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A top House Democrat is asking independent agency watchdogs to investigate after NPR reporting revealed DOGE may have taken sensitive data from the National Labor Relations Board. -
Books "overtly promoting DEI, gender ideology, and critical race theory" are under new scrutiny following a memo issued by acting Assistant Secretary of the Army Derrick Anderson. -
Descendants and others reflect on the legacy of President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal which pulled the U.S. out of the Great Depression, as the Trump administration slashes the federal government. -
One day after noxious odors from massive wastewater dumping prompted county health guidance for residents near the Tijuana River, County Supervisor Jim Desmond Tuesday called on the federal government to impose penalties against Mexico if it continues such dumping. -
The memo could result in immigration judges deciding someone is not eligible for asylum without a hearing, and based solely on a lengthy and complex asylum request form. -
Trump and GOP members of Congress accuse the public broadcasters of biased and "woke" programming. Trump plans a rescission, giving Congress 45 days to approve it or allow funding to be restored. -
Some lawmakers are pushing to require that Medicaid recipients work in order to get or keep coverage, and some states already try to help them find jobs. But the effects of those efforts are unclear. -
The National Center for Environmental Health was hollowed out in the cuts of 10,000 federal health workers on April 1. That's the same day an assessment of people hurt in floods was set to begin. -
Tariffs are particularly tough on small business owners, and that describes almost all businesses in San Diego. -
NPR speaks with Ramzi Kassem, a member of the legal team for Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk, about her detention and arguments in her immigration hearing.
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