Click here to listen and read in English. Los inmigrantes y los grupos locales que los apoyan están sintiendo el impacto de la avalancha de órdenes ejecutivas del presidente Trump esta semana. El Refugee Dream Center en Providence dice que perdieron fondos federales casi inmediatamente y, como resultado, despidieron a algunos de sus miembros de […]
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Trump taps conservative media critic to lead global news agency
President Trump plans to nominate a conservative critic of the mainstream media, L. Brent Bozell III, to run the U.S. Agency for Global Media, which oversees Voice of America.
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Trump wants to end birthright citizenship. That’s easier said than done
One of Trump’s executive orders moves to end birthright citizenship, a right enshrined in the Constitution. Here’s what you need to know about the legal principle and its possible future.
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What is the Conservative Climate Caucus?
With the second Trump administration underway, the Possibly team takes a look at a group hoping to shape the country’s energy policy: a Republican caucus in the House of Representatives.
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How would RFK Jr. handle bird flu? His record on vaccines has experts on edge
Trump’s pick for health secretary has a record of attacking vaccines. In fact he’s even taken direct aim at bird flu shots. Some scientists fear this doesn’t bode well in case of a crisis.
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Amid threats to LGBTQ rights, a trans health advocate is seeking out community
In the wee hours of Nov. 6, Volta Tran was up watching the election returns. By 2 or 3 a.m., it became clear to her that Trump was coming out ahead. “It felt like a repeat of 2016, of course,” she said. “I felt, not numb to it, but I felt … I felt familiarity.” […]
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Trump says Kari Lake will lead Voice of America. He attacked it during his first term
If successful, Trump’s move would install a loyalist at the helm of the network. A U.S. judge found Trump appointees illegally violated Voice of America’s journalistic independence in his first term.
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Kimberly Guilfoyle is the latest Trump family ally chosen for an ambassadorship
Kimberly Guilfoyle, who got engaged to Trump’s son in 2020, is the latest appointee he’s chosen from his family tree. There’s a long and controversial history of presidents picking relatives for jobs.
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What to know about Tom Homan, the former ICE head returning as Trump’s ‘border czar’
Homan was the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement from January 2017 to June 2018, where he was a key architect of the Trump administration’s controversial family separation policy.
