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President Trump released his budget request for 2027 on Friday, asking for $1.5 trillion in defense spending.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth asked Army Chief of Staff Randy George to step down and retire. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with The Atlantic's Nancy Youssef.
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President Trump announced Thursday that Pam Bondi will no longer serve as attorney general. Her departure comes amid frustration over her leadership and handling of the Epstein files.
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NPR's A Martinez asks Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California about the future of the House Oversight Committee's Epstein inquiry, now that Attorney General Pam Bondi is out.
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Advocates hope recent verdicts against social media platforms will build momentum for bigger changes in Silicon Valley. -
With the last major firing of its engine, the Artemis II spacecraft is now on a path that will take it around the moon and back. -
Attorney General Pam Bondi out at the Department of Justice, Iran introduces new toll system for passage through Strait of Hormuz, over 40 countries meet to discuss reopening Strait of Hormuz.
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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with America's beloved late-night TV host Arsenio Hall who writes of the ups and downs of his remarkable career in his new memoir, "Arsenio."
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Iran has introduced a new toll system for ships it allows to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, asserting its control over the key waterway.
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NPR's A Martinez asks Michael McFaul, who served as U.S. ambassador to Russia in the Obama administration, how China and Russia could potentially benefit from the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.
