ICE detentions have surged, but deportations have lagged. Over the past month, NPR spoke to dozens of detainees, families and lawyers who spoke of overcrowded facilities lacking food and medicine.
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Trump asks Congress to wipe out funding for public broadcasting
President Trump is asking lawmakers to claw back the $1.1 billion in federal subsidies for public broadcasting that Congress approved earlier this year. His request also includes cuts to foreign aid.
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Trump voters call president’s pardon of corrupt Virginia sheriff ‘a terrific mistake’
Many in Virginia’s Culpeper County are unhappy with the president’s pardon of a sheriff convicted of bribery. Trump called him a victim “persecuted by the Radical Left ‘monsters’ and ‘left for dead.'”
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Trump targets heating assistance program that helps millions in Northeast
The Trump administration want to cut the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). Advocates in the Northeast warn the results would be dangerous to residents, if not deadly.
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Federal court keeps Trump tariffs in place — for now
The ruling from a three-judge panel at the New York-based Court of International Trade came after several lawsuits arguing that Trump has exceeded his authority.
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Trump ambushes South Africa’s president with false claims of ‘white genocide’
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa heads to the White House today for conciliatory talks with one of his country’s most persistent critics: President Trump.
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Washington honors an ancient tree that survived Hiroshima
The National Bonsai and Penjing Museum marks the 400th anniversary of the Yamaki Pine, an ancient tree that survived the 1945 bombing of Hiroshima and has since become a symbol of peace.
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Trump touts ‘freedom zone’ plan for Gaza in Qatar as ceasefire talks stall
President Trump is visiting Qatar and the U.A.E. after inking big weapons and tech deals in Saudi Arabia. So far, his trip hasn’t seemed to push forward chances for a ceasefire in Gaza.
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Trump signs an order to reduce drug prices, but it’s unclear how it would work
President Trump wants to lower drug prices in the U.S. by tying them to the prices paid in other developed countries. The pharmaceutical industry has long opposed the approach.
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Stocks soar after U.S. and China agree to temporarily slash tariffs
Stocks soared — and businesses breathed a sigh of relief — as the U.S. and China agreed to temporarily slash their triple-digit tariffs.
