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Fired, rehired, and fired again: Some federal workers find they're suddenly uninsured

2:26pm April 25, 2025

Commerce Department employees caught up in a legal battle over their mass firings are now learning that their health care coverage was cut off weeks ago, even though they were paying their premiums.

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Trump calls on Russia and Ukraine to meet to negotiate an end to the war

6:12am April 24, 2025

President Trump called on Russia and Ukraine to hold high-level negotiations to end the war, saying that talks toward a deal have gone well.

Trump says Zelenskyy will prolong war by rejecting Russian control of Crimea

7:28am April 23, 2025

President Trump lashed out at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy again on social media, after the Ukrainian leader refused to accept Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea.

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President Trump Meets With Visiting Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni At The White House

Trump was once seen as an asset to right-wing populists abroad. No more

5:00am April 23, 2025

In some countries, including those facing national elections soon, political leaders who've advocated a homegrown style of MAGA are suddenly scrambling to distance themselves from the U.S. president.

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Head Start advocates brace for possibility of Trump eliminating funding

7:54pm April 18, 2025

A Trump administration document, cited by news reports, proposes eliminating funding for Head Start, which is dedicated to early child care services. An advocate says the move would be "catastrophic."

Veterans Affairs Department To Eliminate Over 80,000 Jobs From Workforce

VA officials acknowledge the need for privacy for telehealth therapy

2:00pm April 18, 2025

The VA looks like it is changing course on a plan that would have threatened the privacy of veterans receiving mental health care via telehealth, according to documents obtained by NPR.

Italy's Meloni will test her mettle as EU-U.S. bridge when she meets with Trump

2:26am April 17, 2025

Meloni secured the meeting at a critical juncture in the trade war. As the right-wing leader of her party she has, in a sense, been "knighted" to represent the European Union in meetings with Trump.

Hong Kong post office will stop shipping parcels to the U.S. over tariffs

1:15am April 16, 2025

Hong Kong is caught in the middle of the trade disputes between the U.S. and China despite being a free port. The former British colony has trade and customs policies different from mainland China's.

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Higher ed war heats up as Trump threatens Harvard's tax-exempt status

4:34pm April 15, 2025

by Elissa Nadworny

The president's comments came after the administration froze $2 billion in federal grants for Harvard after the university rejected what it saw as illegal government demands.

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Trump administration freezes more than $2.2 billion after Harvard rejects its demands

4:36pm April 14, 2025

The government announced it is freezing more than $2.2 billion, hours after the university refused to make changes it said would "dictate what private universities can teach."

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