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73People are watching the Reflecting Pool like reality TV. What does that say about us?
It’s not just watching paint dry. The twists and turns of the Reflecting Pool repairs, originally a two-week project, have kept bloggers...
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68Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defends Iran war funding request at fiery hearing
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced a barrage of questions about the war with Iran from lawmakers on Tuesday, as the administration seeks...
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52Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s Senate testimony
NPR’s Leila Fadel speaks with Democratic Sen. Patty Murray of Washington about the administration’s Iran war objectives following the testimony of Defense...
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63States want to bring Medicaid behind bars. Federal changes make that harder
Funding cuts and program changes required by President Trump’s big budget law are forcing states to rethink bipartisan efforts to bring Medicaid...
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57Trump has campaigned more so far in 2026 midterms than he did at this point in 2018
Heading to Georgia on Wednesday, President Trump is campaigning more often this year than he did in the same period for 2018...
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51Trump-backed candidates, 2020 election deniers, win Arizona primaries
The primaries set the field for what are expected to be heated contests for Congress and governor in a swing state this...
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61Mamdani says New York City can’t arrest Netanyahu but the federal government should
New York Mayor Mamdani said the city would not be able to execute an arrest warrant issued by the top war-crimes court...
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51Rep. Blake Moore, R-Utah, on GOP’s efforts to pass budget reconciliation bill
NPR’s Leila Fadel speaks with Congressman Blake Moore, R-Utah, about Republican efforts to move forward with a $95 billion party-line budget reconciliation...
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66House votes to extend government funding, aiming to avoid an election year shutdown
Lawmakers are hoping to avoid a third shutdown since last September. The stopgap funding measure now heads to the Senate, where it...
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70Trump hits Canada with slew of new 50% tariffs set to take effect in 30 days
President Trump takes aim at Canada with his latest round of tariffs hitting a variety of goods at 50%. President Trump takes...
