Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman. More than 3,000 federal immigration agents are in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, or they'll be there soon.
Chapter 2: What actions are federal immigration agents taking in Minnesota?
President Trump is using them to crack down on immigrants and stop and detain people. Minnesota residents say the agents' tactics are increasingly violent. Destiny Jackson and her family were driving home from their son's basketball game in Minneapolis when they were caught in a protest. She says ICE agents fired tear gas nearby that set off her van's airbags.
Jackson and six children were inside. She says the tear gas was so bad, her six-month-old baby stopped breathing.
Having to get my baby mouth to mouth and people pouring milk all over my other kids.
I thought I was dying, honestly. She says bystanders got them out. The ACLU is suing the Trump administration to stop the deployment of federal forces to Minnesota. The group alleges the Trump administration is ignoring basic human rights to force its tactics against Minnesota residents.
Chapter 3: How are Minnesota residents reacting to federal immigration tactics?
Venezuela's opposition leader, Maria Corina Machado, met President Trump yesterday. She gave him her Nobel Peace Prize medal. Separately, NPR's Carrie Khan reports, acting Venezuelan President, Delce Rodriguez, has given a major speech.
Rodriguez exhibited flashes of defiance in her short speech to lawmakers, calling the U.S. military attack on Venezuela a, quote, stain on our relations. Rodriguez has the tough task now of not upsetting hardliners in her government while avoiding antagonizing President Trump.
She told lawmakers Venezuela can't fear diplomacy, but also added if she has to go to Washington, she will go on her own terms. I will do it standing, walking, not dragged. I will do it with the tricolor flag. I will do so standing tall, not being dragged, never crawling, she said. Carrie Conn, NPR News, Rio de Janeiro.
Gas prices are low right now in the U.S., but global instability could change that. As NPR's Windsor Johnston reports, analysts are watching international flashpoints that can send oil prices surging overnight.
Right now, drivers are paying around $2.85 on average for a gallon of regular. Analysts expect prices to stay below $3 through the rest of the year. But petroleum expert Matt McLean says those forecasts can shift fast when global tensions rise. Just last week, when the president said help is on the way, that sent oil prices up 4% over the course of a 24-hour period.
Now today, prices are back down 4%, so we're back where we started. But the key of the matter is we are always monitoring those things. McLean says conflicts involving oil-producing countries, like Iran, are being watched especially closely. Windsor Johnston, NPR News, Washington.
This is NPR. A group of governors from northeastern states and the Trump administration are trying to shift the cost of energy away from consumers. They're asking the biggest electrical power grid operator to hold an emergency auction for power. They want big tech companies who use a lot of power for AI data centers to bid. The goal is to help cut energy prices for consumers.
School children now have the option to drink whole milk. President Trump signed a bill this week that overturns limits installed during the Obama administration. NPR's Will Stone has more.
The move affects schools that participate in the National School Lunch Program, and it reflects the recent changes to the U.S. dietary guidelines, which now promote higher-fat dairy products. Kids will be able to drink all kinds of milk ā whole, 2 percent and 1 percent fat, skim milk, as well as lactose-free options.
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