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FILE - In this photo made with a slow shutter speed, the White House podium is seen before a briefing in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, March 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
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2 months into Trump's second administration, the news industry faces challenges from all directions

Read full article: 2 months into Trump's second administration, the news industry faces challenges from all directions

During the first Trump administration, many journalists worried most about being called “fake news.”.

FILE - Conan O'Brien takes part in a panel discussion during the South by Southwest Conference and Festival, March 11, 2025, in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Jack Plunkett/Invision/AP, File)
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Conan O'Brien is set to receive the Mark Twain Prize for humor as politics roils the Kennedy Center

Read full article: Conan O'Brien is set to receive the Mark Twain Prize for humor as politics roils the Kennedy Center

Conan O’Brien is set to receive the Mark Twain Prize at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, where the backstage drama of the host institution may hang over the celebration.

FILE - Flowers and a sign are placed outside the headquarters of the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, Feb. 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
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America's European allies are trying to pry their unspent money back from USAID

Read full article: America's European allies are trying to pry their unspent money back from USAID

Three European allies have been pressing the Trump administration to get back money they sent to the United States to help low-income countries.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang, right, greets U.S. Senator Steve Daines before a meeting in the Fujian Room at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Sunday, March 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, Pool)
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China's premier says US relations at 'an important juncture' during meeting with pro-Trump senator

Read full article: China's premier says US relations at 'an important juncture' during meeting with pro-Trump senator

Chinese Premier Li Qiang says Beijing and Washington should choose dialogue instead of confrontation.

Democratic New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham speaks at a news conference Saturday, March 22, 2025, in Santa Fe, N.M., as efforts by New Mexico lawmakers to contain violent crime took center stage at the conclusion of an annual legislative session following Friday's fatal shooting at a public park in Las Cruces. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)
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Fatal shooting in New Mexico park casts pall over Legislature and its ability to contain crime

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Efforts by New Mexico lawmakers to contain violent crime took center stage Saturday at the conclusion of an annual legislative session — just hours after three people were killed and 15 injured in an outburst of gunfire at a public park in Las Cruces.

U.S. Sens. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., left, and Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., wave to the crowd during a Rally for our Republic gathering, Saturday, March 22, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
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Georgia Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff vows defiance to Trump ahead of 2026 election

Read full article: Georgia Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff vows defiance to Trump ahead of 2026 election

U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff is seeking to rally Democrats desperate for effective action now against President Donald Trump’s administration.

FILE - Maj. Lisa Jaster, center, the first Army Reserve female to graduate the Army's Ranger School, stands in formation with other Rangers during an Army Ranger school graduation ceremony, Oct. 16, 2015, in Fort Benning, Ga. (AP Photo/Branden Camp, File)
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The Pentagon's DEI purge: Officials describe a scramble to remove and then restore online content

Read full article: The Pentagon's DEI purge: Officials describe a scramble to remove and then restore online content

The Pentagon has faced questions from lawmakers, local leaders and citizens over the removal of military heroes and historic mentions from Defense Department websites and social media pages.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker listens to David Richardson, right, associate vice chancellor for research, during a visit to the Soybean Innovation Lab at University of Illinois, which is impacted by DOGE funding cuts, in Urbana, Ill., Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker tries to chart a path for national Democrats to counter Trump

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Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois is trying to chart a path for national Democrats to counter President Donald Trump.

FILE - A National Weather Service weather balloon sits ready for launch in the Upper Air Inflation Building at the National Weather Service, April 27, 2006, in Sterling, Va. (AP Photo/Chris Greenberg, File)
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Experts say US weather forecasts will worsen as DOGE cuts mean fewer balloon launches

Read full article: Experts say US weather forecasts will worsen as DOGE cuts mean fewer balloon launches

With massive job cuts, the National Weather Service is reducing vital weather balloon launches in eight northern locations.

Loren Taylor, right, answers a question next to fellow Oakland mayoral candidate Barbara Lee during a debate Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vsquez)
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Progressive icon Barbara Lee wants to be mayor of an Oakland marked by crime and homelessness

Read full article: Progressive icon Barbara Lee wants to be mayor of an Oakland marked by crime and homelessness

Voters in Oakland, California, recalled their mayor in November over crime, homelessness and allegations of corruption.

Former Wisconsin Attorney General and state Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel, middle, greets Donald Trump Jr., as Charlie Kirk looks on during a town hall Monday, March 17, 2025, in Oconomowoc, Wis. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)
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Trump backs Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate in hotly contested race

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President Donald Trump is calling on his supporters to vote for a candidate for the Wisconsin Supreme Court who already had the full-throated backing of Trump’s billionaire adviser Elon Musk.

