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Supreme Court Releases Final Opinions Of The Term

National

Supreme Court upholds Tennessee law that bars gender-affirming care for minors

10:21am June 18, 2025

At issue was a Tenneessee law that bars minors from accessing gender-affirming care as they transition from their sex assigned at birth.

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World News

Trump Cautions NATO Countries To Spend More On Defense – Or Else

Ahead of next week's NATO summit, Steve Inskeep talks to former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO Admiral James Stavridis about how Trump's approach could affect the alliance.

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The Perils Of Public Art In Rhode Island

The mayor of North Providence called a building a health hazard. The owner responded by having a mural painted on the building. It shows the mayor wearing a crown, sitting on his throne: a toilet.

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National

Houston Woman Celebrates Independence Day With The Wrong Flag

When her grandson was looking at the World Cup schedule, he noticed that her July Fourth shirt is the Panamanian flag, the BBC reports. She plans to continue wearing the shirt — it's tradition.

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Trump Administration Reverses Obama-Era Affirmative Action In Schools

by Sarah McCammon

The White House is withdrawing Obama-era guidance documents that encouraged schools and colleges to promote racial diversity through their admissions process.

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Morning News Brief

The Trump administration is undoing Obama-era guidance to schools on affirmative action. And, an update on last month's shooting of an unarmed black teenager in East Pittsburgh, Pa.

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How Justice Kennedy's Successor Could Play A Role In Voting Rights

Noel King talks to Richard Hasen, a law professor at the University of California, Irvine, about how retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy's successor may affect voting rights.

Sports

Why Shifting World Cup Fandoms Doesn't Always Work Out

What do you do when your home country's team doesn't make it into the World Cup? Commentator Mike Pesca digs into the perils of shifting support from team to team in the soccer tournament.

Obama-Era Guidelines Encouraging Affirmative Action Rescinded

by Rachel Gotbaum

The departments of Justice and Education announced Tuesday that they have retracted documents that advised schools on how they could legally consider race in admissions and other decisions.Rescinded

National

Communities Across The West Cancel Fireworks Because Of Wildfire Threats

by Grace Hood

Dry conditions are causing holiday fireworks celebrations to be canceled. A geography professor at the University of Colorado Boulder says the single biggest day for wildfires to start is July 4.

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Supreme Court upholds Tennessee law that bars gender-affirming care for minors

Trump Cautions NATO Countries To Spend More On Defense – Or Else

The Perils Of Public Art In Rhode Island

Houston Woman Celebrates Independence Day With The Wrong Flag

Trump Administration Reverses Obama-Era Affirmative Action In Schools

Morning News Brief

How Justice Kennedy's Successor Could Play A Role In Voting Rights

Why Shifting World Cup Fandoms Doesn't Always Work Out

Obama-Era Guidelines Encouraging Affirmative Action Rescinded

Communities Across The West Cancel Fireworks Because Of Wildfire Threats

Deported Migrant Waits Anxiously To Be Reunited With His Daughter

On July 4, Cokie Roberts Answers Questions About Independence Day

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