Michelle Martin

That is NPR's Alyssa Nadroni. Alyssa, thank you. You bet. Thank you. And that's Up First for Thursday, April 24th. I'm Michelle Martin.

That is NPR's Alyssa Nadroni. Alyssa, thank you. You bet. Thank you. And that's Up First for Thursday, April 24th. I'm Michelle Martin.

Today's episode of Up First was edited by Roberta Rampton, Ryland Barton, Steve Drummond, Janae Williams, and Arzu Rezvani. It was produced by Ziad Budge, Nia Dumas, and Christopher Thomas. We get engineering support from Zach Coleman and our technical director is Carly Strange. We hope you'll join us again tomorrow.

Today's episode of Up First was edited by Roberta Rampton, Ryland Barton, Steve Drummond, Janae Williams, and Arzu Rezvani. It was produced by Ziad Budge, Nia Dumas, and Christopher Thomas. We get engineering support from Zach Coleman and our technical director is Carly Strange. We hope you'll join us again tomorrow.

Today's episode of Up First was edited by Roberta Rampton, Ryland Barton, Steve Drummond, Janae Williams, and Arzu Rezvani. It was produced by Ziad Budge, Nia Dumas, and Christopher Thomas. We get engineering support from Zach Coleman and our technical director is Carly Strange. We hope you'll join us again tomorrow.

It would be an absolutely Kafkaesque situation where the family has no idea where the person is, what kind of conditions they're being held in, whether they're even alive.

It would be an absolutely Kafkaesque situation where the family has no idea where the person is, what kind of conditions they're being held in, whether they're even alive.

It would be an absolutely Kafkaesque situation where the family has no idea where the person is, what kind of conditions they're being held in, whether they're even alive.

How are you?

How are you?

How are you?

I'm ready whenever you are. Actually, I lied. Okay, I just need to get the... Okay, okay, now I'm ready. Hadn't loaded yet. Here I am. Okay. Okay. President Trump is blasting the nation's monetary policy chief over interest rates.

I'm ready whenever you are. Actually, I lied. Okay, I just need to get the... Okay, okay, now I'm ready. Hadn't loaded yet. Here I am. Okay. Okay. President Trump is blasting the nation's monetary policy chief over interest rates.

I'm ready whenever you are. Actually, I lied. Okay, I just need to get the... Okay, okay, now I'm ready. Hadn't loaded yet. Here I am. Okay. Okay. President Trump is blasting the nation's monetary policy chief over interest rates.

I'm Michelle Martin, that's A. Martinez, and this is Up First from NPR News. A judge says the Trump administration ignored his orders to turn around two planes carrying alleged gang members to detention centers in El Salvador. And President Trump says he would like to find a way to lock up Americans abroad.

I'm Michelle Martin, that's A. Martinez, and this is Up First from NPR News. A judge says the Trump administration ignored his orders to turn around two planes carrying alleged gang members to detention centers in El Salvador. And President Trump says he would like to find a way to lock up Americans abroad.

I'm Michelle Martin, that's A. Martinez, and this is Up First from NPR News. A judge says the Trump administration ignored his orders to turn around two planes carrying alleged gang members to detention centers in El Salvador. And President Trump says he would like to find a way to lock up Americans abroad.

President Trump is feuding with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. In a post on his Truth Social account, Trump said Powell's termination, quote, cannot come soon enough, unquote. Now, it isn't clear whether the president was calling for the Fed chair to be dismissed immediately or at the end of his term in May of 2026.

President Trump is feuding with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. In a post on his Truth Social account, Trump said Powell's termination, quote, cannot come soon enough, unquote. Now, it isn't clear whether the president was calling for the Fed chair to be dismissed immediately or at the end of his term in May of 2026.

President Trump is feuding with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. In a post on his Truth Social account, Trump said Powell's termination, quote, cannot come soon enough, unquote. Now, it isn't clear whether the president was calling for the Fed chair to be dismissed immediately or at the end of his term in May of 2026.