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Jul 11, 2025
President Trump says a host of small countries should prepare for double-digit tariffs if they fail to reach trade agreements with the U.S. So what do countries like Cambodia export to the U.S.?
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Jul 11, 2025
NPR's Michel Martin talks with Deanne Criswell, former administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency under President Biden, about responding to natural disasters.
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Jul 11, 2025
President Trump is expected to visit Kerr County, Texas, on Friday to survey damage from last week's catastrophic flooding and to receive updates from local officials.
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Jul 11, 2025
A federal judge in New Hampshire on Thursday blocked President Trump's executive order that attempted to end birthright citizenship, stopping it from taking effect anywhere in the U.S.
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Jul 11, 2025
In the wake of the deadly flash floods in Texas, state leaders are exploring whether to install more flood warning sirens. Such sirens can save lives if they're part of a larger warning system.
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Jul 11, 2025
Many Americans received an email from the Social Security Administration applauding the megabill's passage. Experts say it was misleading.
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Jul 11, 2025
President Trump heads to Texas Friday to survey flood damage, Trump turns sharply critical of Russia's Putin, DOGE gains access to database that controls government payments to farmers and ranchers.
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Jul 11, 2025
The new PBS documentary "Made in Ethiopia" explores China's increasing investment footprint in Africa through three women whose lives are deeply affected by the largest industrial park in Ethiopia.
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Jul 11, 2025
What President Trump learned after his tax cuts bill passed in his first term -- and what his team might do differently this time as they work to sell it to Americans.
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Jul 11, 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has left the U.S. after meeting President Trump, but with no breakthrough on a Gaza ceasefire. And many Israelis are increasingly eager to see the 21-month war end.
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Jul 11, 2025
President Trump has become a major booster of digital currency. The Planet Money team went to look into how the president's crypto enthusiasm plays out inside the industry.
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Jul 11, 2025
Could sirens save lives in future flash floods? Texas officials say they intend to install sirens in Kerry County. Experts agree that sirens are an important tool for warning people about flash floods in rural areas. But the technology is expensive, and can't solve the problem all on their own.
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Jul 11, 2025
This year is the first time that more U.S. college students will learn entirely online compared to being fully in-person. And research shows most online programs cost as much or more than in-person.
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Jul 11, 2025
NPR asks Michael McFaul, former U.S. ambassador to Russia, about President Trump's recent tough talk about Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump said he's now considering new sanctions.
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Jul 11, 2025
Two managers at a San Diego construction project were trying to boost the morale of workers in the middle of the COVID pandemic. In this StoryCorps, hear how some monarch butterflies helped.
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Jul 11, 2025
The Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, recently gained high-level access to a database that controls billions of dollars in government payments to farmers and ranchers across the U.S.
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Jul 10, 2025
Hundreds of State Department staff are bracing for layoffs after a Supreme Court ruling cleared the way for sweeping federal cuts — and Secretary of State Marco Rubio is slashing deep.
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Jul 10, 2025
NPR talks with retired Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré, who coordinated military relief efforts after Hurricane Katrina, about the search for people believed missing after the Texas floods.
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Jul 10, 2025
A retired Army lieutenant general who led the military response after Hurricane Katrina says searches can take a long time because human remains can be trapped under debris that must be removed piece by piece.
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Jul 10, 2025
A retired Army lieutenant general who led the military response after Hurricane Katrina says searches can take a long time because human remains can be trapped under debris that must be removed piece by piece.
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Jul 10, 2025
Hundreds of mourners gathered at a high school football stadium Wednesday night in Kerrville, Texas, to remember the more than 120 people who died in the floods as well as those still missing.
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Jul 10, 2025
During another night of intense airstrikes, Ukraine relied on its dwindling supplies of air defense munitions to shoot down Russian drones and missiles.
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Jul 10, 2025
NPR's A Martinez talks with 19-year-old Taylor Bergmann of Hunt, Texas, about how he and his family escaped his home as the floods came in on July 4
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Jul 10, 2025
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Democratic Texas state Rep. Joe Moody about failed legislation that would have enhanced emergency response measures in Texas. Moody was one of the bill's sponsors.
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Jul 10, 2025
Amazon Prime Day is underway this week, and it's actually four days long. This year, it offers a gut check on the state of selling — and shopping — as President Trump's tariffs loom.
