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Sharda Fornnarino stands outside the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center in Aurora, Colo.

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How Trump is decimating federal employee unions one step at a time

by Andrea Hsu September 1, 2025September 1, 2025

President Trump has ended collective bargaining rights for more than one million federal workers. Unions have sued to block the move, but agencies are terminating contracts as litigation continues.

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe, at the Missouri State Fair this month, has called lawmakers to a special session to draw new voting lines sought by President Trump.

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At Trump’s urging, Missouri jumps into redistricting race to help Republicans

by Jason Rosenbaum, St. Louis Public Radio August 29, 2025August 29, 2025

Gov. Mike Kehoe called a special session starting Wednesday to help the GOP hold onto Congress. It’s part of the battle to reshape the voting map and help Trump keep a majority for his agenda.

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Fed governor Lisa Cook sues Trump over firing

by Scott Horsley August 28, 2025August 28, 2025

Lisa Cook is challenging the president’s attempt to remove her from office based on what she says is “an unsubstantiated allegation” of mortgage fraud prior to her Senate confirmation as governor.

There have been a lot of empty chairs belonging to Democrats in the Texas House of Representatives. They've blocking a quorum needed to allow Republicans to vote on President Trump's request for new maps in next year's Congressional elections.

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In Houston, some worry their problems would be neglected after redistricting

by Andrew Schneider August 15, 2025August 15, 2025

In one neighborhood of the city, Latinos worry about immigration and urban problems but may soon be grouped in with suburban voters.

Marchers rally for home rule in front of the White House in April 1965.

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D.C. has been under tighter federal control before. Here’s what it looked like

by Rachel Treisman August 12, 2025August 12, 2025

Trump’s expansion of federal authority over Washington, D.C., is in many ways unprecedented, but calls to mind other times the city has been under tighter federal control.

A Russian Orthodox Church in the Alaska village of Tatitlik. Alaska was a Russian colony from 1799 until it was sold to the U.S. in 1867 for $7.2 million. President Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin are holding a summit in Alaska on Friday.

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Alaska was once a full-fledged Russian colony. Now it’s hosting a U.S.-Russia summit

by Greg Myre August 12, 2025August 12, 2025

Russia lost a war in Crimea in the 1850s. To pay off war debts, Russia sold Alaska to the U.S. Now presidents Trump and Putin will meet Friday in Alaska to discuss another war involving Crimea.

A cargo ship navigates through the Panama Canal, seen from the Cerro Ancon in Panama City.

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China and the U.S. clash at the U.N. over the Panama Canal

by The Associated Press August 12, 2025August 12, 2025

The Trump administration has pressured China to have the Hong Kong-based operator of ports at either end of the canal sell those interests to a U.S. consortium.

Tom Torres has worked as a mechanic at the Kraft Heinz plant in Holland, Mich., for 13 years. He says Trump's immigration policies have forced out hardworking employees at the plant.

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Factories are losing immigrant workers, stressing those who remain

by Andrea Hsu August 11, 2025August 11, 2025

Trump campaigned on helping American workers through his immigration policies. Now that he’s revoked work authorization for thousands of immigrants, those left behind are feeling taxed by their absence.