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Jun 12, 2026
President Trump said Thursday that he was canceling strikes on Iran as talks were back on with Iran and a peace deal was imminent.
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Jun 12, 2026
Hockney moved from London to Southern California in the 1960s and was an innovative painter, photographer, stage designer and printmaker.
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Jun 12, 2026
NPR's Leila Fadel asks former State Department advisor and negotiator Aaron David Miller about peace talks and Iran's strategic options following President Trump's announcement that a deal is close.
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Jun 12, 2026
Pope Leo XIV visited the Canary Islands on Thursday, where he issued a forceful defense of migrants.
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Jun 12, 2026
Moira Brown, perhaps the oldest of Scotland's Tartan Army of soccer fans, will be in Boston when Scotland's team plays against Haiti on June 13. "I'm the luckiest person in this world," she says.
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Jun 12, 2026
Moira Brown, perhaps the oldest of Scotland's Tartan Army of soccer fans, will be in Boston when Scotland's team plays against Haiti on June 13. "I'm the luckiest person in this world," she says.
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Jun 12, 2026
Thirty years ago, Brad Nowell, the lead singer of '90s ska band Sublime, died of an overdose. His son Jakob was an infant. He's now Sublime's lead singer, releasing the band's first album since 1996.
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Jun 12, 2026
Foundation species like coral, oysters and big trees are critical to their ecosystems, providing food and shelter. A new study finds their influence continues after their death.
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Jun 12, 2026
SpaceX will go public on the NASDAQ Friday, likely to set a record as the most valuable IPO in history. NASDAQ is making a big play for IPOs, with new rules aimed at drawing in companies like SpaceX.
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Jun 12, 2026
It's two life sentences for the man who shot and killed one Minnesota lawmaker and her husband and wounded another lawmaker and his wife. A plea deal allowed the shooter to escape execution.
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Jun 12, 2026
Michel Martin speaks with Texas Pastor Billy Echols-Richter about Karmelo Anthony's conviction.
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Jun 12, 2026
President Trump has nominated Jay Clayton, the former chairman of the SEC, to serve as director of national intelligence. It follows a pick for acting director that caused an uproar on Capitol Hill.
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Jun 12, 2026
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Democratic Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware about President Trump's new nominee to oversee the U.S. intelligence community.
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Jun 12, 2026
A soccer game eight years in the making finally kicks off on Friday night in Los Angeles when the U.S. men's national soccer team hosts Paraguay for its opening match of the FIFA World Cup.
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Jun 12, 2026
A daughter remembers her father who was killed in the Pulse nightclub mass shooting 10 years ago.
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Jun 11, 2026
A second day of U.S. and Iranian strikes has intensified tensions, raising fears that the fragile April ceasefire could unravel as negotiations stall.
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Jun 11, 2026
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with retired Gen. Joseph Votel, former commander of U.S. Central Command, about the U.S. strikes on Iran and the extent to which Iran might be able to hit back.
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Jun 11, 2026
The trial for the man accused of starting the Palisades Fire is underway. The jury heard vastly different accounts of what happened during opening statements Wednesday.
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Jun 11, 2026
Five winning images from a photo contest show scientists at work and capture the wonder of research and discovery.
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Jun 11, 2026
Elon Musk's rocket company, recently merged with xAI, raised $75 billion in its initial public stock offering. It's the first of a trio of mega-IPOs from AI companies expected this year.
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Jun 11, 2026
U.S. launches a second-round of strikes against Iran, inflation jumps to its highest level in more than three years, 2026 World Cup kicks off in Mexico.
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Jun 11, 2026
Tim Ream, the 38-year-old defender of the U.S. men's national soccer team, isn't the fastest player on the field anymore. But his calm and steady leadership has earned him the captain's armband.
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Jun 11, 2026
Know nothing about soccer but want to speak like you do? With the World Cup here in the U.S., we have a guide to "football" lingo.
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Jun 11, 2026
Pulte's appointment has scrambled talks to renew a spy tool known as FISA 702, as lawmakers in both parties have been vocal about his lack of national security experience and role as a Trump loyalist.
