President Trump sending hundreds of U.S. Marines into LA as protests continue, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. removing all of a key vaccine committee, drug deaths plummet among young Americans.
Michel Martin is the weekend host of All Things Considered, where she draws on her deep reporting and interviewing experience to dig in to the week's news. Outside the studio, she has also hosted "Michel Martin: Going There," an ambitious live event series in collaboration with Member Stations.
NPR asks Rep. Adam Smith of Washington state, top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, about the mobilization of U.S. Marines and deployment of National Guard troops in Los Angeles.
People in LA continue to protest ICE immigration raids. President Trump is now sending in 700 U.S. Marines and an additional 2,000 National Guard. State officials call it an unnecessary escalation.
Ukraine recently destroyed Russian warplanes in a series of drone strikes. And Russia has ramped up its own drone arsenal and carried out heavy attacks. NPR takes a closer look at the escalation.