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From Elmo to emergency alerts: The impact of public media cuts
From Elmo to emergency alerts: The impact of public media cuts

The Senate just passed a bill that would cut more than $1.1 billion in previously allocated federal funds for public media. The Wall Street Journal r…

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Why Congress might claw back money it already approved
Why Congress might claw back money it already approved

The Senate voted to advance legislation that would claw back over $9 billion dollars for foreign aid and public media that both chambers of Congress,…

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Bugs, heat, broken toilets: life inside “Alligator Alcatraz”
Bugs, heat, broken toilets: life inside “Alligator Alcatraz”

New reporting from the Miami Herald reveals that a significant portion of detainees held at an immigration detention facility in the Florida Everglad…

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One year on, what we know about the Trump assassination attempt
One year on, what we know about the Trump assassination attempt

It’s one year since the assassination attempt against Trump, and a damning Senate committee report just described the event as a “preventable tragedy…

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ICE agents are hiding their faces during raids. Is that legal?
ICE agents are hiding their faces during raids. Is that legal?

Trump is expected to visit Texas today, amid longer-term questions over the future of FEMA. Zack Colman from Politico takes us through them.

The pres…

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Why the Texas floods were so deadly
Why the Texas floods were so deadly

Why were the Texas floods so deadly, and could more have been done to warn victims? Emily Foxhall at the Texas Tribune explores the issue.

Today, a f…

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Trump promised 90 tariff deals in 90 days. We’ve got two. What happened?
Trump promised 90 tariff deals in 90 days. We’ve got two. What happened?

Trump extended his deadline for countries to make tariff deals, and sent a host of letters threatening new measures. Brian Schwartz at the Wall Stree…

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After Texas’s abortion ban, miscarriages became more life-threatening
After Texas’s abortion ban, miscarriages became more life-threatening

The death toll from the Texas floods climbed above 100, as stories of tragedy and heroics continue to emerge. Keri Heath at the Austin American-State…

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Tragedy in Texas: how flash flooding devastated a county
Tragedy in Texas: how flash flooding devastated a county

Catastrophic flooding in Texas killed at least 80 people, and more rainfall is expected. The Texas Tribune has the latest.

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What to know about the government’s new database to track citizens
What to know about the government’s new database to track citizens

The Senate narrowly passed Trump’s tax-and-spending bill. Next comes the challenge to get it through the House before July 4. Politico looks at what …

8 months, 2 weeks ago

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