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Jun 11, 2026
Elon Musk's rocket company, recently merged with xAI, is aiming to raise $75 billion in its initial public stock offering. It's the first of a trio of mega-IPOs from AI companies expected this year.
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Jun 11, 2026
A U.N. report finds the number of people uprooted by conflicts around the world has fallen and the number of refugees returning home is reaching record numbers. But some haven't returned by choice.
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Jun 11, 2026
NPR's A Martinez speaks with CBS News correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti about his new book, "TORCHED: How a City was Left to Burn, and the Olympic Rush to Rebuild L.A."
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Jun 11, 2026
Inflation has jumped to its highest level in more than three years. Much of the increase is fueled by higher gasoline prices since the U.S. launched its war with Iran.
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Jun 11, 2026
The U.S. annual inflation rate jumped to 4.2% in May, a three-year high. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with economist Claudia Sahm about what the numbers mean and what the Fed may do about it.
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Jun 11, 2026
The FDA approved a new sunscreen ingredient for the U.S. Bemotrizinol has long been used in Europe and Asia. The chemical compound protects against UVA and UVB rays.
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Jun 10, 2026
Voters in four states went to the polls Tuesday, selecting contenders for several high-profile races in November. A look at the results.
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Jun 10, 2026
NPR's Michel Martin sizes up the outcome of the key Tuesday primary races with Cook Political Report elections analyst Dave Wasserman.
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Jun 10, 2026
Gates will sit for a closed-door interview before the House Oversight Committee about his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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Jun 10, 2026
Gates is sitting for a closed-door interview before the House Oversight Committee about his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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Jun 10, 2026
Gates will sit for a closed-door interview before the House Oversight Committee about his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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Jun 10, 2026
Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil writes about the ascent of the first grunge band to sign with a major label and the death of lead singer Chris Cornell in his memoir, "A Screaming Life."
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Jun 10, 2026
With Xi Jinping and Kim Jong Un reaffirming ties while sidestepping nuclear tensions, the U.S. faces a growing challenge in responding to an increasingly confident, nuclear-armed North Korea.
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Jun 10, 2026
World Cup fever is hitting Canada ahead of kickoff Thursday. With soaring ticket prices and growing questions off the pitch, will passion for the game last?
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Jun 10, 2026
A new report finds close to half of American families did not earn enough to cover necessities in 2024. And with prices continuing to rise, there's little sign that's changed.
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Jun 10, 2026
The Supreme Court is considering overturning a Mississippi law that allows counting of mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day. That will affect Alaska, where ballots can be weather-delayed.
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Jun 10, 2026
The U.S. military said it launched strikes on Iran for downing an Apache helicopter. NPR's Michel Martin speaks to Michael Singh, a former Middle East adviser in the George W. Bush White House.
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Jun 09, 2026
Israel and Iran agree to stop strikes for now as President Trump says there's a "good chance" for a deal with Tehran in the coming days.
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Jun 09, 2026
NPR's Leila Fadel asks David Schenker of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy about President Trump's leverage in dealings with Israel's prime minister.
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Jun 09, 2026
President Trump officially nominated Todd Blanche to be the next Attorney General, setting up a potential confirmation fight in Congress.
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Jun 09, 2026
Comedian Jeff Foxworthy has a new standup special on Fox Nation. It's called "The Joke's on Me."
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Jun 09, 2026
Months of higher gas prices are taking a toll. We check in on the trade-offs people are making.
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Jun 09, 2026
Iran's soccer team arrived in Tijuana, Mexico, where they received a warm welcome and are now gearing up for cross-border commutes to the U.S. for every World Cup match.
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Jun 09, 2026
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with tech journalist Karen Hao {HOW} about the Pope's recent warnings that AI companies represent a new form of colonialism.
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Jun 09, 2026
A New York jail is struggling to provide adequate health care and pay medical workers, even after the last health vendor went bankrupt and a new one took over. Now, nurses are resigning.
