Steve Inskeep

Libya. U.S. officials have spent the last few months negotiating with various countries to see who is willing to take in people deported from the United States.

Libya. U.S. officials have spent the last few months negotiating with various countries to see who is willing to take in people deported from the United States.

Libya. U.S. officials have spent the last few months negotiating with various countries to see who is willing to take in people deported from the United States.

Policymakers at the Federal Reserve voted to hold short-term interest rates steady for now. That's how powerful they are. They make news even when they do nothing, which is what they chose to do here while they wait to see how President Trump's trade war plays out in the U.S. economy.

Policymakers at the Federal Reserve voted to hold short-term interest rates steady for now. That's how powerful they are. They make news even when they do nothing, which is what they chose to do here while they wait to see how President Trump's trade war plays out in the U.S. economy.

Policymakers at the Federal Reserve voted to hold short-term interest rates steady for now. That's how powerful they are. They make news even when they do nothing, which is what they chose to do here while they wait to see how President Trump's trade war plays out in the U.S. economy.

Good morning, Layla.

Good morning, Layla.

Good morning, Layla.

And that's Up First for Thursday, May 8th. I'm Leila Faldin. And I'm Steve Inskeep. Your next listen is Consider This from NPR News. Up First gives you three big stories of the day. Consider This dives deep on one. Listen now on the NPR app or wherever you get your podcasts.

And that's Up First for Thursday, May 8th. I'm Leila Faldin. And I'm Steve Inskeep. Your next listen is Consider This from NPR News. Up First gives you three big stories of the day. Consider This dives deep on one. Listen now on the NPR app or wherever you get your podcasts.

And that's Up First for Thursday, May 8th. I'm Leila Faldin. And I'm Steve Inskeep. Your next listen is Consider This from NPR News. Up First gives you three big stories of the day. Consider This dives deep on one. Listen now on the NPR app or wherever you get your podcasts.

Good morning, Steve.

Good morning, Steve.

Good morning, Steve.

Yeah, I mean, he's on trial for a number of alleged activities that center on the abuse of women and others around him. So prosecutors are basically alleging that Combs used his significant power and his business empire to protect himself from the repercussions of those actions. So for one, he faces charges of sex trafficking.

Yeah, I mean, he's on trial for a number of alleged activities that center on the abuse of women and others around him. So prosecutors are basically alleging that Combs used his significant power and his business empire to protect himself from the repercussions of those actions. So for one, he faces charges of sex trafficking.

Yeah, I mean, he's on trial for a number of alleged activities that center on the abuse of women and others around him. So prosecutors are basically alleging that Combs used his significant power and his business empire to protect himself from the repercussions of those actions. So for one, he faces charges of sex trafficking.

That means forcing or coercing someone to engage in commercial sex acts. Aya Gruber is a criminal law professor at the University of Southern California. And she says that especially after the trials of Harvey Weinstein and the Nixxiom cult case, the legal definition of commercial sex is quite broad.

That means forcing or coercing someone to engage in commercial sex acts. Aya Gruber is a criminal law professor at the University of Southern California. And she says that especially after the trials of Harvey Weinstein and the Nixxiom cult case, the legal definition of commercial sex is quite broad.