Ryland Barton

If you can't visit the original Liberty Bell in Philadelphia, you might find one that at least rings a bell nearby.

For a 1950 bond drive, the Treasury Department commissioned replicas for each U.S.

state and several territories.

The replicas have become a fascination for bell hunters.

They weigh the same as the original and even have faux cracks but differ in metallurgical makeup.

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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton.

The Pentagon says the Iran war has cost $25 billion so far.

NPR's Quill Lawrence reports Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth testified today on Capitol Hill.

Florida Republicans gave a boost to President Trump's national redistricting drive to shape the midterm elections today.

From member station WFSU, Tristan Wood reports the legislature approved new voting maps that could flip four congressional seats now held by Democrats.

With the British king and queen visiting the U.S.

this week, officials on both sides of the Atlantic have been playing up the special relationship between the U.S.

and Britain.

But as NPR's Lauren Frayer reports, some embarrassing comments have emerged from Britain's ambassador to Washington.

I think there is probably one country that

while it has... Gone right to the top of the British system.

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The Trump administration is proposing cutting the EPA's budget by roughly half, sparking heated congressional hearings this week.

Democrats accused the agency of abandoning its mission to protect the environment and public health.