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Jul 10, 2025
NPR asks Chad Berginnis, executive director of the Association of State Floodplain Managers, about the kind of support the government offers to those in flood-prone areas.
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Jul 10, 2025
Leaders from several West African nations are in Washington this week as part of a three-day mini-summit the White House described as an effort to expand "commercial opportunities."
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Jul 10, 2025
NPR speaks with the Economic Policy Institute's Daniel Costa about the large amount of additional funds allocated to ICE in the tax and spending bill and how it might impact immigration enforcement.
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Jul 10, 2025
The State Department says it's investigating an incident where an AI-generated voice posing as Secretary of State Marco Rubio sent messages to some foreign ministers and U.S. officials.
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Jul 10, 2025
NPR asks legal scholar Kim Wehle about the limits of presidential power in light of multiple media reports of a Justice Department investigation into former intelligence officials.
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Jul 09, 2025
Former Kerr County commissioner Tom Moser advocated for a siren warning system about a decade ago. He believes sirens could have saved lives had they been in place.
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Jul 09, 2025
NPR speaks with former Kerr County Commissioner Tom Moser about abandoned plans for a warning system in the part of central Texas that has now been devastated by floods. Moser pushed for the system.
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Jul 09, 2025
The death toll from a devastating flash flood in several Texas counties continues to rise. Gov. Greg Abbott said at least 109 people have died and more than 161 are still unaccounted for, five days after the event.
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Jul 09, 2025
The latest on the deadly floods in Texas, foreign policy dominates President Trump's week, Supreme Court allows Trump administration to resume mass federal layoffs for now.
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Jul 09, 2025
NPR's Leila Fadel examines the use of masks by federal agents while carrying out immigration arrests
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Jul 09, 2025
The Trump administration can move ahead, for now, with plans to lay off hundreds of thousands of federal workers following a U.S. Supreme Court decision on Tuesday.
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Jul 09, 2025
NPR's A Martínez talks with Jay Foreman, CEO of Basic Fun!, the company behind Tonka and Care Bears, about how President Trump's latest tariff decisions are impacting business.
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Jul 09, 2025
Looking for a new video game to play this summer? Industry journalists share their favorite indie game studio recommendations.
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Jul 09, 2025
NPR's A Martinez talks with "All Things Considered" colleague Juana Summers about her reporting on the catastrophic floods in Texas that has left more than 100 people dead and more than 160 missing.
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Jul 09, 2025
Senior Pastor Jasiel Hernandez Garcia talks with NPR about his experiences after his First Presbyterian Church in Kerrville became a reunification center in the deadly central Texas floods.
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Jul 09, 2025
President Trump is hosting Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu this week as they work on a ceasefire in Gaza. He's also resuming military aid shipments to Ukraine after they were temporarily halted.
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Jul 09, 2025
Some MAGA supporters expressed outrage after the DOJ and FBI said they found no incriminating Jeffrey Epstein "client list" or blackmail scheme. NPR talks with Axios reporter Tal Axelrod.
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Jul 09, 2025
The last remaining piece of a damaged American World War II warship has been found. Scientists and explorers discovered the severed bow of the USS New Orleans off the coast of the Solomon Islands.
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Jul 08, 2025
There have been more than 100 deaths following the flash floods in Texas, and dozens more are still unaccounted for. We remember some of those lost in the floods.
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Jul 08, 2025
NPR's Michel Martin asks U.S. Coast Guard Air Operations Officer Nathan Shakespeare about his work coordinating rescues in the Texas flood zone from a base in Corpus Christi.
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Jul 08, 2025
Crews continue their search-and-rescue efforts in central Texas, four days after devastating flooding that left more than 100 people dead. Dozens are still missing.
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Jul 08, 2025
NPR's Leil Fadel asks Mahmoud Meslat, co-chair of the political wing of the Syrian Democratic Forces, whether Kurds in the semi-autonomous northwest region have a voice in the new government.
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Jul 08, 2025
The DOJ has sued the entire federal district court in Maryland over an order that puts a temporary hold on deportations, intensifying a confrontation between the Trump administration and the courts.
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Jul 08, 2025
The DOJ has sued the entire federal district court in Maryland over an order that puts a temporary hold on deportations, intensifying a confrontation between the Trump administration and the courts.
