Alejandra Marquez Janse
Stories
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Rep. Joaquin Castro visits 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos at an ICE detention facility
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, about his visit to the immigration facility where a 5-year-old and his father have been detained since last week.
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How Trump moves political norms — both slowly and suddenly
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks to Ashley Parker of The Atlantic about her essay recapping how President Trump's relentless boundary-pushing has exhausted his critics.
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Slotkin describes contact from federal prosecutor after video regarding illegal orders
The Justice Department is investigating Congress members after they were in a video telling members of the military they can reject illegal orders. Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., is one of them.
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A reading list to better understand this moment in Venezuela
Venezuelan journalist and author Paula Ramon in Caracas offers a reading list for anyone wishing to gain a better understanding of Venezuela at this moment.
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Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith weighs in on Minneapolis shooting death by ICE agent
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith about the Minneapolis shooting in which an ICE agent killed a 37-year-old woman.
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Justice Department begins releasing Epstein files... What's next?
The Justice Department has begun releasing some the Epstein files. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Congressman Ro Khanna, D-Calif., who co-sponsored the legislation.
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Are Americans letting go of 'slop bowls?'
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Bloomberg's Consumer Reporter Redd Brown, who wrote about the changing sentiments toward the lunch bowl industry.
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The U.S. has long had interest in Venezuelan oil, but that's not all
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Francisco Monaldi, the director of the Latin American Energy Program at the Baker Institute at Rice University about the U.S.'s long interest in Venezuela's oil industry.
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19 photos were released from the Epstein files. We unpack their significance
Nineteen of 95,000 photos for the Jeffrey Epstein files were released by a House committee Friday. What do they tell us and when will more information be available?
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New Miami mayor-elect on 'trickle-down hatred' of federal immigration policy
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Miami Mayor-elect Eileen Higgins, who will be the city's first female mayor and the first Democrat in decades to hold the seat.