Jim Kane
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NPR-Ipsos poll: Americans don't broadly support Trump's National Guard deployments
Americans are concerned about crime, but don't broadly support President Trump's deployment of the National Guard to U.S. cities, according to a new NPR-IPSOS poll.
https://www.npr.org/2025/09/27/nx-s1-5553536/npr-ipsos-law-enforcement-poll-national-guard
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The DOD will require reporters to sign a pledge to report only approved information.
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Defense Secretary Hegseth requires new 'pledge' for reporters at the Pentagon
The Pentagon is implementing new guidelines that will require journalists to sign a pledge and agree to report only approved and officially released information.
https://www.npr.org/2025/09/20/g-s1-89713/pentagon-new-strict-guidelines-for-media
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People are losing jobs due to social media posts about Charlie Kirk
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People are losing jobs due to social media posts about Charlie Kirk
Some GOP officials want to clamp down on perceived expressions of schadenfreude about Charlie Kirk's death. Conservative activists are publicizing social media posts that are "celebrating" his death.
https://www.npr.org/2025/09/13/nx-s1-5538476/charlie-kirk-jobs-target-social-media-critics-resign
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Pritzker alleges that Trump wants to set a pattern of military intervention before the 2026 Congressional elections.
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Trump says he's fighting crime. Illinois Gov. Pritzker sees a power grab before 2026
Steve Inskeep speaks with Illinois Governor JB Pritzker about President Trump's threats to send National Guard troops to Chicago and the future of the Democratic Party.
https://www.npr.org/2025/09/10/nx-s1-5533120/pritzker-trump-chicago-troops?jwsource=cl
17 days ago
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"Chicago about to find out why it's called the Department of WAR," Trump posted.
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Trump threatens 'Apocalypse Now' style action against Chicago to boost deportations
President Trump threatened the city with the deportation of undocumented immigrants, posting a reference to the film Apocalypse Now with the quote: "I love the smell of deportations in the morning."
https://www.npr.org/2025/09/06/nx-s1-5532148/national-guard-chicago-baltimore-new-orleans
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His D.C. church was robbed, but this pastor says the National Guard isn't needed
NPR's Scott Simon talks to a pastor and parishioners at East Washington Heights Baptist Church about crime in Washington, D.C., and whether the National Guard deployment helps or hurts the city.
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/30/nx-s1-5518916/dc-church-perspective-on-trumps-deployment-national-guard
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How will clergy in Minneapolis preach to their congregations, just days after a shooter attacked a Catholic church and school in their city?
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How clergy in Minneapolis are preaching to their congregations after the shooting
How will clergy in Minneapolis preach to their congregations, just days after a shooter attacked a Catholic church and school in their city?
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/31/nx-s1-5522028/how-clergy-in-minneapolis-are-preaching-to-their-congregations-after-the-shooting
27 days ago
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Jill Wine-Banks on NPR to talk about the weaponization of government.
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A former Watergate prosecutor on 'weaponizing' government agencies
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with former Watergate prosecutor Jill Wine-Banks about parallels between President Trump and President Nixon's use of government agencies to go after perceived enemies.
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/27/nx-s1-5518026/a-former-watergate-prosecutor-on-weaponizing-government-agencies
about 1 month ago
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'The most illegal search': Judges push back against D.C. criminal charges
Inside the federal courthouse in Washington, D.C., on Monday, tensions over the potential for federal overreach broke into open court.
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/26/g-s1-85119/crime-washington-dc-judges-arrests
about 1 month ago
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia expects to be detained by ICE again, attorney says
The lawyer for Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man wrongly deported by the Trump administration to an El Salvadoran prison and then returned months later, says his client is now facing deportation again.
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/24/nx-s1-5514814/kilmar-abrego-garcia-could-be-detained-by-ice-again-attorney-says
about 1 month ago
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Trump DOJ hired lawyer who compared Jan. 6 prosecutions to the Holocaust
Before joining the Justice Department this year, attorney Jonathan Gross said Jan. 6 prosecutors were "evil people. They will put you on a cattle car to Auschwitz without batting an eye."
