SNAP decision, Open Enrollment, Electricity Prices Increase
01 Nov 2025
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Two judges rule that it’s unlawful for President Trump to suspend SNAP food benefits. With higher ...
Democrats' Shutdown Pressure, SNAP Deadline, Nuclear Testing
31 Oct 2025
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Democrats are facing growing pressure to end the government shutdown as millions brace to lose food ...
Trump-Xi Meeting, Head Start Funding, Surgeon General Nominee
30 Oct 2025
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President Trump met with China’s President Xi Jinping in South Korea, where the two leaders agree ...
Hurricane Melissa Aftermath, Israel Strikes Gaza Again, Air-Traffic Controllers
29 Oct 2025
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Hurricane Melissa devastates Jamaica, leaving neighborhoods underwater and hundreds of thousands wit...
SNAP Benefits Shutdown, Trump In Japan, Hurricane Melissa
28 Oct 2025
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More than 40 million Americans will soon be without federal food assistance because SNAP benefits ar...
Trump In Asia, U.S. Military In Caribbean, Shutdown Week 4
27 Oct 2025
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President Trump’s Asia trip kicks off with peace deal between Cambodia and Thailand and a trade ...
Kiwi vs. Predator
26 Oct 2025
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In New Zealand, a nationwide extermination campaign is underway. It's one of the most ambitious in t...
House Members During Shutdown; Trump Visits Asia; US Military Buildup in Caribbean
25 Oct 2025
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Some members of the House of Representatives are using down time during the shutdown to connect from...
Missed Paychecks, NBA Gambling Scandal, Russia Reacts
24 Oct 2025
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More than a million federal workers are missing their first full paycheck as the shutdown stretches ...
Ukraine-EU Meeting, National Guard Deployment Cases, Pentagon Press Corps
23 Oct 2025
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European leaders meet with Ukraine’s president with billions in frozen Russian assets on the table...
VP Vance In Israel, Shutdown Politics, White House Under Construction
22 Oct 2025
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Vice President JD Vance says he’s optimistic about the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas ...
Shutdown Economics, U.S.- Colombia Tensions, Louvre Heist Fallout
21 Oct 2025
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The economic cost of the government shutdown is mounting, as workers miss paychecks and contracts st...
Airstrikes On Gaza, Shutdown Pressure Points, Venezuela Boat Strikes
20 Oct 2025
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Israel says the ceasefire is back on after it launched strikes on Gaza in response to clashes over t...
A Tiny Plot to Call Home
19 Oct 2025
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Homeless encampments are a part of the landscape in many U.S. cities. In Oakland, California, one of...
"No Kings" Protests; Aid Slow for Gaza; U.S. - China Trade War Heats Up
18 Oct 2025
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Thousands of "No Kings" rallies are planned across the U.S. today, protesting the Trump administrati...
Bolton Indicted, Trump and Zelenskyy Meeting, Rebuilding Gaza
17 Oct 2025
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John Bolton is indicted on 18 counts for allegedly mishandling classified information dating back to...
Venezuela Escalation, Shutdown Layoffs Paused, Military Pay
16 Oct 2025
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President Trump escalates pressure on Venezuela, authorizing covert CIA operations and striking susp...
Gaza Ceasefire Tested, Shutdown Stalemate, SCOTUS Voting Rights
15 Oct 2025
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Hamas hands over more bodies of deceased hostages as tensions rise in Gaza over the next phase of th...
What's Next For Gaza?, Trump Return From Middle East Trip, ICE Tactics
14 Oct 2025
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A fragile ceasefire is holding in Gaza as Hamas fighters return to the streets and freed detainees c...
Hostages Released, Trump In The Middle East, Shutdown Layoffs
13 Oct 2025
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Phase one of the Gaza ceasefire is underway as Hamas releases Israeli hostages and thousands of Pale...
ICE Under Trump
12 Oct 2025
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President Trump campaigned on a promise of mass deportations. Since he took office in January, agent...
Nobel Laureate Maria Corina Machado on Regime Change in Venezuela
11 Oct 2025
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From hiding, Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado reacts to her Nobel Peace Prize, anno...
Israel, Hamas Peace Deal Latest; Federal Worker Layoffs; Health Care Subsidies
11 Oct 2025
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The peace deal between Israel and Hamas is entering its second day - we'll have the latest on how th...
Gaza Ceasefire, Trump's Middle East Peace Plan, Letitia James Indicted
10 Oct 2025
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A fragile ceasefire deal is being put to the test as Israeli troops begin pulling back in Gaza. Pres...
Gaza Ceasefire Reached, Shutdown Day 9, Chicago National Guard
09 Oct 2025
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President Trump says Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a 20 point peace deal. More ...
