Federal authorities began increased immigration-enforcement operations in Chicago, targeting people with criminal records. Time reports. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court ruled that immigration stops in Los Angeles can continue. The Wall Street Journal’s Jess Bravin tells us how the decision is part of a bigger pattern.
A key piece of Trump’s law-enforcement takeover in Washington, D.C., is clearing homeless encampments. Marissa Lang, an enterprise reporter at the Washington Post, explains why the administration’s promise of shelter and services to affected people is going largely unfulfilled.
KFF Health News reporter Arielle Zionts joins to discuss how rural hospitals are pooling their resources to save money and provide better care.
Plus, a birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein with what appears to be Trump’s signature on it was handed over to Congress, Lachlan Murdoch won his family’s succession battle, and how tossing baby puffins off of a cliff can be a good thing.
Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.
