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Cheap gasoline, yes. Drill, baby, drill? Not so much. And electricity bills are going up, not down.
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California says it will train 988 responders to support LGBTQ+ youth calling for help. -
Last week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said that children without legal status cannot enroll in Head Start — effective immediately. But without implementation guidelines, providers say they're in a holding pattern. -
Undocumented immigrants and mixed-status families are learning how to assert themselves — and prepare for worst-case scenarios.
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San Diego’s community college district finds itself directly in Trump’s crosshairs: Its “pride centers” were the only items called out by name in the administration’s plan to slash more than $10 billion of federal spending on education. -
Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s announcement of the intent to revoke Chinese student visas could affect more than 50,000 at California universities and colleges. -
The Port of Los Angeles reported that it expected 80 ships to arrive in May, but 17 have been canceled.
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The review, announced during a news conference at Union Station, will focus on more than $4 billion in unspent federal funds granted to the project.
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The layoffs at the Internal Revenue Service come as part of the Trump administration's downsizing of the overall federal workforce.
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As flu rages, the Trump administration has pulled the plug on a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention flu immunization campaign that targeted high-risk groups, including pregnant women.
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U.S. tariffs could cause the prices of steel and aluminum cans to rise, an increase that may ultimately be passed on to consumers.
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A new government tracker claims DOGE has saved billions from ending federal contracts. But an NPR analysis of the data finds the claimed savings don't add up.
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NSF fired 168 employees, leaving the agency less equipped to fund a wide range of scientific research.
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Aid groups are urging a federal judge to find Trump administration officials in contempt to force them to reopen funding to global programs. USAID says it has a legal right to cancel aid contracts.
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The fired staffers were tasked with making sure medications given to animals work well and are safe.
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President Trump launched the Artemis program to return U.S. astronauts to the moon for the first time since Apollo. Now the plan could be a casualty of the cost-cutting drive overseen by Elon Musk.
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Trump’s funding freeze, anti-DEI push and more could jeopardize small business job creation.
California prosecutors are challenging claims from the federal government that ICE agents have immunity from prosecution.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture must temporarily reinstate nearly 6,000 probationary employees fired since Feb. 13, according to a ruling by the Merit Systems Protection Board.
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Street vendors may soon see privacy protections from immigration enforcement.
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The justices left in place a lower court order that so far has only required the Trump administration to pay contractors for foreign aid work that has already been completed — roughly $2 billion.
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Michigan's Slotkin — a centrist with deep national security credentials — delivered the Democrats' rebuttal to Trump's speech, highlighting bipartisanship and the "core beliefs" most Americans share.
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As President Trump addressed a joint session of Congress, reporters from across NPR's newsroom fact-checked his speech and offered context.
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The Office of Personnel Management has revised a Jan. 20 memo asking federal agencies to identify probationary employees ahead of a mass firing. The reissued memo does not order fired workers reinstated.
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The president's address to a joint session of Congress is expected to touch on DOGE, immigration, tariffs and the future of U.S. support for Ukraine.
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed an $840 billion plan to build up the bloc's defense as President Trump pauses military aid to Ukraine.
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investors continued a selloff that had started on Monday after Trump announced that there was "no room left" for negotiation with Mexico or Canada.
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The news comes just days after a disastrous meeting between the U.S. president and Ukraine's leader, Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
