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Apr 2025
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New Pushback to Trump’s Deportations, an...

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Plus, a capybara controversy in Argentina. 

On Today’s Episode: 

Judge Threatens Contempt Proceedings Over Deportation Flights to El Salvador, by Alan Feuer

Maryland Senator Unable to Secure Meeting With Deported Immigrant in El Salvador, by Robert Jimison

Trump Waved Off Israeli Strike After Divisions Emerged in His Administration, by Julian E. Barnes, Eric Schmitt, Maggie Haberman and Ronen Bergman

Musk’s Team Is Building a System to Sell ‘Gold Card’ Immigrant Visas, by Ryan Mac and Hamed Aleaziz

Trump Cuts Likely to Curtail Study of Climate Change’s Health Effects, by Maggie Astor

California Is Taking Trump to Court to Stop His Tariffs, by Shawn Hubler and Soumya Karlamangla

Texas Is Poised to Create a $1 Billion Private School Voucher Program, by Dana Goldstein and J. David Goodman

One Town Says, Yes, You Can Have Too Many Capybaras, by Jack Nicas

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