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What immigration message is President Trump trying to convey in 2026?
President Trump is trying to reset his immigration message this midterm election year after facing heavy criticism for military deployments in American cities, sweeping immigration raids and legally challenged deportations. And Pierre's moral license says Trump's made a tactical retreat.
He has a lot of time now to pull back. He's pulled back National Guard troops from these places. Maybe he won't have any more videos of American citizens being shot. You know, he has made a tactical retreat, and that might help him return to the parts of his immigration agenda that are popular, a secure border and deporting criminals who are undocumented immigrants.
NPR's Mara Lice and Texas Congressman Al Green was kicked out of the State of the Union last night after he held up a Black People Are Not Apes sign. The Democrat was protesting a video on the Republican president's social media account earlier this month that contained a racist depiction of former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama's primates. Trump blamed it on a staffer, but Green blames the president. He held up the protest sign from an aisle seat inside the House chamber as Trump made his way to the podium. The Supreme Court struck down President Trump's signature tariffs, but economists say don't expect to see big changes in prices at the stores. That's because the administration has many tools to keep tariffs in place.
Here's NPR's James Dubek.
The Supreme Court said President Trump's tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act weren't allowed. But Trump quickly said he was imposing worldwide tariffs under a different law, known as Section 122. And that's not his only option. He can also use provisions related to national security or unfair trade practices. Carol Labinder is an economics professor at the University of Texas at Austin.
For a consumer, it doesn't really matter, you know, what authority the president calls on to impose the tariff.
The tariffs could be challenged again in court, but in the meantime, economists say don't expect any big price cuts. James Dubeck, NPR News.
Secretary of St. Marco Rubio says Venezuela is better off now that the U.S. military ousted Nicolás Maduro, but he says there's still a long way to go. Making the comments as he met with leaders of a group of Caribbean nations known as CARICOM. NPR's Michelle Kellerman reports.
Rubio gave a thumbs up as he sat down to address the meeting of CARICOM on the island of St. Kitts. Behind closed doors, according to a transcript, he told the presidents and prime ministers gathered here that he's committed to making things work in Venezuela and believes that country will need to hold free and fair democratic elections to get to the next step. He didn't mention his pressure campaign on Cuba, which is getting some pushback from some CARICOM states. Rubio instead focused on how he wants to partner with Caribbean countries to stop the flow of drugs into the U.S. and prevent narco-terrorists from buying weaponry from the U.S. Michelle Kellerman, NPR News, St. Kitts. It's NPR.
Starting today, Americans and citizens from other countries who do not need visas to enter the United Kingdom will still have to register online before they travel. NPR's Lauren Frayer has more from London.
It's called an electronic travel authorization, or ETA. Tourists and business travelers who hold passports from the U.S. and more than 80 other countries won't be allowed to enter the U.K. without one.
How did Congressman Al Green protest during the State of the Union?
British and Irish citizens are exempt, as are foreigners with U.K. work visas or residency. An ETA costs about $20, half the price of the permit required for many foreigners entering the U.S.
That's NPR's Lauren Frayer in London. Plans for the biggest solar farm in the United States are moving ahead in California's Central Valley. That's where 200 square miles are being set aside, where farmers can no longer grow crops. Dan Charles has details.
The solar project is planned for farmland west of Fresno.
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