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US Senator Visits Abrego Garcia, Florida State University Shooting, Fed Independence
18 Apr 2025
A US Senator from Maryland met with Kilmar Abrego Garcia — the man illegally deported by the Trump administration — in El Salvador. Two people were killed and six wounded in a shooting on the campus of Florida State University, and economists say it could backfire if President Trump pressures the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates. 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 Willem Marx, Susanna Capelouto, Rafael Nam, Janaya Williams and Mohamad ElBardicy. It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Nia Dumas and Christopher Thomas. We get engineering support from Damian Herring. Our technical director is Zac Coleman. And our Executive Producer is Jay Shaylor.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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A U.S. senator traveled to El Salvador to visit the man illegally deported there by the Trump administration.
My mission today was simply to see how his health is, what his condition is.
Is he any closer to returning to the U.S.?
I'm Amy Martinez with Leila Fadl, and this is Up First from NPR News. Students at Florida State University locked themselves in basements and bathrooms to escape an active shooter on campus. We have no idea what's going on, and they said we can go back, but, like, how do I know that campus is safe? The alleged gunman is the son of a local sheriff's deputy.
And President Trump is pressuring the Fed to cut interest rates, and it's got economists worried.
Just look around the world at places where there isn't independence. The inflation rate is higher, the unemployment and the job market are worse.
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