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Jul 08, 2025
Winemakers in the Burgundy region of France are worried they will lose U.S. customers because of potential higher tariffs that may take hold in August if current trade talks fail.
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Jul 08, 2025
Pakistan has quickly become one of the world's biggest markets for solar energy. This solar boom has been driven in large part by consumers who are fed up with sky-high electricity costs.
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Jul 08, 2025
NPR's A Martinez speaks with journalist Paola Ramos about President Trump's gains among Latino voters in 2024 and how ICE operations across the country could effect that support.
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Jul 08, 2025
A beluga whale at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium is the first to successfully recover from general anesthesia in captivity after a surgery to remove a network of cysts.
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Jul 08, 2025
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with meteorologist Tom Di Liberto {DEE la-bert-oh} with the nonprofit news organization Climate Central about flash flood warnings preceding the deadly central Texas foods.
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Jul 08, 2025
Stocks tumbled Monday after President Trump threatened to impose new import taxes on more than a dozen countries. Trump pushed back the effective date of those tariffs, however, until Aug. 1.
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Jul 08, 2025
Leaders in the BRICS group of emerging economies ended their recent summit with calls for less confrontation in the world. But that plea didn't go over well with President Trump.
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Jul 07, 2025
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, about the deadly floods in his state.
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Jul 07, 2025
Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, says affected Texans are owed an investigation into what went wrong with evacuating flooded areas and how it can be prevented from happening again.
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Jul 07, 2025
Crews continue to search in central Texas for victims of flash flooding that killed at least 82 people. Officials have been dealing with tough questions about why many were not warned to evacuate.
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Jul 07, 2025
President Trump says his administration will start sending letters out to countries this week notifying them of new tariff rates if they don't have a deal with the U.S. before a new Aug. 1 deadline.
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Jul 07, 2025
NPR's Michel Martin asks Philip Luck, former deputy chief economist at the State Department in the Biden administration, about how trade negotiations affect the U.S. economy.
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Jul 07, 2025
In January, the deadly Eton Fire destroyed thousands of homes in Altadena, Calif. What challenges do homeowners and other residents in one small neighborhood continue to face?
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Jul 07, 2025
Dozens are dead following flash flooding in Texas, including some at Camp Mystic. NPR speaks with Lauren Garcia about the camp and what makes it a special place for the women in her family.
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Jul 07, 2025
Dozens are dead following flash flooding in Texas, including some at Camp Mystic. NPR speaks with Lauren Garcia about the camp and what makes it a special place for the women in her family.
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Jul 07, 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is scheduled to meet President Trump at the White House on Monday, when they are expected to discuss a possible ceasefire in Gaza.
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Jul 07, 2025
NPR's Leila Fadel asks Hussein Ibish, senior resident scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute, about Gaza ceasefire talks and the appointment of a new Hamas leader in Gaza.
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Jul 07, 2025
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Greg Waller, a hydrologist at the West Gulf River Forecast Center of the National Weather Service, about the conditions that factored into the deadly flooding in Texas.
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Jul 07, 2025
NPR speaks with Zachary Price, law professor at the University of California College of Law San Francisco, about the Trump administration's rationale for exempting tech companies from the TikTok ban.
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Jul 07, 2025
California is on the verge of passing a new law that would allow providers there to anonymously mail abortion medication to patients, both in the state and to locations outside it. Advocates are hopeful it will allow for more providers to feel safe engaging in telemedicine in order to provide abortion care.
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Jul 04, 2025
More than 30 college teams are showing off their innovations in solar car technology this week at a three-day race in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
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Jul 04, 2025
NPR's Michel Martin asks Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., a member of House Democratic leadership, about Democrats' inability to stop the GOP megabill bound for the president's signature.
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Jul 04, 2025
President Trump touted his success in Iowa Thursday night and has a signing planned for his signature tax cut and policy bill on July Fourth.
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Jul 04, 2025
About 40 million people rely on the Colorado River for drinking water. It also irrigates agricultural fields. It's also shrinking. Now, states might agree on a potential deal on sharing the river.
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Jul 04, 2025
Some religious colleges and universities in the U.S. are in trouble and are cutting programs. Others are seeking mergers to reduce costs and expand offerings.