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Jun 09, 2026
In Maine, a Senate primary shines light on a tight general election matchup while gubernatorial primaries in South Carolina and Nevada may signal the future for the Republican and Democratic parties.
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Jun 09, 2026
NPR's Leila Fadel looks ahead to some of the day's primary elections with J. Miles Coleman of the University of Virginia's Center for Politics.
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Jun 09, 2026
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announces measures to contain the spread of the New World screwworm parasite in Texas, a major concern for livestock production.
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Jun 09, 2026
A new report shows global conflicts surged in 2025, reaching levels not seen since World War II.
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Jun 08, 2026
Israel and Iran exchanged fire early Monday, escalating tensions and raising fears the conflict could pull the region back into a full-scale war.
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Jun 08, 2026
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Randa Slim of the Stimson Center about how the latest round of retaliatory strikes from Iran and Israel could affect the peace talks between the U.S. and Tehran.
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Jun 08, 2026
Pope Leo XIV is in Spain, calling for an end to political polarization on his first papal visit to the country in 15 years.
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Jun 08, 2026
More than 40 million adults in the U.S. ages 50 and older have osteopenia, or low bone density. An FDA-approved wearable vibration device is giving some women a tool that could slow that loss.
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Jun 08, 2026
The 79th Annual Tony Awards celebrated the best of Broadway on Sunday. Jeff Lunden breaks down the results of Broadway's biggest night.
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Jun 08, 2026
Harpo Marx -- the "silent" Marx brother -- can finally be heard speaking in a live album of recently recovered material, which was recorded just six months before he died in 1964.
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Jun 08, 2026
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Josef Palermo, an artist and curator, about his tenure at the Kennedy Center and what its future might hold.
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Jun 08, 2026
There was a time when scandals were the death knell for political careers. But today, they're far from being career enders. Do scandals really not hold any power anymore?
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Jun 08, 2026
There was a time when scandals were a death knell for political careers. But today, they're far from being career enders.
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Jun 08, 2026
China's President Xi Jinping is in North Korea, his first trip in seven years, in a bid to reassert China's influence in the region.
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Jun 08, 2026
NPR's A Martinez speaks with Kimberly Adams, the new host of the economic news radio show and podcast "Marketplace Morning Report."
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Jun 08, 2026
There's a lot of buzz about low-intensity vibration, which can mimic some of the effects of exercise. The FDA approved a vibration belt for people at risk of osteoporosis, and a published study shows it's beneficial for bone strength when used regularly.
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Jun 08, 2026
President Trump walked out of an interview on Sunday's "Meet the Press" after being pressed on his repeated claims that the 2020 election and last week's California primaries were "rigged."
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Jun 08, 2026
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Nathan Gonzales, editor and publisher of Inside Elections about Tuesday's primaries in four states and how President Trump could affect the odds for his party.
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Jun 05, 2026
The Senate passed legislation early Friday morning to fund President Trump's immigration enforcement agencies through the end of his term.
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Jun 05, 2026
NPR's Michel Martin asks former Republican National Committee communications director Doug Heye how votes by outgoing Senate Republicans are likely to affect President Trump's agenda.
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Jun 05, 2026
A case of New World screwworm has been found in a calf in Texas. The flesh-eating fly, which was eradicated from the U.S. in the 1960s, poses a major threat to the cattle industry.
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Jun 05, 2026
A new NPR/Ipsos poll shows many teachers are using AI to save time, but a majority are also worried the technology is making it harder for students to learn to think for themselves.
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Jun 05, 2026
A new HBO documentary by Questlove tells the story of the R&B band Earth, Wind & Fire. Morning Edition host A Martinez speaks with band members Philip Bailey, Verdine White & Ralph Johnson.
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Jun 05, 2026
A new HBO documentary by Questlove tells the story of the R&B band Earth, Wind & Fire. Morning Edition host A Martinez speaks with band members Philip Bailey, Verdine White and Ralph Johnson.
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Jun 05, 2026
Through years of controversy and delayed construction, one Iraq veteran has been rehabilitating a Japanese garden in the middle of the on the vast VA campus in West Los Angeles.
