Plus, a capybara controversy in Argentina. 


On Today’s Episode: 


Judge Threatens Contempt Proceedings Over Deportation Flights to El Salvador (www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/us/politics/trump-proba…) , by Alan Feuer


Maryland Senator Unable to Secure Meeting With Deported Immigrant in El Salvador (www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/us/politics/maryland-el…) , by Robert Jimison


Trump Waved Off Israeli Strike After Divisions Emerged in His Administration (www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/us/politics/trump-israe…) , by Julian E. Barnes, Eric Schmitt, Maggie Haberman and Ronen Bergman


Musk’s Team Is Building a System to Sell ‘Gold Card’ Immigrant Visas (www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/us/politics/gold-card-v…) , by Ryan Mac and Hamed Aleaziz


Trump Cuts Likely to Curtail Study of Climate Change’s Health Effects (www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/well/trump-nih-cuts-cli…) , by Maggie Astor


California Is Taking Trump to Court to Stop His Tariffs (www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/us/california-trump-tar…) , by Shawn Hubler and Soumya Karlamangla


Texas Is Poised to Create a $1 Billion Private School Voucher Program (www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/us/texas-trump-private-…) , by Dana Goldstein and J. David Goodman


One Town Says, Yes, You Can Have Too Many Capybaras (www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/world/americas/argentin…) , by Jack Nicas


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