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Israel Strikes Gaza, Trump And The Courts, Takeover At US Institute Of Peace
18 Mar 2025
Hundreds of Palestinians were killed or injured in surprise Israeli strikes, threatening a tenuous ceasefire. A federal judge ordered the Department of Justice to explain why it ignored a ruling not to deport hundreds of Venezuelans, and the US Institute of Peace was the scene of a hostile takeover by the Trump administration's government efficiency group.Want more comprehensive analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter.Today's episode of Up First was edited by Gerry Holmes, Roberta Rampton, Russell Lewis, Alice Woelfle and Janaya Williams. It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Destinee Adams and Christopher Thomas. We get engineering support from Arthur Laurent. And our technical director is Carleigh Strange.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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Hundreds of Palestinians were killed or injured in surprise overnight attacks by Israel. The punishing strikes on Gaza come in the midst of fraught ceasefire negotiations.
Does this mean the war is back on?
I'm Amy Martinez, that's Leila Fadl, and this is Up First from NPR News. A judge is asking the Justice Department to explain why it ignored orders to stop the deportation of hundreds of Venezuelans.
So what I see them doing so far is playing footsie with the notion of defying a court order rather than actually defying a court order.
How far will the White House try to stretch its powers?
And the Department of Government Efficiency broke into the U.S. Institute of Peace offices with the help of police.
D.C. police showed up at my office and said, it's time for you to go.
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