicles at home.
NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with Ford Motor Company CEO Jim Farley, who was at Ford’s Kentucky truck plant, about Trump’s tariffs, and Ford’s future.
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The U.S. set the global order after WWII. Trump has other plans
From the ashes of World War II, President Harry Truman helped create global institutions that have defined international order. President Trump is moving aggressively to scale back that U.S. role.
Education Department stops $1 billion in funding for school mental health
Congress created the grants in the aftermath of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. The goal was to help schools hire mental health professionals, including counselors and social workers.
Lawmakers demand answers after a Haitian woman dies at an ICE detention center
ICE says it is investigating the cause of death of 44-year-old Marie Ange Blaise in a Florida detention center on Friday. A local congresswoman says Blaise had complained of chest pains “for hours.”
Judges would be accountable for abuse even if they retired or resigned, under new bill
A new bill from a top Democrat seeks to close a loophole that federal judges have used to collect pension benefits despite facing credible accusations of wrongdoing by employees.
Federal judge orders release of Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi
A federal judge in Vermont ordered the release of Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian student at Columbia University who was arrested at his US citizenship interview and ordered deported.
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