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These days, there is a lot of news. It can be hard to keep up with what it means for you, your family, and your community. Consider This from NPR is a podcast that helps you make sense of the news. Six days a week, we bring you a deep dive on a story and provide the context, backstory, and analysis you need to understand our rapidly changing world. Listen to the Consider This Podcast from NPR. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Spear. The Supreme Court has issued a stay of an order to return a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador last month. Kilmar Armando Abrego-Garcia has been living in Maryland with legal protection for over 10 years. The Trump administration admitted it mistakenly deported him.

MPR's Jasmine Garz reports. The Trump administration has said Kilmar Armando Abrego-Garcia's deportation was an administrative error, but has doubled down on saying he was a gang member. US District Judge Paula Zinis says there's no evidence of that and gave the Trump administration

a deadline of 12 midnight today to bring Abrego Garcia back to the US. The Trump administration quickly asked the Supreme Court to block the order, calling it absurd. Chief Justice John Roberts, in a brief order, says Zinnies' order is stayed until the Supreme Court weighs in on the case and that responses should be filed by 5 p.m. on Tuesday. Jasmine Garst, NPR News, New York.

Even as global markets shutter, President Trump continues to double down on his tariff initiative, Trump threatening an additional 50 percent tariff against China after that country put in place 34 percent retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. Other countries are scrambling to figure out how to respond with the higher rates set to begin Wednesday. Some countries, including Japan, Israel, South Korea, and Pakistan, have either sent or are sending officials to Washington. Trump says he's spoken to Japan's Prime Minister today.

More than half a dozen Republican senators have signed under the legislation to try to rein in President Trump's tariffs. MPR's Claudio Graciales reports the bill is being led by a Senate Democrat. Washington State Senator Maria Cantwell filed legislation to force the president to negotiate with Congress before imposing tariffs. The Democrats' plan has 13 cosponsors and a growing list of Senate Republicans signing on.

This comes as President Trump's wave of tariffs is fueling havoc through global financial markets and raising worries of long-term economic impacts. Several senior GOP senators are among the Republicans signing on including former Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska. The effort is not expected to get very far with stronger opposition in the Republican-led House, but it sends a signal of a growing divide with the president. Claudia Rosales, NPR News. The spring home buying market is shaping up to be a bit more favorable to buyers than

perhaps it's been, that of course as long as they can afford to buy. While the inventory of homes on the market remains low by historical standards, it's up dramatically compared to last year. Home prices, meanwhile, have begun to rise more slowly. Mortgage rates, though, are still elevated. Stocks continue to be whipsawed by the Trump tariffs today. The Dow fell 349 points. The Nasdaq was up 15.

This is NPR. The death toll from a measles outbreak that's hit West Texas, New Mexico, Ohio, Kansas, and Oklahoma has now risen to three. Since the outbreak began, the number of cases has more than doubled compared to a year ago. Once thought to have been virtually eradicated in the U.S., cases began rising this year primarily among unvaccinated individuals. Measles is caught by a virus that is airborne and spreads easily. The memoir All Boys Aren't Blue by George M.

Johnson is now the most challenged book in libraries. That's according to a new report from the American Library Association. And Beerus Andrew Limbong has the story. The ALA has released its annual State of America's Libraries report listing the most challenged books in school and public libraries. The second most challenged book of 2024 is Maya Kovab's Gender Queer, and the third is a tie between Stephen Chbosky's The Perks of Being a Wallflower and Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye. According to the report, more than 70% of

challenges, that is, any attempt to remove or restrict materials, came from organized groups and elected officials, whereas parents and individual library users accounted for about 20%. This report comes after President Trump moved to dissolve the Institute of Museum and Library Services last week. That is, the agency in charge of sending federal money to libraries. Andrew Limbaugh, NPR News. One harbinger of spring is being affected by bad weather.

The annual Masters Tournament at Augusta National. Heavy rain and a threat of thunderstorms closed parking lots and suspended today's scheduled practice round for the storied golf tournament. Things are looking a bit better in the days ahead though. The opening round is Thursday. I'm Jack Spear, NPR News in Washington.