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The first US measles death in a decade, mass protests against Trump and El Salvador鈥檚 mega-jail鈥�

In today鈥檚 Q&A Anthony, Justin and Mariana sign the podcasting equivalent of an executive order, putting a one-episode exemption on tariffs to focus on the other stories that may have fallen on the backburner since Trump shook up the world鈥檚 financial markets.

The team discuss the biggest protests of Trump鈥檚 second term so far, 蜜芽传媒land Security Secretary Kristi Noem鈥檚 controversial social media video featuring Venezuelan deportees, and the danger of vaccine misinformation following a measles outbreak that鈥檚 led to the deaths of two children.

And the US Senate and Congress seem to have gone quiet - what鈥檚 going on?

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* Anthony Zurcher, North America Correspondent
* Marianna Spring, Social Media Investigations Senior Correspondent

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