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Border czar says “mass deportations are coming”: Trump administration officials say immigration officers arrested more than half a million undocumented immigrants last year. Speaking at the Border Security Expo in Phoenix, Ariz., this week, White House border czar Tom Homan said the crackdown is just beginning. "If you think last year's historic number is good, wait till next year and we have 10,000 more agents on the border. You ain't seen s*** yet," Homan said. As NPR immigration policy correspondent Ximena Bustillo reports, the remarks contrast with Homan's softer messaging after two U.S. citizens were killed by Homeland Security officers during an immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis in January.
Mifepristone access in limbo: It was a whirlwind week in the world of reproductive medicine after a federal appeals court blocked the mailing of mifepristone, one of the medications used for abortion and the management of miscarriages, on May 1. Then, on Monday, the Supreme Court put that ruling on hold for one week. Health correspondent Selena Simmons-Duffin explains how we got here, what’s at stake, and what might happen next.
They denied the results of the 2020 election. Now they’re running to oversee future contests: In 23 states, including five presidential swing states, candidates who have denied election results are currently running for offices that will have a direct role in certifying future elections. Voting correspondent Miles Parks says it’s a story that could have implications for 2028 and beyond.
Campaign staffers are betting on their candidates — literally: One staffer told NPR they made thousands of dollars after they placed a bet on a prediction market based on the results of an unreleased poll. The staffer told NPR that unless the federal government tightens regulations "it's kind of going to continue to be the Wild West.”
One thing most voters agree on? Congress is too old. |
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Going Deeper: Four Months of Trump Posts, Analyzed |
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During his first presidential campaign, President Trump's constant stream of seemingly unvetted tweets quickly became inescapable – the boasts, insults and lies at times hijacked news cycles. Once he was elected, they presented a new frontier in American politics: a real-time view into a president's mind.
Ten years, one Twitter ejection, one Twitter return and a move to Truth Social later, Trump's posts still make news — like when he announces a war or tries to pick a fight with the pope — but, for many, have become the background noise of American politics.
NPR White House correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben analyzed four months of the president’s posts and breaks down what we can learn from them. |
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The Shot: Call the Midwife |
Dawit Tamiru knew he wanted to be a midwife when he was just about 10 years old.
After his mother gave birth to his younger sister, something wasn't right: His mother had not delivered the placenta as typically happens after the birth. Tamiru recalls watching his mother bleeding at their home in Ethiopia and her condition deteriorating.
Then, she went to the hospital, and the next day “she was safe.”
“I couldn't believe it. I just thanked my God, and I said, 'Who did that? Who saved my mother's life?'” Tamiru said.
The hospital staff told him: the midwives.
Today, Tamiru is an assistant professor of midwifery at Haramaya University and heads the School of Midwifery at Haramaya University Hiwot Fana Comprehensive Specialized Hospital. He spoke with NPR about his life and his work — as well as what it's like being a male in midwifery, and the impact of cuts to foreign aid funding. |
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