The Department of Homeland Security seal is pictured as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem tours U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, Monday, March 17, 2025, in Kodiak, Alaska. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Homeland Security makes cuts to offices overseeing civil rights protections

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The Department of Homeland Security is making cuts to three key offices that oversee civil rights protections across its broad mission, suggesting that they were impeding immigration enforcement efforts.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks at U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak during a tour, Monday, March 17, 2025, in Kodiak, Alaska. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Homeland Security revokes temporary status for 532,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans

Read full article: Homeland Security revokes temporary status for 532,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans

The Department of Homeland Security says it will revoke legal protections for hundreds of thousands of Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans, setting them up for potential deportation in about a month.

FILE - Children cover their heads as they sit outside of a migrant shelter Wednesday, March 13, 2024, in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley, File)
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Trump administration cuts legal help for migrant children traveling alone

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The Trump administration is ending a key program providing legal help to migrant children entering the country alone, raising concerns they'll be forced to navigate the complex legal system alone.

FILE - MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred speaks during a news conference Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
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Major League Baseball removes references to 'diversity' from MLB Careers home page

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Major League Baseball has removed references to “diversity” from its MLB Careers home page following an executive order by President Donald Trump that could lead to possible federal action against organizations using DEI programs in contravention of his administration’s interpretation of civil rights law.

FILE - President Donald Trump listens as Elon Musk speaks in the Oval Office at the White House, Feb. 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
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Legal experts say Trump official broke law by saying 'Buy Tesla' stock but don't expect a crackdown

Read full article: Legal experts say Trump official broke law by saying 'Buy Tesla' stock but don't expect a crackdown

A Trump Cabinet secretary violated the law when he told TV viewers this week to buy Tesla stock, but it's not clear that anything will be done about it.

President Donald Trump holds up a signed executive order at an education event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
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Trump has ordered the dismantling of the US Education Department. Here's what that means

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President Donald Trump’s order calling for the dismantling of the U.S. Education Department has complex implications.

President Donald Trump holds up a signed executive order at an education event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
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Trump says the Education Department will shed oversight of student loans and special education

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President Donald Trump has begun sketching a roadmap for dismantling the Education Department, with other agencies taking over responsibility for federal student loans and programs serving students with disabilities.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth responds to questions from reporters during a meeting with Britain's Defense Secretary John Healey at the Pentagon, Thursday, March 6, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
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Hegseth beefs up warship presence in the Middle East and will have 2 aircraft carriers in the region

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A U.S. official says Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is beefing up the Navy warship presence in the Middle East, ordering two aircraft carriers to be there next month as the U.S. increases strikes on Yemen-based Houthi rebels.

This graphical rendering provided by the U.S. Air Force shows the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) Platform, the F-47. On Friday, March 21, 2025, President Donald Trump announced that the Air Force had selected Boeing to produce the next generation fighter jet. (U.S. Air Force via AP)
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Eyeing China threat, Trump announces Boeing wins contract for secretive future fighter jet

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Boeing will build the Air Force's future fighter jet.

FILE - Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks along the southern border with Mexico, on Aug. 22, 2024, in Sierra Vista, Ariz. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
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Judge vows to determine if Trump administration ignored order blocking deportation flights

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A federal judge examining the Trump administration’s use of an 18th-century wartime law to deport Venezuelan immigrants to El Salvador has vowed to determine whether the government defied his order to turn the planes around.

Former Wisconsin Attorney General and state Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel, middle, greets Donald Trump Jr., as Charlie Kirk looks on during a town hall Monday, March 17, 2025, in Oconomowoc, Wis. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)
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Musk group offers $100 to Wisconsin voters ahead of pivotal state Supreme Court election

Read full article: Musk group offers $100 to Wisconsin voters ahead of pivotal state Supreme Court election

A group funded by billionaire Elon Musk is offering Wisconsin voters $100 to sign a petition in opposition to “activist judges.”.

President Donald Trump speaks at an education event and executive order signing in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 20, 2025.(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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The Latest: Judge vows to determine if Trump ignored order blocking deportation flights

Read full article: The Latest: Judge vows to determine if Trump ignored order blocking deportation flights

A federal judge says Friday he will “get to the bottom” of whether President Donald Trump’s administration defied his order blocking deportation flights.

This combination of images shows cover art for "Listening to the Law: Reflections on the Court and Constitution," left and a portrait of Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett at the Supreme Court building in Washington on Oct. 7, 2022. (Sentinel Books via AP, left, and AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Justice Amy Coney Barrett's 'Listening to the Law' will give readers an inside account of the court

Read full article: Justice Amy Coney Barrett's 'Listening to the Law' will give readers an inside account of the court

Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett has a book coming out in September that her publisher is billing as an invitation for “readers to see the Supreme Court through the lens of her experience.”.

FILE - The desk of hospitalized Pennsylvania state Rep. Matt Gergely, D-Allegheny, is empty at the start of the state House's new two-year legislative session, Jan. 7, 2025, in Harrisburg, Pa. Gergely died January 19, leaving his seat vacant and the chamber deadlocked. (AP Photo/Marc Levy, File)
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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Pennsylvania's state legislative special elections

Read full article: AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Pennsylvania's state legislative special elections

Voters in two Pennsylvania state legislative districts will elect new members in special elections Tuesday.