Shutdown Politics, Air Traffic Control Issues, Comey Arraignment
08 Oct 2025
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The government shutdown enters its second week with no negotiations underway, as President Trump thr...
National Guard Powers, Marking October 7th, SCOTUS: Conversion Therapy
07 Oct 2025
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Texas deploys National Guard troops under President Trump’s orders as legal battles intensify over...
National Guard Portland, Gaza Talks In Egypt, SCOTUS Term Begins
06 Oct 2025
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A federal judge issues a late night order to stop President Trump’s latest attempt to deploy the N...
National Security, Unlocked
05 Oct 2025
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Mary Louise Kelly, host of NPR's All Things Considered, is no stranger to tough conversations with i...
Hamas Agrees to Trump Plan, Shutdown Day 4, Medicaid Cuts
04 Oct 2025
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Hamas says it will release all hostages remaining in Gaza, as part of President Trump’s ceasefire ...
Shutdown Day 3, No Jobs Report, Trump Pressures Universities
03 Oct 2025
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Senators are set to vote again on competing spending bills to fund the government, with neither side...
Kentucky’s governor on the shutdown and political divisions
02 Oct 2025
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Andy Beshear is widely popular in red state Kentucky and he's considering a run for president. The D...
White House Shutdown Cuts, Government Services Interrupted, Gaza City Evacuation
02 Oct 2025
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President Trump’s budget director is canceling billions in projects and threatening mass layoffs a...
Government Shutdown Begins, Impact Of Shutdown, Trump Hegseth Military Meeting
01 Oct 2025
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The federal government has shut down for the first time since 2019, with President Trump threatening...
Shutdown Deadline, Gaza Deal Reaction, Top Military Leaders Meeting
30 Sep 2025
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Federal agencies will run out of money tonight unless Congress reaches a last-minute deal, with both...
Michigan Church Shooting, Government Shutdown Negotiations, Trump Netanyahu Meeting
29 Sep 2025
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A gunman was killed in a shootout with police after he drove his truck into a Michigan church during...
American Voices on Trump
28 Sep 2025
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The Trump administration has moved fast to chart a new course for American policy both here at home ...
Comey And Beyond, Costs Of TikTok Deal, Dreamers Amid Deportations
27 Sep 2025
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President Trump claims not to have a list of people for the government to punish but he has already ...
Comey Indictment, Hegseth Summons Military Leaders, Impending Shutdown
26 Sep 2025
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Former FBI Director James Comey is indicted on obstruction and false statement charges after Preside...
ICE Shooting In Texas, UNGA: Ukraine Warning, Government Shutdown Standoff
25 Sep 2025
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A deadly shooting at a Dallas ICE office leaves one detainee dead and highlights rising violence aro...
Government Shutdown Looms, UNGA: Trump Slams Russia, Jimmy Kimmel Returns
24 Sep 2025
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President Trump cancels a meeting with Democratic leaders as a government shutdown looms, with both ...
Autism and Tylenol, Jimmy Kimmel Returns, Trump At The UN
23 Sep 2025
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President Trump promotes unproven links between Tylenol, vaccines, and autism, and moves to change d...
Charlie Kirk Memorial, Trump Pressures DOJ, Palestinian State Recognition
22 Sep 2025
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President Trump and top officials turned Charlie Kirk’s memorial into both a tribute and a politic...
Casualties of Trump’s War on Higher Ed
21 Sep 2025
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President Trump has a long list of grievances against many U.S. colleges and universities. He’s co...
The Week In Politics, The Week In Free Speech, The Week In Vaccines
20 Sep 2025
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Congress leaves for recess without an agreement on government funding, making an October shutdown mo...
Trump And Free Speech, CDC On Childhood Vaccines, Antifa Terror Designation
19 Sep 2025
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President Trump is pressuring the FCC to target broadcasters that criticize him, raising new questio...
CDC Meeting On Vaccines, Fed Rate Cuts, Kimmel Suspended
18 Sep 2025
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Vaccine advisers to the CDC meet today to decide on COVID boosters and childhood shots, with new mem...
Kirk Suspect Charged, Trump Visits The King, FBI Director Patel Testifies
17 Sep 2025
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Utah prosecutors charge Tyler Robinson with aggravated murder and other crimes in the killing of con...
Vance and Charlie Kirk, Patel On The Hill, Fed Preview
16 Sep 2025
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Vice President JD Vance calls Charlie Kirk’s death personal and political, vowing to target groups...
Kirk Probe Latest, Rubio in Israel, Emmys Recap
15 Sep 2025
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Authorities in Utah are still searching for a motive in the killing of conservative activist Charlie...
