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Trump Wants Powell Out, Administration Risks Contempt, and Homegrowns Are Next
17 Apr 2025
President Trump is feuding with Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell. This all comes as Americans are feeling gloomier about the economy. Also, a judge found probable cause to find the government in criminal contempt, ruling that the Trump administration willfully disregarded an order to turn back airplanes carrying deported migrants to El Salvador, and President Trump says he is looking into whether the U.S. can detain citizens who commit crimes in overseas prisons.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, Eric Westervelt, Rafael Nam, Janaya Williams and Mohamad ElBardicy. It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Nia Dumas and Christopher Thomas. We get engineering support from Neisha Heinis. And our technical director is David Greenburg.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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I'm ready whenever you are. Actually, I lied. Okay, I just need to get the... Okay, okay, now I'm ready. Hadn't loaded yet. Here I am. Okay. Okay. President Trump is blasting the nation's monetary policy chief over interest rates.
But can Trump push Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell out more than a year before his term ends?
I'm Michelle Martin, that's A. Martinez, and this is Up First from NPR News. A judge says the Trump administration ignored his orders to turn around two planes carrying alleged gang members to detention centers in El Salvador. And President Trump says he would like to find a way to lock up Americans abroad.
That's the real fear that we have now is that he is going to try to evade judicial review of deportations of U.S. citizens. Can the U.S. government actually do that? Stay with us. We'll give you all the news you need to start your day.
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