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President Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Tuesday, as Secretary of State Marco Rubio (left) and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth look on. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP hide caption toggle caption Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's administration has set forth a new national security strategy that paints European allies as

Members of the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) are seen during a meeting at CDC headquarters on December 4, 2025 in Atlanta, Ga. Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images In a historic vote, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine advisers recommended narrowing the agency's hepatitis B immunization

A voter casts an in-person early ballot for the 2024 general election at the Northwest Activities Center on October 29, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan. Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images As we approach the end of 2025 and the one-year-mark of President Trump's second term, NPR wants

While negotiations regarding the US' plan to end the war in Ukraine are underway, Russia has announced the capture of the cities of Pokrovsk and Vovchansk in the region of Donetsk. The Ukrainian government denies this and accuses Russia of propaganda. Who is in control of Pokrovsk? On December 1, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, citing a

New York Attorney General, Letitia James, speaks after pleading not guilty outside the United States District Court, on Oct. 24, 2025, in Norfolk, Va. John Clark/AP hide caption toggle caption John Clark/AP The Justice Department failed Thursday to secure a new indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James after a judge dismissed the previous

Texas Republican state Sen. Pete Flores looks over the state's redrawn congressional map at the Texas Capitol in Austin in August. Eric Gay/AP hide caption toggle caption Eric Gay/AP The Supreme Court has cleared the way for Texas to use a new congressional map that could help Republicans win five more U.S. House seats in

The Harry S. Truman Federal Building, headquarters of the U.S. Department of State, in a 2024 file photo. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images The State Department is instructing its staff to reject visa applications from people who worked on fact-checking, content moderation or other activities the Trump administration considers "censorship"

The building that houses the IMLS. Earlier this year, President Trump issued an executive order dismantling the agency. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption toggle caption Jacquelyn Martin/AP The Institute of Museum and Library Services is reinstating all grants that were previously terminated by the Trump administration. A short statement posted on the agency's website Wednesday reads

Dr. Robert Malone speaks during a meeting of the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices at CDC Headquarters on December 4, 2025 in Atlanta, Ga. Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images Vaccine advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention unexpectedly postponed controversial votes Thursday on changes to the current

A Justice Department memo obtained by NPR says detention centers should no longer be inspected using standards specifically designed to keep LGBTQ and intersex inmates safe. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/AP The Department of Justice has instructed inspectors to stop evaluating prisons and jails using standards designed to protect transgender, intersex and