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Chapter 1: What does Mexico's president say about U.S. immigration policy?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Hurst. Mexico's president says she will ask President-elect Trump not to send non-Mexican migrants to Mexico. Empire's Ada Peralta reports it's a veiled threat to the incoming administration.
Chapter 2: How has the U.S. relied on Mexico for deportations?
Both the Biden administration and the first Trump administration have relied on Mexico for their policy of express deportation. Some countries like Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua have in the past refused plane loads of deportees. So the U.S. asked Mexico to take on those migrants. To appease the United States, Mexico has taken tens of thousands of deportees each month.
Chapter 3: What could change if Trump begins deporting Mexican immigrants?
But Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says if Trump begins to deport Mexican immigrants, things will change. We would reach an agreement, she says, in which the U.S. would have to directly deport migrants. The implication is that Mexico could have the power to throw a monkey wrench into Trump's mass deportation plans. Ida Peralta, NPR News, Mexico City.
Chapter 4: Who is Pete Hegseth and what are the allegations against him?
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump's battle pick to head the Department of Defense, has submitted paperwork for the standard FBI background check of all nominees. Meanwhile, Vice President-elect Vance today supported Hegseth for the job amid allegations of sexual and financial misconduct.
Chapter 5: What are the latest updates on the U.S. Naval Academy's admissions process?
We believe that Pete Hegseth is the right guy to lead the Department of Defense. That's why President Trump nominated him. We're not abandoning this nomination. I fully support Pete. I think Pete's going to get confirmed and we are completely behind him.
Chapter 6: What was the ruling regarding race in military academy admissions?
Van spoke to reporters during a tour of the damage from Hurricane Helene in North Carolina. A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Naval Academy can continue to consider a candidate's race when assessing their application to attend the school. NPR's Janaki Mehta reports the decision comes after the Supreme Court ruled against race-conscious affirmative action at other U.S.
Chapter 7: What does Students for Fair Admissions plan to do after the ruling?
colleges. An activist group called Students for Fair Admissions argued that the Naval Academy's race-conscious admissions process was unconstitutional and violates what it calls the original principles of the civil rights movement. A U.S. district judge in Baltimore rejected their arguments, writing that, quote, remains critical for military effectiveness and thus for national security.
Over a year ago, the Supreme Court effectively ended affirmative action at other colleges and universities, leaving out U.S. military academies. Students for Fair Admissions has already said they were disappointed by the latest opinion and that they plan to appeal. Janaki Mehta, NPR News.
A federal appeals court has upheld a law that orders China-based ByteDance to sell the popular video app TikTok or face a U.S. ban. The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. rejected TikTok's argument that the ban is unconstitutional because it violates the free speech of millions of Americans who use the app. TikTok says it will appeal the decision to the U.S. Supreme Court.
You're listening to NPR News from Washington. The judge in the trial of Danielle Penny for the New York City subway chokehold death of Jordan Neely has agreed to drop the top charge against him, manslaughter. This after the jury deadlocked. The judge's decision clears the way for the jury to continue deliberations Monday on the lesser charge of criminally negligent homicide.
Defense attorneys called for a mistrial. The 26-year-old former Marine has pleaded not guilty, saying he was defending himself and other passengers, some of whom testified that they felt threatened by the 30-year-old street artist who struggled with homelessness, mental illness, and drugs. Penny held Neely in the chokehold for several minutes.
Notre Dame Cathedral reopens this weekend after nearly six years after the fire. And Pierce Eleanor Beardsley reports 50 heads of state, including President-elect Donald Trump, will join President Emmanuel Macron for two days of tradition and ritual.
Olivier Latry is one of Notre Dame's four official organists. He says the Archbishop of Paris will officially open the cathedral Saturday evening using his staff, known as a crozier.
To hit the door of the cathedral three times, like this, and then the doors will open and then it will enter the cathedral. And that will be an incredible moment.
Latri will play in the organ-waking ceremony, which he calls a very emotional moment. Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Paris.
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