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Senate Republicans stall on Trump's spending package due to proposed Medicaid cuts

11:25am June 26, 2025

by A Martínez

Senate Republicans have hit a roadblock in their quest to pass President Trump's sweeping domestic agenda by July 4.

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Submersible implosion may have been avoided if Navy design principles were followed

by Steve Walsh

While the U.S. Coast Guard investigates the cause of the Titan submersible tragedy, expert submariners say it could have been avoided by following the Navy's design principles known as SUBSAFE.

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Groups fight for recognition of legal rights for natural entities

by Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco

There's a growing movement that calls for granting legal rights to natural entities such as the Mississippi River. (Story first aired on All Things Considered on July 4, 2023.)

The role Supreme Court decisions may play in upcoming elections

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Carroll Doherty of the Pew Research Center about how recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings track with public opinion ahead of the 2024 presidential election.

Russia says it has repelled a drone attack on a Moscow airport

Ukraine's big offensive against entrenched Russian forces is nearly a month old and is moving slowly. Ukraine says it's too early to reach any conclusions about how it will end.

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Does the right to bear arms make the United States less free?

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Dan Rodricks, a Baltimore Sun columnist, who recently wrote about the tradition of gun violence in America.

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Examining a line from the Declaration of Independence: All men are created equal

by Steve Inskeep

Two Pulitzer Prize-winning historians discuss the history of the Declaration of Independence, and its founding principle that "all men are created equal."

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A gray market emerges in Colorado after voters approved psychedelic substances

by Andrew Kenny

Colorado voters legalized psychedelic mushrooms last November. Rules are being written for licensing their therapeutic use. Meanwhile, therapists are offering treatments in a legal grey area.

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World News

Amid a never-ending war, Yemenis find respite at the beach

by Fatma Tanis

Despite years of civil war, people in Yemen can sometimes find an escape — like at a local beach. (Story aired on Weekend Edition Saturday on July 1, 2023.)

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Senate Republicans stall on Trump's spending package due to proposed Medicaid cuts

Submersible implosion may have been avoided if Navy design principles were followed

Groups fight for recognition of legal rights for natural entities

The role Supreme Court decisions may play in upcoming elections

Russia says it has repelled a drone attack on a Moscow airport

Does the right to bear arms make the United States less free?

Examining a line from the Declaration of Independence: All men are created equal

A gray market emerges in Colorado after voters approved psychedelic substances

A Fourth of July barbecue just isn't complete without good music

Israel's operation against militants in a refugee camp is in its 2nd day

Viewers were creeped out after the latest 'Antiques Roadshow' episode in the U.K.

Why the 'Barbie' movie won't be making it to Vietnamese screens

Amid a never-ending war, Yemenis find respite at the beach