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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Spear. Migration and trade are dominating. Secretary of State Marco Rubio's first trip as Trump's top diplomat in El Salvador. He's encouraging the government there to agree to hold Venezuelan gang members deported from the U.S. More from NPR's Michelle Kellerman.
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele hosted Rubio at his lakeside villa about an hour outside the city. They looked out over the lake as a jet ski and boat came by with cheering fans. 90% approval rating. Bukele is popular here for his crackdown on gangs. He says he's working with Rubio on migration and hinted at a big, important deal.
Secretary Rubio came here from Panama, where he says he had a frank discussion about the Panama Canal, which Trump wants back. Michelle Kellerman, NPR News, with the secretary in El Salvador.
Billionaire Elon Musk, under the auspices of Doge, continues to move to consolidate control over large swaths of the federal government. Musk, who was not appointed by Congress, is working on behalf of President Trump. The entity tasked with streamlining government says it's shutting down the U.S. Agency for International Development, which was created by Congress to provide international aid.
Maryland Congressman Jamie Raskin-Munglow is at a protest in Washington, D.C., against the administration's actions.
This is... billions of dollars of work that is being done all over the world, and they're trying to disrupt it and block it. And it comes from Elon Musk, and we don't know exactly what authority he's operating under.
The Trump administration has placed two top security officials at USAID on leave after they refused to turn over classified material. The White House maintains Musk is working for Trump as a special government employee. State Farm says it is seeking an emergency rate hike in California. That's in the wake of devastating wildfires around Los Angeles.
As Kevin Stark of member station KQED reports, the insurance company says it's already paid out more than a billion dollars on thousands of claims.
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