Life in a Christian Commune
14 Sep 2025
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As a young woman, Kate Riley’s search for meaning led her to a Christian commune. She lived there ...
Utah Suspect in Custody, Campuses React, Missouri Passes Redistricting
13 Sep 2025
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Members of Tyler Robinson's community say they are shocked he is accused of killing Charlie Kirk at ...
Kirk Shooting Investigation, Economic Round-up, Brazil's Bolsanaro Convicted
12 Sep 2025
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Police have released video and pictures of a suspect who they believe shot and killed right-wing act...
Latest on the Kirk Investigation, Who Was Charlie Kirk?, Russian Drones Over Poland
11 Sep 2025
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Police are still searching for the gunman who killed right-wing activist Charlie Kirk during a speec...
IL Gov. Pritzker On Crime, Immigration, Trump's 'Power Grab'
10 Sep 2025
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JB Pritzker is in a battle with President Trump over crime and immigration--or really, Pritzker says...
Israel Strikes Qatar, ICE In Chicago, MAHA and Kids
10 Sep 2025
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Israel targeted Hamas leaders in Qatar as they were considering a deal to release all hostages, seve...
SCOTUS Immigration Sweeps Ruling, Limited Epstein Files, Trump's Handling of Russia
09 Sep 2025
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The Supreme Court clears the way for President Trump’s immigration sweeps in Los Angeles, even whe...
Trump and Chicago, Trump Assassination Attempt Trial, Russia Ukraine Drone Attacks
08 Sep 2025
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President Trump walks back a weekend social media post warning Chicago is “about to find out why i...
When the Oil Runs Dry
07 Sep 2025
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Drilling for oil has been going on in the US for over 150 years. Across the country we have bored mi...
Feds Eye More Cities, Hyundai Plant Raid, Influential Pastor
06 Sep 2025
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The Trump administration is eying more cities even as it builds up a National Guard presence near Ch...
RFK Jr. Grilled, Europeans Pledge Troops to Ukraine, DC Sues Trump Admin
05 Sep 2025
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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has defended his actions on vaccines in a ...
RFK Jr. Testifies Before Senate, Fed Confirmation Hearing, Harvard's Legal Victory
04 Sep 2025
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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will testify in the Senate today following...
Lawmakers Call For Epstein Files, Trump's Crypto Token, China's Military Parade
03 Sep 2025
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Members of Congress are trying to force a vote to make the Trump administration release more of the ...
Government Shutdown Looms, Brazil's Ex-President on Trial, Earthquake in Afghanistan
02 Sep 2025
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Congress returns to Washington following the August recess as a deadline to avoid a government shutd...
European Troop Coalition, Heads of State Meet in China, Trump and Labor Day
01 Sep 2025
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European leaders are drafting plans to send a coalition of troops to Ukraine as part of a possible p...
A CLEAR Path to the Front of the Line
31 Aug 2025
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Air travel is stressful enough–and then there are people who can pay to jump the queue. How do som...
Trump Tariff Ruling, Texas Abortion Medication Bill, New Dietary Guidelines
30 Aug 2025
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A federal appeals court ruled that most of President Trump’s tariffs are illegal, but is holding o...
Minneapolis Shooting Latest, New Acting CDC Director, North Korean Leader to Beijing
29 Aug 2025
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The father of the eight-year-old boy who has killed in the shooting at Annunciation Church and Scho...
Minneapolis Mass Shooting, CDC Director Fired, Biden Admin and Gaza Aid
28 Aug 2025
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Investigators in Minneapolis are working to determine why a heavily armed 23-year-old opened fire at...
Fed Governor Legal Fight, DNC Summer Meeting, Taylor Swift Engaged
27 Aug 2025
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Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook’s attorney has plans to file a lawsuit challenging President Tr...
Fed Governor Fired, Trump Expands National Guard, Abrego Garcia Back in Custody
26 Aug 2025
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President Trump has moved to fire a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve. The Pr...
Trump Threatens Chicago, DOJ Latest, US-South Korea Summit
25 Aug 2025
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President Trump threatens to send the National Guard to Chicago. The Justice Department has released...
How Katrina Transformed New Orleans Schools
24 Aug 2025
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In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, state officials in Louisiana saw an opportunity to transform ...
DOJ’s Maxwell Transcripts, Possible Interest Rate Cut, DC Immigrants Fearful
23 Aug 2025
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The Justice Department released transcripts and recordings of their recent talks with convicted sex ...
Famine in Northern Gaza, Epstein Docs, CA/TX Maps
22 Aug 2025
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A UN-backed panel of experts says there is famine in northern Gaza, the Justice Department is expect...