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/22/nx-s1-5507078/trump-holocaust-doj-jonathan-gross-jan-6
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DHS to states: Follow our voting rules or lose out on election security money
The Trump administration has tied new requirements to election security grants. Some states told NPR they're passing on the grants as a result.
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/22/nx-s1-5508345/election-security-grants-trump-voting-policy
about 1 month ago
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Trump wants to stop states from voting by mail and using voting machines
But legal experts say he lacks the constitutional authority to do so.
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/18/nx-s1-5506210/trump-mail-in-ballots-ban
about 1 month ago
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Trump's D.C. 'crisis' enters 2nd week with more soldiers — and no exit strategy
Leaders in Washington, D.C., say they're striving to maintain calm as growing numbers of National Guard soldiers deploy to the city. President Trump hasn't said how he wants this "crisis" to end.
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/18/nx-s1-5505419/trump-washington-dc-crisis-national-guard
about 1 month ago
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Thread: I wasn't supposed to be in Washington DC this week. I'm glad NPR brought me here. I found Americans grappling with fundamental sometimes frightening questions about what it means to live in a democracy. As I head home these faces will stay with me. 1/
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Government papers found in an Alaskan hotel reveal details of Trump-Putin summit
Documents with sensitive details about the meeting between President Trump and Russian President Putin were left behind on a public hotel printer.
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/16/nx-s1-5504196/trump-putin-summit-documents-left-behind
about 1 month ago
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Teenagers in Washington D.C. say the federal police takeover makes them feel unsafe
When President Trump announced his crackdown on crime in Washington, D.C., the local U.S. Attorney said she wanted to focus on juveniles. But experts say harsher punishments don't deter criminals.
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/16/nx-s1-5501528/federal-police-takeover-washington-dc-teenagers
about 1 month ago
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Kari lake tells a federal judge she wants Newsmax to run on Voice of America. She's also saying she's the CEO of its federal parent agency. There's no documentation of that. And she may not be eligible for it under the law. My updated story:
www.npr.org/2025/08/13/n...
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Is Kari Lake a CEO? Her agency said so. The law suggests not
Kari Lake has sought to dismantle Voice of America and its federal parent, the U.S. Agency for Global Media. The agency has recently called her its acting CEO. But the law suggests she's not eligible ...
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/13/nx-s1-5500554/kari-lake-ceo-agency-usagm-voice-of-america
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Susan Stamberg, iconic NPR voice and broadcast journalism legend, is retiring
https://www.npr.org/sections/npr-extra/2025/08/12/g-s1-82210/susan-stamberg-retirement-news
about 2 months ago
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Trump's Washington, D.C., takeover targets a host of groups, many of them vulnerable
Some residents are skeptical that President Trump's use of tough police tactics will work to solve complex social ills.
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/12/nx-s1-5498766/trumps-d-c-takeover-targets-vulnerable-groups
about 2 months ago
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about 2 months ago
Crime is not 'out of control' in D.C. as the president has claimed. Murder has been falling there since 2023. Carjackings too. This is mirroring a nationwide trend in declining crime, particularly violent crime.
www.npr.org/2025/08/11/n...
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Federal agents spread out across D.C. streets amid Trump's vow to crack down on crime
President Trump promised a weekend crackdown on Washington, D.C.'s homeless population and criminals. Trump activated federal agents to also be a show of force across the district.
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/11/nx-s1-5497749/dc-trump-crackdown-crime
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Trump: “We’re starting with DC.”
about 2 months ago
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reposts video of pastors saying women shouldn't vote
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reposts video of pastors saying women shouldn't vote
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth reposted the video profiling Christian Nationalist Pastor Doug Wilson, who opposes same-sex marriage.
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/09/nx-s1-5497226/women-pastor-pete-hegseth-vote
about 2 months ago
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"Ukrainians will not gift their land to the occupier," Zelenskyy said.
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With summit looming, Ukraine's Zelenskyy says he won't give land to Russia
President Zelenskyy's remarks come as U.S. and Russian leaders plan a summit next Friday. President Trump wants an end to the war and says it could involve 'some swapping of territory.'
