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    What to know about the $810 million in spending canceled by President Trump
    President Trump, for the second year in a row, is refusing to send some of that money to the places that Congress says it has to go, setting off a fresh battle with lawmakers over who controls federal spending. NPR's Eric McDaniel reports.

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    29 September 2026, 2:56 pm
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    Taxpayer-funded Trump administration ads raise questions about their legality
    NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with former White House ethics czar Norman Eisen about the ethical and legal questions raised by new Trump administration advertisements, which are funded by taxpayer money. 

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    28 September 2026, 4:02 pm
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    With midterms closing in, some Republicans distance from Trump
    There's a rare thing happening inside President Trump's Republican Party: dissent. The president has long insisted on loyalty, but in recent weeks, a growing number of Republican candidates and elected officials have distanced themselves from core pieces of his agenda: from calling for an end to the U.S. war with Iran and relief from high prices, to criticizing his handling of key agenda issues like immigration. NPR's Elena Moore reports. m

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    25 September 2026, 2:39 pm
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    FBI investigating after hackers say they took sensitive data from agency's jobs site
    The FBI is investigating criminal hackers' claims of breaching its jobs website. The apparent hack poses a potential counterintelligence risk and a safety concern for employees and applicants. NPR's Ryan Lucas reports.
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    24 September 2026, 2:56 pm
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    Trump administration drops 760,000 Americans from ACA coverage, citing fraud
    Citing widespread fraud, JD Vance and Dr. Mehmet Oz announced 760,000 Americans had been kicked off health insurance purchased in the federal ACA marketplace. The move raises lots of questions. NPR's Selena Simmons-Duffin reports.

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    23 September 2026, 4:50 pm
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    Missouri court rules in favor of Trump-backed map, but Supreme Court will weigh in
    An appeals court has ruled in favor of the Republican redistricting in Missouri even though ballots are already going out. But it held off enforcing the ruling until the Supreme Court has a chance to weigh in. 

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    22 September 2026, 4:20 pm
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    Rep. Thomas Massie moves to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the Iran war
    Rep. Thomas Massie has moved to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The Kentucky Republican alleges that Hegseth has waged the Iran war illegally, among other "high crimes and misdemeanors." NPR's Kat Lonsdorf reports.

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    16 September 2026, 3:03 pm
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    EPA rolls back Biden-era rules for power plants that limit greenhouse gas emissions
    The EPA announced Monday its repealing limits on greenhouse gas emissions that come from power plants. NPR's Julia Simon reports.

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    15 September 2026, 2:43 pm
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    Trump admin pushes to alter census, reshape voting maps
    The Trump administration is making a new push to exclude millions of U.S. residents from a key census count that the 14th Amendment says must include the "whole number of persons in each state."

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    10 September 2026, 1:57 pm
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    GOP kicks off 'Trumpapalooza' midterm convention
    At the unconventional midterm convention kicking off in Dallas Wednesday, President Trump will be the star of the show, serving as headliner both nights of the two-night event. It is being billed as a "Trumpapalooza," a term Republican National Committee Chairman Joe Gruters has been wearing out from overuse. NPR's Tamara Keith reports.

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    9 September 2026, 2:15 pm
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    Who has the right to sue President Trump?
    Who can sue the president? NPR's Leila Fadel asks Georgetown Law professor Stephen Vladeck about the Supreme Court's approach to standing when it comes to the Trump administration. 

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    8 September 2026, 2:39 pm
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