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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Amy Held. Lawmakers are back on Capitol Hill this week after an August recess that was marked by voter frustration.

NPR's Claudia Grisales reports many constituents voiced concerns over the economy and other hot-button

issues at town hall meetings. Lawmakers faced blowback from constituents to address rising prices,

fueled in part by President Trump's tariffs, and concerns that changes at the Federal Reserve could put

further strain on the economy.

Many also pushed back on Trump's signature bill passed this summer,

concerned about cuts to Medicaid, and other government spending.

However, the hardest job on tap for lawmakers may be averting a government shutdown

tied to a September 30th deadline.

Claud Reisales, NPR News.

U.S. colleges and universities are facing a steep drop in international student enrollment this fall.

As Frank Morris of Member Station KCUR reports, it comes after a Trump administration crackdown on student visas.

Last year, well over a million international students helped American schools pay the bills.

But President Trump's State Department has aggressively denied and revoked student visas.

University of North Florida economist Madeline Zavodny says the sharp drop in foreign students is hitting American universities

already facing plunging domestic enrollment.

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