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Venezuelan Americans are calling the Trump administration's policy change on temporary protective status, or TPS, a betrayal. From Miami, NPR's Greg Allen reports that the administration is proposing to end protections that shielded hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans from deportation.
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Shea Stephens. Hours after pausing new tariffs on products from Mexico, President Trump announced a 30-day pause on the 25% tariffs that the U.S. was going to impose on Canada. As NPR's Deepa Shivaram reports, the move followed a phone call between Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau.
During the campaign, the elected officials from the Republican Party, they actually told us that it was not going to touch the documented people.
The Senate has confirmed oil and gas executive Chris Wright as energy secretary. Wright has been a vocal opponent of government efforts to curb climate change. This is NPR. A chunk of fuselage from an ill-fated American Airlines jet has been recovered from the Potomac River. Two Navy barges are aiding the salvage operation, which officials say could take days to complete.
The plane collided with a military helicopter near Reagan National Airport last Wednesday, killing 67 people. Remains of all but 12 of the victims have been recovered. A Gallup survey shows the number of Americans using cannabis has doubled over the last decade.
But NPR's Brian Mann reports that it's still difficult for many Americans to find marijuana that's legally sourced with proper consumer protections.
A federal judge in Washington has issued a temporary restraining order against the Trump administration's effort to freeze funding for federal grants and other programs. The order expands a pause issued by the same court a week ago and gives the Office of Management and Budget until Friday to submit a status report on its compliance. This is NPR News.
Federal law enforcement groups are urging Congress to stop a possible purge at the FBI. As NPR's Kerry Johnson reports, the job dismissals could disrupt the Bureau's work.
Americans now have chosen a new direction. They chose this president, and the president's victory was decisive.
The Senate's going to follow the mandate of the American people and confirm President Trump's strong nominees.