The Morning Edition: Why Do We Feel Free to Talk about the First Amendment? Why We Feel Our Rights Are Preserved and the Right When We Don’t
During an address to Congress, Trump said that he had stopped all government censorship and brought back free speech. This week, Morning Edition will explore who feels freer to speak under Trump’s administration, who feels they’re being forced into silence and the extent to which the constitutional right to free speech might be changing — for the better or worse.
The speakers will be scientists, activists, college Republicans, immigration attorneys and more. We also asked you, our listeners and readers, to share how you are feeling in this moment.
In one interview after the next, people asked us to obscure their full names or not record at all. Fear of reprisal, fear at the border and fear of government retribution were their reasons.
In order to understand what’s happening today, we start this morning by turning to two of the foremost scholars on the First Amendment and free speech.
Lee and Jonathan have different opinions, and you will hear that. But what we understood from our conversations is that when it comes to this basic American right, those across the ideological spectrum find much more common ground than differences.
The Up First Newsletter: Global Markets Plunge Due to Trade War. And, Second Child dies in Texas from Measles
Several hundred people took part in a demonstration across the United States to protest President Trump and Musk’s actions. Marchers addressed cuts and layoffs in federal departments, mass deportations and more. More than 150 groups organized protests in more than 1,200 locations across 50 states. The photographer from NPR documented the rallies.
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President Trump launched a trade war against most of the world last week. Economists in the US say the chances of a recession have increased after Asian and European markets fell. The investment bank Goldman Sachs says the U.S. recession is close to 50-50 odds, assuming Trump won’t go through with his plan for the biggest tariffs to go into effect on Wednesday. If those tariffs hit, the bank predicts a recession.
A Second Child Dies from the Influenzado Induced by a Mexican Polycyclic Fibroblast and Implications for American Economy and Wall Street
A judge in the southern district of New York has ordered the administration to bring back a man who was mistakenly deported last month. The administration has until midnight to make the return happen. The Justice Department believes the court no longer has the power to hear the case because Abrego is in El Salvador.
A second child has died in Texas from the disease. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attended the 8-year-old child’s funeral on Sunday. She has been identified as Daisy Hildebrand. Her death comes as an outbreak centered in Texas reached 481 confirmed cases. Until this year, the United States hadn’t reported a death from the disease in nearly a decade.
President Trump yesterday called for Americans to be “strong, courageous and patient” as his new, steep tariffs against countries around the world play out. After a few days of decline, the market shares in Europe and Asia rebounded today. The US market is likely to see a small boost at the beginning of trading today. In recent days, the value of stock prices has fallen and will only get back some of it today with a minor increase in stock prices.
Defending new tariffs, Supreme Court backed Trump in deportation case: Students’ voices in Gaza and in the U.S.
Iran says it will have indirect talks with the U.S. this weekend in Oman to explore a potential path to diplomacy over its nuclear program. The U.S. will have a very big meeting with Iran on Saturday, according to Trump. Iran rejected Trump’s offers to engage in direct negotiations this year, citing a “breach of promises.” Pezeshkian claims the U.S. will need to build trust with Iran.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled yesterday in favor of the Trump administration continuing to deport what it says are Venezuelan gang members. The vote threw out the lower court ruling that temporarily stopped the deportation of aliens under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act. The attorneys for the men deported last month say that using the act during a time of peace is illegal. They and the men’s family members say many of those deported have no criminal history in the U.S. or their country of origin.
Several international university students who have spoken out against the war in Gaza have been taken in recent weeks by immigration agents. Even though he was a legal permanent resident, plainclothes agents arrested a graduate student at Columbia University who was in his university housing. Rumeysa ztrk, a graduate student from Turkey, was arrested as she walked to meet her friends. These actions raise concerns among free speech advocates across the political spectrum, who worry that more students could be targeted for their views.
“This is what happens in a dictatorship, and these are test cases,” said Eric Lee, a lawyer representing Momodou Taal, a Cornell University Ph.D. student and advocate for Palestinian rights who had his visa revoked. Lee emphasized that if the government can act in this manner, then it can target anyone in the U.S., and citizenship won’t protect individuals.
Listen to Taal’s lawyers discuss the potential repercussions of the crackdown on international students’ viewpoints and its broader implications for society.
How to Teach Your Child Multiple Languages: Real-world Advice for Parents from a Certified Speech Pathologist on NPR’s Life Kit
Many parents think teaching their children multiple languages is bad for them. Studies have shown that being bilingual can improve cognitive function, help with multitasking and boost academic achievement. With consistency, exposure and practice, it’s possible to teach a child two or more languages successfully, bilingual speech-language pathologist Liliana Diaz tells NPR’s Life Kit. Whether you want your kids to learn your heritage language or another language you have mastered, speech pathologists have real-world advice for parents.