Israel Calls Reservists, NATO & Ukraine, Hurricane Erin
21 Aug 2025
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Israel plans to call up 60,000 reservists for a new Gaza City offensive, even as Hamas says it has a...
Governors and the National Guard, Europe and Ukraine, Texas Redistricting
20 Aug 2025
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Six governors are sending National Guard troops to Washington, D.C. to back President Trump's crime ...
Trump and Ukraine, Kremlin's View, California Redistricting
19 Aug 2025
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President Trump plots his next steps to broker an end to Russia's war on Ukraine after White House m...
Zelenskyy Meets Trump, Gaza Latest, More National Guard Troops to D.C.
18 Aug 2025
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President Trump will host Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders at the White House. Isr...
The Horror of Codependency
17 Aug 2025
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Maintaining a long-term romantic relationship is hard work. There are good times and there are bad a...
After The Summit, The Week In Politics
16 Aug 2025
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President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke for more than three hours after landing a...
Trump and Putin Meet For A Summit in Alaska. What Are the Views From Moscow and Kyiv?
15 Aug 2025
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President Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin meet in Anchorage today for a high-stakes...
Ukraine Battlefield, New Immigrant Detention Center, Kennedy Center Honors
14 Aug 2025
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Military escalations have taken place in Ukraine in recent days, even as President Trump prepares to...
Trump-Putin Expectations, Trump and D.C. Homelessness, Inflation Check-In
13 Aug 2025
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The White House tempers expectations of a breakthrough during the Trump-Putin summit. The Trump admi...
D.C. Crackdown, Europe's Putin-Trump Scramble, Ford's Cheaper EV Rollout
12 Aug 2025
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President Trump asserts federal control over Washington D.C., police force. European leaders will me...
Putin U.S. Meeting, Netanyahu's Gaza Plan, Trump D.C. Action
11 Aug 2025
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President Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin prepare talks to end the war in Ukraine. ...
Is Tech Really Helping Parents?
10 Aug 2025
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There are an endless stream of high-tech gadgets that promise to ease parenting fears and make the e...
Israel Expands War, Dems Enter Redistricting Fight, Setback For Asylum Seekers
09 Aug 2025
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There's been pushback from around the world after Israel said it would take control of Gaza City. Ca...
Gaza Occupation Decision, Redistricting Update, Trump Orders New Census
08 Aug 2025
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Israel's cabinet has voted to expand the war in Gaza by taking control of Gaza City, Republican effo...
Fort Stewart Shooting, Tariff Deadline, Trump And Putin Meeting Prospects
07 Aug 2025
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Five soldiers were shot and injured by one of their co-workers at Fort Stewart Army base in Georgia,...
White House Envoy In Moscow, MAGA Split On Gaza, Redefining The Attorney General Role
06 Aug 2025
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White House envoy Steve Witkoff is in Moscow to meet with Vladimir Putin, days before President Trum...
Gaza Pressure On Israel, Texas Redistricting, NASA Carbon Dioxide Satellites
05 Aug 2025
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Israel's government is considering expanding the war in Gaza despite a growing chorus of voices in I...
US Economic Outlook, Mexico Tariff Uncertainty, Gaza Hunger And Hostages
04 Aug 2025
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New and higher import tariffs are set to take effect this week, but Mexico got a 90 day reprieve, ca...
Can Psychedelic Therapy Go Mainstream?
03 Aug 2025
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Research shows that psychedelics can help with a range of mental health conditions, like PTSD and de...
Economic Worries, Redistricting Battles, Reconsidering BMI
02 Aug 2025
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A flurry of economic news this week painted an unflattering picture of the U.S. economy. States are ...
Tariffs Deadline, Texas Flood Hearing, Witkoff In Israel
01 Aug 2025
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The White House issued new tariff rates last night. Which imported goods will face the highest rates...
Fed Keeps Interest Rates, Texas Redistricting, US Middle East Envoy In Israel
31 Jul 2025
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The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady this week despite demands for lower rates from Presid...
Gaza Famine and Diplomacy, EPA Emissions Standards, GOP's Epstein Troubles
30 Jul 2025
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The UK says it will recognize a Palestinian state if Israel doesn't act to end deaths from starvatio...
NYC Office Shooting, Trump In Scotland, Gaza Aid Latest
29 Jul 2025
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A gunman shot and killed four people — including a police officer — at an office building in mid...
Pete Buttigieg warns democrats can't go back to pre-Trump status quo
28 Jul 2025
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Steve Inskeep speaks with former U.S. Secretary for Transportation Pete Buttigieg about where Democr...