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NPR News: 01-21-2025 7PM EST
Danielle Hegseth, the former wife of Hegseth's brother, says the defense secretary nominee, quote, has an alcohol problem and was abusive to his ex-wife. In her affidavit, reviewed by NPR News, she says at times Hegseth's second wife hid in a closet from him out of fear. Daniel Hegseth submitted the affidavit in response to a request from Democratic Senator Jack Reed of Rhode Island.
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NPR News: 01-21-2025 7PM EST
The ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee called the affidavit, quote, disturbing and potentially disqualifying. On Monday, the committee endorsed Pete Hegseth's nomination along party lines, paving the way for a vote in the full Senate. A lawyer for Hegseth dismissed these allegations to NBC News. NPR has requested comment from Hegseth. Luke Garrett, NPR News, Washington.
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NPR News: 02-05-2025 4PM EST
Crowds chanted against tech billionaire turned special government employee Elon Musk, who has called USAID a, quote, ball of worms. Musk has worked to dismantle the International Aid Agency with the support of President Donald Trump. Many at the rally were current USAID or nonprofit workers, but didn't want to give their names publicly, fearing that they'd be targeted by the Trump administration.
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NPR News: 02-05-2025 4PM EST
USAID has announced that all employees are being placed on administrative leave and that overseas personnel are directed to return within 30 days. Luke Garrett, NPR News, Washington.
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NPR News: 03-30-2025 5PM EDT
United Auto Workers President Sean Fain tells CBS News he supports Trump's auto tariffs.
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NPR News: 03-30-2025 5PM EDT
Fain hopes companies will bring workers back to U.S. manufacturing plants in response to the duty on foreign-made cars and parts.
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NPR News: 03-30-2025 5PM EDT
But some analysts say automakers may not be able to make those changes to scale up U.S. production so easily. Despite his agreement with Trump on tariffs, Fain criticized President Trump for signing an executive order last week that seeks to end collective bargaining for many federal workers. Luke Garrett, NPR News, Washington.
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NPR News: 02-23-2025 6PM EST
Kaine will need to earn Senate approval. Luke Garrett, NPR News, Washington.
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NPR News: 02-23-2025 6PM EST
Defense Secretary Hegseth told Fox News Sunday that the military firings were not personal or political.
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NPR News: 02-23-2025 6PM EST
Hegseth says President Trump deserves to nominate his own defense team, including his chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, retired Air Force Lieutenant General John Dan Raisin-Kane.
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NPR News: 02-23-2025 6PM EST
Rhode Island Senator Jack Reed, who is the ranking Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee and a veteran, criticized the firings on ABC's This Week.
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NPR News: 03-16-2025 3PM EDT
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the U.S. deported hundreds of people who he says are members of the MS-13 and Tren de Aragua gangs on Sunday. Rubio posted on X that El Salvadorian President Nayib Bukele will take these migrants to, quote, very good jails at a fair price.
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NPR News: 03-16-2025 3PM EDT
The president of El Salvador then posted a video of the deportees in handcuffs and said the deportees would be held behind bars for one year. Bukele also responded to reports of a federal judge blocking the deportations with a post saying, quote, oopsies, too late.
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NPR News: 03-16-2025 3PM EDT
On Sunday, Trump's press secretary, Caroline Leavitt, defended the president's use of the 18th century law, not invoked since World War II. With the migrants now in El Salvador, it's unclear what jurisdiction U.S. courts will have. Luke Garrett, NPR News, Washington.
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NPR News: 04-13-2025 2PM EDT
Trump's doctor, Captain Sean Barabella, says the president is, quote, in excellent health, end quote. Since 2020, the president has lost 20 pounds and lowered his LDL or bad cholesterol levels to a, quote, optimal range. The physical exam did reveal a few, quote, abnormalities. The first is scarring on Trump's right ear from the Butler, Pennsylvania assassination attempt.
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In July of 2024, Trump also had an inflamed large intestine and a, quote, benign polyp, end quote, in his colon. On neurological tests for cognitive function, depression, and anxiety, Trump scored within the normal range. This report marks the first detailed and public medical assessment of President Trump since 2020. Luke Garrett, NPR News, Washington.
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NPR News: 02-09-2025 7PM EST
The tech magnate turned special government employee is calling a New York federal judge corrupt for getting in his way. Musk says the Treasury Department agreed to let Doge access their taxpayer data to look out for waste and fraud. The federal judge temporarily blocked the sharing agreement, saying it risks, quote, irreparable harm. In a social media post shared by Musk, Vice President J.D.
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Vance said, quote, judges aren't allowed to control the executive's legitimate power, end quote. The Constitution establishes three separate but co-equal branches of government. the legislative, executive, and judicial. This judicial branch is responsible for deciding whether actions taken by people or the government are legal. A hearing on Doge's access to Treasury data is set for this Friday.
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NPR News: 01-05-2025 8PM EST
House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana tells Fox News Mother Nature will not delay the certification of President-elect Donald Trump's victory.
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NPR News: 01-05-2025 8PM EST
Ahead of the expected snowstorm, Johnson's message to fellow House members is clear. We encourage all of our colleagues, do not leave town, stay here. The House Speaker says he hopes for full attendance despite the storm. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser says city resources will be used to help clear snow for members of Congress ahead of election certification. Luke Garrett, NPR News, Washington.
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NPR News: 03-02-2025 8PM EST
On Friday, following the tense Trump-Zelensky meeting, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina suggested Zelensky should resign or change. But on Sunday, GOP Senator James Lankford of Oklahoma told NBC News he disagrees. I'm not interested in calling on the resignation of other world leaders. Independent Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont defended Zelensky outright on NBC News.
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NPR News: 03-02-2025 8PM EST
House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana threw his support of Zelensky into doubt on Sunday.