Nation and World Politics
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NPR sues Trump administration over executive order to cut federal funding to public media
May 27, 2025 2:18 pm - National Public Radio and three of its local stations sued President Donald Trump on Tuesday, arguing that his executive order cutting funding to the 246-station network violates their free speech and relies on an authority that he does not have.
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Kennedy says COVID vaccines no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women
May 27, 2025 11:49 am - U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday announced that COVID-19 vaccines are no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women.
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Wall Street rallies as its roller-coaster ride whips back upward after Trump pauses more tariffs
May 27, 2025 10:39 am - Wall Street is rallying Tuesday as the roller-coaster ride created by President Donald Trump’s trade policies whips back upward, this time because of a delay for his tariffs on the European Union.
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Trump administration moves to cut $100 million in federal contracts for Harvard
May 27, 2025 9:07 am - The Trump administration is asking federal agencies to cancel contracts with Harvard University worth about $100 million, a senior administration official said Tuesday, intensifying the president's clash with the nation’s oldest and wealthiest university.
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Judge orders government to facilitate return of deportee after error
May 24, 2025 9:45 pm - A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to facilitate the return of a gay Guatemalan man whom officials deported to Mexico despite his claims that he would b...
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What’s in Trump and Republicans’ giant tax and immigration bill?
May 23, 2025 10:05 pm - New tax cuts. Massive spending on border security. Cuts to social safety net programs. Pullbacks on investments to fight climate change. New limits on student loans. If i...
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Chief Justice agrees to pause court orders requiring DOGE to turn over records about its operation
May 23, 2025 9:46 pm - WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John Roberts agreed Friday to temporarily pause orders that would require Elon Musk ’s Department of Government Efficiency to publicly disclose...
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White House slashing staff in major overhaul of National Security Council, officials say
May 23, 2025 9:44 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is ordering a major overhaul of the National Security Council that will shrink its size, lead to the ouster of some political appointe...
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FEMA faces backlog of emergency aid requests as hurricane season nears
May 23, 2025 8:10 pm - The Federal Emergency Management Agency faces a backlog of unprocessed emergency aid requests as hurricane season approaches — a sign of how the White House’s insistence ...
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Trump administration says Columbia violated civil rights of Jewish students
May 23, 2025 8:08 pm - NEW YORK — The Trump administration is accusing Columbia University of violating the civil rights of Jewish students by “acting with deliberate indifference” toward what ...