NPR News: 04-13-2025 1PM EDT
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Rahm. President Trump is scheduled to meet tomorrow at the White House with Salvadoran President Ebu Kelu. The Trump administration has sent deported migrants to his Supermax prison in El Salvador. including at least one man by mistake. A federal judge has ordered that Kilmore Abrego-Garcia be returned, but so far that hasn't happened. NPR's Mara Liason has more.
The judge ruled that Abrego-Garcia was wrongly deported, and the administration has admitted he was deported because of a, quote, administrative error. The judge says the government has to get him back or, quote, facilitate his return, and the Supreme Court has backed up the judge. So now... It would seem to be a pretty simple matter of President Trump asking to bring this man back to the United States. But the Department of Justice has been resisting the judge's order, even though President Trump said on Friday, quote, if the Supreme Court says bring somebody back, I would do that.
NPR's Mara Liason. China is welcoming a U.S. move to eliminate import taxes on some electronics, but officials want the lifting of all tariffs on Chinese goods. The BBC's Celia Hatton reports.
A statement from China's Commerce Ministry was brief and to the point. It said a U.S. decision to lift global tariffs on a range of tech items from smartphones to laptops was a small step in correcting what it described as a wrong practice of placing 145% tariffs on Chinese goods. The withdrawal of some import taxes offers relief to American tech companies and also to overseas manufacturers, many of which are located in southern China. The Chinese Commerce Ministry also called on the U.S. to return to dialogue, though it made no mention of the reciprocal taxes it's placed on U.S. imports.
the BBC's Celia Hatton reporting. The Justice Department is cutting millions of dollars in federal grants for the Vera Institute of Justice. It's one of the nation's oldest criminal justice reform non-profits. NPR's Meg Anderson reports.
The grants helped train prison guards, bolstered police alternatives for mental health crises, and trained police to communicate with deaf people. The Justice Department told the Institute those initiatives, quote, no longer effectuate its priorities. Amy Fettig, who leads fair and just prosecution, said the cuts should raise alarms for anyone getting federal money. The federal government and this administration are signaling...
that if you don't agree with us, we are going to come after you.
Last week, the DOJ cut federal grants for the Maine Department of Corrections. Attorney General Pam Bondi told Fox & Friends it was because the state holds a transgender woman in its women's prison. Meg Anderson, NPR News.
You're listening to NPR News in Washington. The White House released today what it says are the results of President Trump's physical exam last week. His doctor says he exhibits excellent cognitive and physical health and is fully fit to serve as commander-in-chief and head of state. The report listed the president's height as 75 inches and his weight at 224 pounds. Blue Origin, the private space company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, is preparing to launch an all-female flight crew tomorrow. NPR's Ava Pukash reports it's the first all-female flight since 1963.
The six-person crew includes journalist Gayle King and pop star Katy Perry. They'll take a roughly 11-minute space flight lifting off from West Texas. In an interview with the Associated Press, Perry said it's an important moment for the future of commercial space travel. Less than a quarter of people who have gone to space have been women.
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