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Trump addressing reporters as he was departing for Texas ahead of that state's Senate primary battles next week.

In his visit to Corpus Christi, Trump is expected to discuss energy and the economy, key parts of his State of the Union address earlier this week.

The latest NPR poll suggests a majority of Americans believe the country is heading in the wrong direction.

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military used a laser to shoot down a Customs and Border Protection drone, according to members of Congress.

NPR's Joel Rose reports the Federal Aviation Administration responded again closing airspace in West Texas.

Pakistan and Afghanistan are in an open war, according to Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Mohammed Asif today.

The neighbors have a long and complicated history, but the latest confrontation is described as the most serious in months.

Afghanistan conducted extensive cross-border attacks last night.

It says it was retaliating for Pakistan's airstrike Sunday.

Their conflict centers on a 1,622 miles of frontier amplified by cross-border terrorism.

At last check on Wall Street, the Dow is down 1.2 percent.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the Pentagon will keep supporting Scouting America, provided it alters policies that appear to run afoul of the administration's ban on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

On X, Hegseth says the Pentagon will vigorously review Scouting America's changes in six months.

Over the last decade or so, the organization went from the Boy Scouts to Scouts.

It lifted membership restrictions or bans on gay and transgender students, gay adult leaders, and girls.

As of May 2024, more than 6,000 girls earned the Eagle Scout rank.

Coal-fired power plants released more air pollution last year than in the past, according to a new analysis of federal data.

NPR's Rebecca Herscher reports the Trump administration explicitly allowed pollution from the plants to increase.