Former CDC employees protest against dismantling of public health
Every Tuesday, protesters gather outside the CDC in Atlanta to point out possible public health dangers due to drastic federal cuts.
Retired Marine Corps. leader concerned about military deployment in LA
NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly speaks with retired U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Walter Gaskin about President Trump’s activation of Marines and what comes with following orders on American streets.
The Los Angeles ICE raids are changing how immigrant communities go about their lives
Amid ongoing raids in Los Angeles, many immigrants are afraid to leave their homes. We hear what that’s looking like from residents, workers and business owners in the San Fernando Valley.
New hope in the fentanyl fight after a decade of young Americans dying
NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks with addiction correspondent Brian Mann about the drop in overdose deaths among teens and young adults in the U.S.
Rep. Adam Smith, House Armed Services Committee member, discusses LA troop deployment
NPR asks Rep. Adam Smith of Washington state, top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, about the mobilization of U.S. Marines and deployment of National Guard troops in Los Angeles.
Marines deployed to LA amid protests. And, drug deaths decline among young Americans
Trump is deploying hundreds of Marines to LA in response to several nights of protests. State and local officials are concerned over the decision. And, drug deaths plummet among young Americans.
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President Trump sending hundreds of U.S. Marines into LA as protests continue, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. removing all members of a key vaccine committee, drug deaths plummet among young Americans.
Why the White House may have chosen the countries it did for its new travel ban
The Trump administration’s new travel ban puts a full ban on 12 countries and partial restrictions on seven others. NPR looks at why the White House may have chosen the countries that it did.
All the ways the Trump administration is going after colleges and universities
In seeking to reshape elite universities, the Trump administration is using several tactics, including freezing federal grants and contracts, and threatening colleges’ tax-exempt status.
What powers does Trump have to send troops to cities — even if they don’t want them?
President Trump ordered California National Guard troops to Los Angeles to quell anti-immigration enforcement protests. Experts explain the laws that enable him to make this extraordinary move.
Sending troops to LA an ‘unnecessary escalation,’ says California attorney general
California Attorney General Rob Bonta says President Trump is violating the law and that his decision to send federal troops Los Angeles is an “unnecessary escalation.”
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