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Jul 04, 2025
The team from NPR's "Planet Money" looks at Elon Musk's Starlink and its big lead in the satellite internet market. Can it stay ahead of its competitors?
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Jul 04, 2025
The producers of the dating reality series "Love Island USA" have called on fans to stop cyberbullying contestants on the show. When does fandom cross the line into abuse?
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Jul 04, 2025
A New York City hotel that became a symbol of the massive wave of immigration under the Biden administration is permanently closing.
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Jul 04, 2025
For Independence Day, NPR's "Morning Edition" asked listeners to define freedom.
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Jul 04, 2025
Ukraine scrambled to defend itself from Russia's largest barrage of missiles and airstrikes on Kyiv overnight. Trump says no progress was made to end the war during a call with Russia's Putin.
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Jul 03, 2025
Bryan Kohberger pleaded guilty Wednesday in the stabbing murders of four University of Idaho students after reaching a plea agreement for the 2022 killings.
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Jul 03, 2025
NPR's A Martinez asks Republican strategist Brendan Buck about GOP leadership efforts to move a massive tax cut and spending package through the House and to the president's desk.
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Jul 03, 2025
The Wisconsin State Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that an 1849 law does not amount to an abortion ban, keeping access to abortion in the state in place.
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Jul 03, 2025
House Republicans cleared a final procedural hurdle early Thursday and are now one vote away from passing President Trump's sweeping tax cut and spending bill before a self-imposed July 4 deadline.
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Jul 03, 2025
House Republicans cleared a final procedural hurdle early Thursday and are now one vote away from passing President Trump's sweeping tax cut and spending bill before a self-imposed July 4 deadline.
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Jul 03, 2025
NPR speaks with Palestinian American author and poet Hala Alyan {HAHL-uh ahl-YAHN} about her new memoir, "I'll Tell You When I'm Home," in which she shares the experience of motherhood via surrogacy.
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Jul 03, 2025
NPR speaks with Palestinian American author and poet Hala Alyan about her new memoir, "I'll Tell You When I'm Home," in which she shares the experience of motherhood via surrogacy.
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Jul 03, 2025
Iran's government is detaining anyone they believe gathered and shared intelligence with Israel used to strike key military sites and kill top generals and nuclear scientists during last month's war.
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Jul 03, 2025
Canadians on Campobello Island can't get to the rest of their country without going through the U.S. It's been that way for decades. New political tensions have some in the small community worried.
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Jul 03, 2025
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Linda Jones, co-founder of Alabama Childhood Food Solutions, about the potential impact of President Trump's tax and spending bill on her food bank and community.
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Jul 03, 2025
The food assistance program known as SNAP could face significant reductions if President Trump's tax and spending bill passes the House.
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Jul 03, 2025
In March, the Supreme Court upheld Biden-era restrictions on build-it-yourself gun kits. But gun rights groups are still hoping the regulation will be swept away.
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Jul 03, 2025
Budget analysts say the GOP tax cut and spending bill would add trillions to the government's debt over the next 10 years. Interest on the debt already costs taxpayers about $1 trillion per year.
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Jul 03, 2025
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Penn., about the budget and tax reconciliation process in the House and how Democrats might capitalize on it.
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Jul 02, 2025
A federal jury in Manhattan has found hip-hop mogul Sean Combs guilty on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. He was found not guilty on more serious charges.
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Jul 02, 2025
People in Mississippi remember and reflect on the contributions of the slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers on what would have been his 100th birthday.
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Jul 02, 2025
How would the GOP megabill that the Senate passed on Tuesday affect Medicaid coverage? Julie Rovner, chief Washington correspondent for KFF Health News, breaks down the changes contained in the bill.
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Jul 02, 2025
Why are so many young men sporting single mustaches? We explore this new trend and why it's happening.
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Jul 02, 2025
NPR's Leila Fadel asks Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, co-founder of the House Freedom Caucus, about how the conservative group regards the Trump-backed megabill now that it's returning after Senate passage.
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Jul 02, 2025
Maine Gov. Janet Mills speaks with NPR's Leila Fadel about how President Trump's massive tax and spending bill will harm the state's healthcare system and residents.
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Jul 02, 2025
NPR's Leila Fadel asks Maine Democratic Gov. Janet Mills about the GOP megabill, now back before the House, which she says will affect health care, rural hospitals and food assistance.
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