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How President Trump is testing executive power

4:32am March 18, 2025

by Leila Fadel

The Trump administration flew planes with Venezuelan detainees to a prison in El Salvador, despite a court order blocking the flights. A judge is demanding the DOJ explain why it ignored the ruling.

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What the courts can do if a president ignores their rulings

4:32am March 18, 2025

by A Martínez

What can a court do if a president ignores its rulings? NPR's A Martínez asks Michael Waldman, a constitutional lawyer and the president of the Brennan Center for Justice.

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Texas midwife and associate arrested for allegedly performing illegal abortions

4:31am March 18, 2025

A Texas midwife and associate were arrested for allegedly performing illegal abortions. They're reportedly the first arrests under the state's near-total abortion ban enacted in 2022.

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Trump says he's ending Secret Service protection for Biden's adult children

1:23am March 18, 2025

President Trump said he was ending "immediately" the Secret Service protection details assigned to Democrat Joe Biden's adult children.

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Israel declares ceasefire 'over' as it launches airstrikes in Gaza killing hundreds

11:55pm March 17, 2025

Israel says it ended the two-month ceasefire when it launched Tuesday's airstrikes in Gaza which killed more than 400 people and injured hundreds more.

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He lost his first LA Marathon medal in the fires — this weekend he got his second

7:54pm March 17, 2025

15-year-old fire survivor Abel Rivera's home in Altadena burned down in January, and he lost everything — including his medal for finishing the 2024 LA Marathon.

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A U.S. airman is charged in death of a South Dakota woman who had vanished in August

6:41pm March 17, 2025

Quinterius Chappelle was arrested on a federal charge of second-degree murder in the death of Sahela Sangrait, according to the Pennington County Sheriff's Office.

Harvard And MIT Sue Trump Administration Over Foreign Student Rule

Harvard will be free for students whose families make $100,000 or less

6:39pm March 17, 2025

The expanded financial aid plan will also offer free tuition to families that make $200,000 or less. The move comes after affirmative action was barred from the admissions process.

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Trump and Putin will talk Tuesday about the proposed ceasefire deal in Ukraine

6:32pm March 17, 2025

by Charles Maynes

Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to set conditions on ceasefire proposal in Tuesday phone call with President Trump.

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A law professor weighs in on the White House's recent deportations

6:23pm March 17, 2025

by Ari Shapiro

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to University of Virginia law professor Amanda Frost about the barrage of legal challenges against the Trump administration, which insists it's complying with judicial rulings.

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