NPR News: 09-27-2025 1PM EDT
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Noor Rahm.
Why is the White House sending troops to Oregon and what are local leaders saying?
President Trump said today he will send troops to Oregon to protect immigration facilities. He said he's directing officials to provide all necessary troops to what he described as war-ravaged Portland. Senator Jeff Merkley, a Democrat, does not appear to believe the president is acting to protect the city.
The president has sent agents here to create chaos and riots in Portland, to induce a reaction, to induce protests, to induce conflicts. His goal is to make Portland look like what he's been describing it as.
Portland Mayor Keith Wilson said he has not asked for and does not need federal intervention. He said his city has protected freedom of expression while addressing occasional violence and property destruction. Members of the board of Iowa's largest school district are to meet later today, following the arrest of the superintendent by immigration agents. Iowa Public Radio's Isabella Liu reports.
Des Moines Superintendent Ian Roberts was arrested after fleeing a traffic stop initiated by ICE agents. Roberts is from Guyana in South America, but grew up in Brooklyn. ICE says he received a final removal order last year. The agency also says there were prior weapon charges and a loaded gun was found in his car. Des Moines School Board Chair Jackie Norris says she hasn't been able to verify new information, but praised how Roberts led the district. There is much we do not know. However, what we do know is that Dr. Roberts has been an integral part of our school community since he joined over two years ago. Roberts led the district since 2023 as Des Moines' first Black superintendent. For NPR News, I'm Isabella Liu in Des Moines.
The Supreme Court has extended the Trump administration's request to withhold more than $4 billion in foreign aid. It's the latest win for the administration in a months-long legal fight over the money.
What are Senator Jeff Merkley and Portland officials accusing federal agents of doing?
NPR's Matt Bloom reports.
The move allows the White House to continue to hold back funding that Congress had already approved for a number of global health programs. Trump initially sought to freeze the funding on his very first day in office in January. Since then, international aid groups have sued to get the money, but in its latest ruling, the Supreme Court's conservative majority said Trump's foreign policy authority outweighs the harms claimed by the group's suing. The court's three liberal justices dissented, with Justice Elena Kagan writing that the Trump administration's request for emergency relief was granted with a, quote, scant briefing and no oral argument. The latest order pauses a lower court order that requires the funds be spent by next week or risk expiration.
Matt Bloom, NPR News.
This is NPR News in Washington. The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to uphold an executive order that tries to restrict birthright citizenship. Three lower courts blocked the order since the 14th Amendment to the Constitution states that anyone born in the U.S. is a citizen. President Trump wants to deny that right to babies without at least one parent who is an American citizen or a lawful permanent resident. Police in 14 African countries have arrested hundreds of suspects in a major sting operation against Internet romance scams. The police were assisted by the International Law Enforcement Agency, Interpol. NPR's Emmanuel Ekimotu reports.
Interpol said the operation took place between July and August and was focused on internet romance scams like sextortion, where victims are extorted and blackmailed with explicit images or videos. The operation identified more than 1,000 victims who lost close to $3 million to the scams. Ghana's police arrested 68 suspects and recovered $70,000 in stolen funds. Police in Côte d'Ivoire also unraveled a sextortion ring, which had more than 800 victims. Internet romance scams and sextortion are among the fastest-growing online security threats in the world. And many victims are young people based in the U.S. Emmanuel Akimotu, NPR News, Lagos.
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