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India and Pakistan on the brink of war. Again.
A ceasefire deal has put a pause on conflict between India and Pakistan. But experts say the two nuclear powers have a lot to work out if the Kashmir…
11 months, 1 week ago
The challenges facing the first-ever American pope
The world's 1.4 billion Catholics have a new pope, Leo XIV. But the church he now leads is far from unified. What does the global Catholic Church wan…
11 months, 1 week ago
What is Tren de Aragua? The criminal organization's origins, activities and reach within the U.S.
The Biden administration first labeled Venezuelan gang as a multi-national criminal organization. President Trump has now put Tren de Aragua at the c…
11 months, 1 week ago
How the Trump administration's defense policies are affecting women in service
As the U.S. military faces a recruiting crisis, women have been consistent enlistees into America’s armed forces. So why is Defense Secretary Pete He…
11 months, 1 week ago
How closely is Trump following the Project 2025 blueprint?
The vast majority of Trump’s executive orders have come from The Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025, and the so-called "America First" plan. How the …
11 months, 2 weeks ago
The Jackpod: The past is a foreign country
On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on what President Trump does and doesn’t know about U.S. history and what that means for the country today.
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11 months, 2 weeks ago
Feeding America's insatiable appetite for lumber
The Trump administration wants to expand the American lumber industry by logging more trees in national forests and raising tariffs on lumber imports…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Trump's push to shrink FEMA
Hurricane Helene devastated western North Carolina last year. President Donald Trump promised North Carolinians he wouldn’t forget them. But recently…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
The real story of REAL ID
Starting May 7, you will have to have a REAL ID to board a U.S. domestic flight. But so much has changed in the 20 years since Real ID was first prop…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Did 'An Abundance of Caution' during COVID do more harm than good for America's students?
Millions of healthy children didn't set foot in a classroom for more than a year during the COVID pandemic. Journalist David Zweig says those school …
11 months, 2 weeks ago