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Lawmakers Call For Epstein Files, Trump's Crypto Token, China's Military Parade
Published: September 3, 2025 09:55
Members of Congress are trying to force a vote to make the Trump administration release more of the Epstein files. The cryptocurrency World Liberty Financial co-founded by the President and his sons started trading publicly this week. And, China held a…
Government Shutdown Looms, Brazil's Ex-President on Trial, Earthquake in Afghanistan
Published: September 2, 2025 10:04
Congress returns to Washington following the August recess as a deadline to avoid a government shutdown looms. The former President of Brazil is on trial for attempting to overthrow the government. And, the Taliban is calling for international aid as…
European Troop Coalition, Heads of State Meet in China, Trump and Labor Day
Published: September 1, 2025 09:46
European leaders are drafting plans to send a coalition of troops to Ukraine as part of a possible post-war security guarantee. China's President Xi Jinping is hosting the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit with the leaders of Russia and India…
A CLEAR Path to the Front of the Line
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/31/nx-s1-5522076/clear-company-airport-security
Published: August 31, 2025 07:00
Air travel is stressful enough–and then there are people who can pay to jump the queue. How do some people get ushered straight to the front of the airport security line, while others find themselves waiting? The answer lies in the rise of a private…
Trump Tariff Ruling, Texas Abortion Medication Bill, New Dietary Guidelines
Published: August 30, 2025 13:03
A federal appeals court ruled that most of President Trump’s tariffs are illegal, but is holding off enforcing the decision until October. Also, Texas lawmakers are on track to pass further restrictions aimed at reducing the use of abortion medication. The…
Minneapolis Shooting Latest, New Acting CDC Director, North Korean Leader to Beijing
Published: August 29, 2025 09:53
The father of the eight-year-old boy who has killed in the shooting at Annunciation Church and School in Minneapolis has spoken publicly about his son. A top advisor to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been selected to serve as acting Director of…
Minneapolis Mass Shooting, CDC Director Fired, Biden Admin and Gaza Aid
Published: August 28, 2025 10:05
Investigators in Minneapolis are working to determine why a heavily armed 23-year-old opened fire at a Catholic school on Wednesday morning. The new Director of the Center for Disease Control has been fired less than a month after being sworn into the job.…
Fed Governor Legal Fight, DNC Summer Meeting, Taylor Swift Engaged
Published: August 27, 2025 10:11
Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook’s attorney has plans to file a lawsuit challenging President Trump’s bid to remove Cook from her position. The Democratic National Committee wraps up its first major gathering since President Trump’s return to the White…
Fed Governor Fired, Trump Expands National Guard, Abrego Garcia Back in Custody
Published: August 26, 2025 10:05
President Trump has moved to fire a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve. The President has also taken action to eliminate cashless bail and expand the role of the National Guard as part of his crackdown on crime in Washington, DC. And,…
Trump Threatens Chicago, DOJ Latest, US-South Korea Summit
Published: August 25, 2025 10:31
President Trump threatens to send the National Guard to Chicago. The Justice Department has released transcripts of an interview with Ghislaine Maxwell, a longtime accomplice of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. And, President Trump will meet with…
How Katrina Transformed New Orleans Schools
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/24/nx-s1-5511283/how-katrina-transformed-new-orleans-schools
Published: August 24, 2025 07:00
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, state officials in Louisiana saw an opportunity to transform New Orleans public schools, many of which they considered "failing." Twenty years later, we look at one of the biggest experiments in U.S. public education…