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/09/g-s1-81860/zelenskyy-rejects-ceding-ukrainian-territory
about 2 months ago
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RIP Jim Lovell
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Famed NASA astronaut and Apollo 13 commander Jim Lovell has died at age 97
Lovell commanded the mission that almost ended in disaster after an explosion that threatened the crew's oxygen and electrical supply. The inspiring story of their survival was made into a hit movie.
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/08/510627992/famed-nasa-astronaut-and-apollo-13-commander-jim-lovell-has-died-at-age-97
about 2 months ago
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Video shows Department of Justice official urging Jan. 6 rioters to 'kill' cops
The Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/07/nx-s1-5493197/doj-trump-jan-6-defendant-jared-wise-capitol-riot
about 2 months ago
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DHS took 5 days to fund Texas flooding hotline, federal records show
Funding for FEMA's disaster survivor hotline lapsed the day after the Texas floods, federal records show. It took DHS Secretary Kristi Noem five days to approve more money.
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/07/nx-s1-5489682/fema-call-center-dhs-funding-texas-floods
about 2 months ago
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Texas House Democrats break quorum, bolt state after GOP congressional redistricting map passes committee | Houston Public Media
The move effectively brings the state House of Representatives to a standstill and prevents any consideration by the full chamber of HB 4, which would dramatically redraw Texas’ congressional maps.
https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/08/02/527799/congressional-redistricting-map-passes-house-committee-pushing-dems-towards-quorum-break/
about 2 months ago
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Just to be clear: While the Corporation for Public Broadcasting is "winding down," NPR is not. Our reporting will continue, on the radio and online.
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Corporation for Public Broadcasting says it's shutting down
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funnels federal money to public media stations, says it's winding down operations after President Trump signed a law rescinding all funding.
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/01/nx-s1-5489808/cpb-shut-down-public-broadcasting-trump
about 2 months ago
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After at least 15 years of talking about it, President Trump is building a ballroom at the White House. Work will begin this coming September, with a price tag of $200 million, the White House says.
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Trump's dream of building a ballroom at the White House is becoming a reality
After at least 15 years of talking about it, President Trump is building a ballroom at the White House. Work will begin this September, with a price tag of $200 million, the White House says.
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'Hell on Earth': Venezuelans deported to El Salvador mega-prison tell of brutal abuse
Deported under a little-known wartime law, more than 130 Venezuelans were sent from the U.S. to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. Now released, several tell NPR they endured beatings, sexual a...
https://www.npr.org/2025/07/27/nx-s1-5479143/hell-on-earth-venezuelans-deported-to-el-salvador-mega-prison-tell-of-brutal-abuse
2 months ago
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This was the week that comedy pushed back
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This was the week that comedy pushed back
South Park skewered President Trump. Stephen Colbert isn't holding back. This week, comedians on Paramount-owned shows aired their grievances against both their parent company and Trump.
https://www.npr.org/2025/07/27/nx-s1-5480172/colbert-south-park-jon-stewart-paramount-trump
2 months ago
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Trump voters wanted lower medical bills. But for millions, bills are about to go up
Moves by the Trump administration to pare back Medicaid, rescind medical debt rules and loosen vaccine requirements threaten to increase medical bills for millions of Americans.
https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/07/25/nx-s1-5479075/trump-medical-debt-bbb-health-insurance
2 months ago
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Congress rolls back $9 billion in public media funding and foreign aid
The House approved a Trump administration plan to rescind $9 billion in previously allocated funds, including $1.1 billion for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
https://www.npr.org/2025/07/18/nx-s1-5469912/npr-congress-rescission-funding-trump
2 months ago
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Senate approves cuts to NPR, PBS and foreign aid programs
The Senate voted to approve a $9 billion rescission package aimed at clawing back money already allocated for public radio and television.
https://www.npr.org/2025/07/17/nx-s1-5469904/npr-pbs-cuts-rescission-senate-vote
2 months ago
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5 ways Trump's tax bill will limit health care access
With spending cuts poised to hit medical providers, Medicaid recipients and Affordable Care Act enrollees, here's how the bill will affect health care access for millions in the U.S.
https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/07/02/nx-s1-5453870/senate-republicans-tax-bill-medicaid-health-care
3 months ago
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Poll: Most feel democracy is threatened and political violence is a major problem
76% of Americans think that democracy is under a serious threat, according to the latest NPR/PBS News/Marist poll. And their faith in political leadership in the White House and Congress is low.
https://www.npr.org/2025/07/01/nx-s1-5452527/poll-democracy-trump-immigration
3 months ago
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DOJ announces plans to prioritize cases to revoke citizenship
Denaturalization is a tactic heavily used during the McCarthy era and one that was expanded during the Obama administration and grew further during President Trump's first term. It's a tool usually us...
https://www.npr.org/2025/06/30/nx-s1-5445398/denaturalization-trump-immigration-enforcement
3 months ago
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The Trump administration is building a national citizenship data system
The Department of Homeland Security, with help from DOGE, has rolled out a tool that purports to be able to check the citizenship status of almost all Americans.
https://www.npr.org/2025/06/29/nx-s1-5409608/citizenship-trump-privacy-voting-database
3 months ago
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Watch Live: Slain Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman laid to rest in funeral service
The Minnesota lawmaker was killed during a string of attacks against Democratic elected officials in the state.
https://www.npr.org/2025/06/28/g-s1-74962/minnesota-melissa-hortman-funeral-house-speaker
3 months ago
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Defense Department will stop providing crucial satellite weather data
Hurricane forecasters rely on weather data collected and processed by Department of Defense satellites. That data will no longer be available as of Monday, June 30.
https://www.npr.org/2025/06/28/nx-s1-5446120/defense-department-cuts-hurricane-ice-weather-satellite
3 months ago
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'Where's our money?' CDC grant funding is moving so slowly layoffs are happening
The state and local health departments that rely on CDC funding say the money is not coming in on time and no one can tell them why. Some are laying off staff.
https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/06/28/nx-s1-5442689/cdc-trump-layoffs-public-health-rescission
3 months ago
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Photos: See No Kings protests around the country
People gathered for pro-democracy protests across the country today.
https://www.npr.org/sections/the-picture-show/2025/06/14/nx-s1-5433731/photos-no-kings-protest
3 months ago
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House votes to claw back $1.1 billion from public media
The U.S. House voted Thursday on a rescission bill to claw back money for foreign aid programs, along with two years of funding for the public media system. The measure now goes to the Senate.
https://www.npr.org/2025/06/12/g-s1-72223/public-media-funding-up-in-the-air-as-house-prepares-to-vote-on-claw-backs
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Concerns over conditions in U.S. immigration detention: 'We're hearing the word "starving" '
ICE detentions have surged, but deportations have lagged. Over the past month, NPR spoke to dozens of detainees, families and lawyers who spoke of overcrowded facilities lacking food and medicine.
https://www.npr.org/2025/06/05/nx-s1-5413364/concerns-over-conditions-in-u-s-immigration-detention-were-hearing-the-word-starving
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Trump asks Congress to wipe out funding for public broadcasting
President Trump is asking lawmakers to claw back the $1.1 billion in federal subsidies for public broadcasting that Congress approved earlier this year. His request also includes cuts to foreign aid.
https://www.npr.org/2025/06/03/nx-s1-5418080/pbs-npr-trump-rescission-public-broadcasting
4 months ago
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NPR and Colorado public radio stations sue Trump White House
NPR and three Colorado public radio stations are suing the Trump administration over the president's executive order seeking to ban the use of federal money for NPR and PBS.
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/27/nx-s1-5413094/npr-public-radio-lawsuit-trump-funding-ban
4 months ago
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Majority of Americans oppose ending birthright citizenship, NPR/Ipsos poll finds
As the Supreme Court takes up birthright citizenship, a new poll finds that less than a third of Americans want it to end. But other parts of the White House's immigration crackdown are more popular.
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/15/g-s1-66693/majority-of-americans-oppose-ending-birthright-citizenship-npr-ipsos-poll-finds
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Trump tried to fire Corporation for Public Broadcasting board members. Then came DOGE
DOGE staffers tried to assign a team to the independent Corporation for Public Broadcasting after President Trump's purported firing of three board members last month.
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/12/nx-s1-5395978/doge-cpb-board-members-trump-lawsuit-npr-pbs
5 months ago
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