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Trump bans travelers from a dozen countries, reviving a measure from his first term

9:00pm June 04, 2025

The White House said the action was needed to protect the United States from terrorist attacks and other national security threats, and said the countries lacked screening and vetting capabilities.

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Rental Prices For Single-Family Homes Soars 12.6 Percent

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The Trump administration is working on a plan for time limits on rental aid

5:35pm June 04, 2025

A housing agency rule would also allow work requirements. Supporters say a time limit would help spread limited funds to more people, but critics warn it would leave some homeless.

Mehmet Oz Testifies In Senate Nomination Hearing To Be Administrator Of The Centers For Medicare And Medicaid Services

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Sen. Ron Johnson says Trump's megabill 'doesn't have a chance of passing' Senate

5:02pm June 04, 2025

by Scott Detrow

Republican Sen. Ron Johnson told NPR that President Trump's domestic policy bill — which narrowly passed the House — will not pass the Senate in its current form because it will "skyrocket" the deficit.

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Trump's bill adds $2.4 trillion to deficit over 10 years, per nonpartisan analysis

2:08pm June 04, 2025

The analysis by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office also found that the version of the bill passed by the House last month would lead to nearly 11 million people going uninsured.

President Trump Holds Press Conference With Elon Musk in White House's Oval Office

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In a break with Trump, Elon Musk calls the GOP megabill a 'disgusting abomination'

4:00pm June 03, 2025

Musk joined with GOP critics who say the multi-trillion dollar plan to enact the president's domestic priorities doesn't go far enough to cut federal spending.

Senate Democrats Discuss Senate ETHICS Act And Efforts To Ban Members Of Congress From Stock Trading

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Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon expects changes to Trump's spending bill

7:00am June 03, 2025

by Steve Inskeep

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., about President Trump's budget bill, his own concerns about the legislation, and some of the changes he hopes to see.

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Trump voters call president's pardon of corrupt Virginia sheriff 'a terrific mistake'

6:55pm June 02, 2025

by Frank Langfitt

Many in Virginia's Culpeper County are unhappy with the president's pardon of a sheriff convicted of bribery. Trump called him a victim "persecuted by the Radical Left 'monsters' and 'left for dead.'"

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Trump's budget calls for a 15% funding cut to the Education Department

4:33pm June 02, 2025

New details of the administration's budget proposal for fiscal year 2026 came after a federal judge blocked the president's efforts to close the U.S. Education Department.

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The GOP megabill is moving to the Senate, where big changes could be in store

5:00am June 02, 2025

GOP leaders hope to have the sweeping bill to President Trump's desk by July 4, but some Senate Republicans are speaking out about what the bill would mean for the debt and Medicaid.

Negotiations For New Coronavirus Relief Package Continue At The Capitol

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The future of Trump's tax and spending agenda, according to a Republican strategist

4:26am June 02, 2025

by Steve Inskeep

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Republican strategist and former U.S. Senate staffer Ron Bonjean about the path in the Senate for President Trump's tax and spending agenda.

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