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Jun 05, 2026
The Planet Money team traces the life of a tax loophole from creation, discovery, exploitation -- all the way to watching it get closed shut.
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Jun 05, 2026
A Black teen faces first-degree murder charges in a highly anticipated trial following the killing of a white teenager at a Frisco, Texas, track meet last year.
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Jun 05, 2026
President Trump continues to pursue very personal agenda items that are testing the limits of support from Republican members of Congress.
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Jun 05, 2026
NPR's Michel Martin asks Republican pollster Jim Hobart how voters view President Trump's agenda - the Iran war, the "anti-weaponization" fund, the ballroom - and what informs their midterm choices.
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Jun 05, 2026
Protesters in Albania oppose Jared Kushner's planned Adriatic coast resort, which would be located in one of the Mediterranean's most environmentally sensitive areas.
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Jun 05, 2026
As the cost of living continues to rise, service workers of popular coastal areas like the Florida Keys are getting priced out of housing and having trouble making ends meet.
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Jun 04, 2026
NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Jonah Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Dispatch, about whether President Trump's political controversies are interfering with his legislative agenda.
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Jun 04, 2026
Satrapi was the author of the acclaimed graphic novel "Persepolis" and a leading champion for women's rights in Iran. Satrapi's death was confirmed by the French presidency.
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Jun 04, 2026
President Trump admits to calling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "crazy" during a tense and heated phone call over Israel's offensive into Lebanon. How strained is their relationship?
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Jun 04, 2026
President Trump is demanding that Israel's prime minister end the incursion into Lebanon. Danny Citrinowicz of the Institute for National Security Studies shares his view.
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Jun 04, 2026
The Trump Administration stopped admitting refugees and created a new program for white South Africans. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told lawmakers this week that they "assimilate" more easily.
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Jun 04, 2026
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Sting about the comeback tour of his musical "The Last Ship," which has a run at the Metropolitan Opera next week.
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Jun 04, 2026
The Last Ship, the first musical to be staged at New York's Metropolitan Opera, inspired by Sting's childhood growing up in the shadow of a shipyard.
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Jun 04, 2026
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with former Defense Secretary and CIA Director Leon Panetta about President Trump's controversial appointment of Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence.
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Jun 04, 2026
The Obama Presidential Center opens later this month. NPR got a preview.
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Jun 04, 2026
President Trump's proposed arch, planned to sit between the Lincoln Memorial and the home of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, would block the symbolic view between the two and the message of unity it represents.
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Jun 04, 2026
President Trump's proposed arch, planned to sit between the Lincoln Memorial and the home of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, would block the symbolic view between the two and the message of unity it represents.
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Jun 04, 2026
The U.S. has long attracted top talent to come study and work. Many are now at risk of being deported because of a pause on visa processing. For Iranian nationals, returning home is risky.
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Jun 04, 2026
The World Cup gets underway next week and millions will pack huge stadiums to watch. Public health officials will be watching too, only they're looking for germs that could spread at these matches!
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Jun 04, 2026
Some Republicans' frustration with President Trump has been on display in Congress this week, first with Trump's "anti-weaponization fund" and then the war with Iran.
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Jun 04, 2026
NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Democratic Whip Katherine Clark of Massachusetts about House approval of a war powers resolution directing President Trump to pull U.S. forces from hostilities with Iran.
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Jun 04, 2026
President Trump signed an executive order reclassifying 8,000 high-ranking civil servants into at-will employees who can be fired without due process.
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Jun 03, 2026
The White House Office of Management and Budget is moving to take more control of billions of dollars in federal grants. Critics say the proposed change would jeopardize the integrity of U.S. science.
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Jun 03, 2026
Voters in six states cast ballots Tuesday in primary races for U.S. House, Senate and statewide offices. A look at the results.
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Jun 03, 2026
NPR's Leila Fadel sizes up the results of six states' primaries with Matthew Klein of the Cook Political Report.
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Jun 03, 2026
The Allen Institute in Seattle says scientists have now learned enough about how the brain works to start fixing it when it breaks.
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