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Immigrants Without Legal Status May Lose Health Care In States
Democratic governors in California and Minnesota are proposing to roll back health insurance coverage for immigrants without legal status that they signed into law. We look at what's going on.
This p…
Published on 7 months ago
Accusations Of White Genocide Derail US-South Africa Meeting
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa visited the White House Wednesday ostensibly to talk about trade policies and the upcoming G20 Summit. But the Oval Office meeting with President Trump quickly…
Published on 7 months, 1 week ago
Can Trump Get His Megabill Through Congress?
House Republicans are working to advance a massive bill that essentially wraps up all of President Trump's legislative goals. The conference is largely, but not entirely, unified, and just a few Re…
Published on 7 months, 1 week ago
Republicans Push For Legislation Limiting Ballot Initiatives
Ballot initiatives are one way for voters to get issues that matter to them enshrined in law, especially if lawmakers aren't interested in taking them on in local legislatures. But, efforts in severa…
Published on 7 months, 1 week ago
Roundup: Trump visits the Middle East
President Trump took his first major trip abroad this week, visiting the Middle East and signing business deals. We talk about what happened.
Then, the Department of Justice is pursuing charges again…
Published on 7 months, 1 week ago
SCOTUS Hears Birthright Citizenship Case
On his first day in office, President Trump signed an executive order to prevent children born in the U.S. to parents in the country without legal authorization from obtaining citizenship. On his sec…
Published on 7 months, 1 week ago
Why Is Trump Involved In Crypto?
His face may not be on any currency issued by the federal government, but President Trump has lent his support and image to a meme coin, a kind of cryptocurrency. We look at how his policies on crypt…
Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago
How An American Pope May Influence American Politics
For the first time, the leader of the Catholic Church is from the United States. We discuss how Pope Leo XIV's election may play a role in U.S. politics, both for Catholics and others.
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Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago
Trump's Tariff Turnaround
After saying his tariff policies "will never change," President Trump announced he was reducing tariffs on imports from China from 145 percent to 30 percent. China, in turn, lowered its retaliatory t…
Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago
Roundup: Immigration Policies; New Surgeon General Nominee
The Trump administration announced plans, currently on hold, to deport migrants to Libya, even if they are not from the country originally, and offered a financial incentive for people to "self-depor…
Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago