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I'm Michelle Martin, that's Stephen Skeap, and this is Up First from NPR News. President Trump won the U.S. election in 2024, and he's a big factor in another election in 2025. Canadians are frightened right now. We're afraid. We're under threat. Canada votes for a new parliament today, and the winning party chooses a prime minister. How has a trade war altered the race?

Yes, the president promised mass deportations, as many as a million people per year. It's hard to judge how they're doing, but one outside analysis gives some perspective. The Migration Policy Institute estimates that the number of arrests is up. But the pace of deportations is, so far, down from the last fiscal year under President Biden.

Yes, the president promised mass deportations, as many as a million people per year. It's hard to judge how they're doing, but one outside analysis gives some perspective. The Migration Policy Institute estimates that the number of arrests is up. But the pace of deportations is, so far, down from the last fiscal year under President Biden.

Yes, the president promised mass deportations, as many as a million people per year. It's hard to judge how they're doing, but one outside analysis gives some perspective. The Migration Policy Institute estimates that the number of arrests is up. But the pace of deportations is, so far, down from the last fiscal year under President Biden.

Yes, at the beginning of the year, the Conservative Party had a seemingly unassailable lead in the polls. The Liberal Party, under then Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, was trailing a distant second. But not anymore. The Liberal Party, under a new Prime Minister, Mark Carney, has surged ahead.

Yes, at the beginning of the year, the Conservative Party had a seemingly unassailable lead in the polls. The Liberal Party, under then Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, was trailing a distant second. But not anymore. The Liberal Party, under a new Prime Minister, Mark Carney, has surged ahead.

Yes, at the beginning of the year, the Conservative Party had a seemingly unassailable lead in the polls. The Liberal Party, under then Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, was trailing a distant second. But not anymore. The Liberal Party, under a new Prime Minister, Mark Carney, has surged ahead.

That number is 884. That is the number of confirmed cases of measles in the United States this year, according to the Centers for Disease Control. So it's April, and we've already tripled the number of cases from last year. Officials also say vaccine hesitancy is a factor in the resurgence.

That number is 884. That is the number of confirmed cases of measles in the United States this year, according to the Centers for Disease Control. So it's April, and we've already tripled the number of cases from last year. Officials also say vaccine hesitancy is a factor in the resurgence.

That number is 884. That is the number of confirmed cases of measles in the United States this year, according to the Centers for Disease Control. So it's April, and we've already tripled the number of cases from last year. Officials also say vaccine hesitancy is a factor in the resurgence.

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So the big thing I want to talk about here is the Privacy Act. It was passed in 1974, and that's a lot of the backbone of these lawsuits challenging Doge's access. Congress decided 50 years ago that there shouldn't be this so-called God mode in government, and there shouldn't be the ability for politicians

So the big thing I want to talk about here is the Privacy Act. It was passed in 1974, and that's a lot of the backbone of these lawsuits challenging Doge's access. Congress decided 50 years ago that there shouldn't be this so-called God mode in government, and there shouldn't be the ability for politicians

So the big thing I want to talk about here is the Privacy Act. It was passed in 1974, and that's a lot of the backbone of these lawsuits challenging Doge's access. Congress decided 50 years ago that there shouldn't be this so-called God mode in government, and there shouldn't be the ability for politicians

one person or a small group of people to be able to access virtually anything and everything about somebody that the federal government keeps. I mean, there's social security numbers, employment information, you've got immigration information, bank accounts.