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Mar 05, 2026
President Trump announced Thursday that Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., is his pick to replace Kristi Noem as the head of the Department of Homeland Security.
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Mar 05, 2026
A large study of data from Veterans Affairs finds that people on GLP-1 drugs were less likely to develop substance abuse disorder or overdose.
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Mar 05, 2026
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Cara Bastone about her latest romance novel, "No Matter What." The story starts with miscommunication, but protagonists Vin and Roz's love carries the story.
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Mar 05, 2026
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Pentagon correspondent Tom Bowman and international correspondent Aya Batrawy about the war in the Middle East for the national security podcast Sources & Methods.
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Mar 05, 2026
In February, D.C.'s opera company severed its relationship with the Kennedy Center. Now, they're on to their next — and less certain — chapter.
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Mar 05, 2026
Businesses that paid more than 100-billion dollars in tariffs are waiting to find out when they'll get their money back, after the Supreme Court ruled those import taxes were illegal.
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Mar 05, 2026
President Trump has fired his homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, and said Markwayne Mullin, a senator from Oklahoma, would replace her.
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Mar 05, 2026
Overprescribing antibiotics breeds antibiotic resistance. A new tool aims to lower a notably high rate of such prescriptions in Rwanda.
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Mar 04, 2026
As Iranian strikes target U.S. facilities across the Middle East, the State Department races to evacuate thousands of Americans caught in a rapidly evolving war zone.
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Mar 04, 2026
As the U.S. military broadens its strikes in Iran, traumatized Iranians are reaching the border with Turkey.
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Mar 04, 2026
Two American arms package sales to Taiwan have been delayed as President Trump prepares to visit China, raising questions about the United States' commitment to Taiwan.
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Mar 04, 2026
Some Cuban-Americans in South Florida are eager for regime change in Cuba and hope the Trump administration will make it happen.
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Mar 04, 2026
Six months after massive youth-led protests that ousted a prime minister, voters in Nepal are headed to the polls on Thursday.
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Mar 04, 2026
The U.S. and Israel's war with Iran has expanded to the Indian Ocean, as a U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship in international waters.
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Mar 04, 2026
A court in Japan has ordered the Unification Church's local arm dissolved, after it bilked followers for decades. Ties between the church and Japan's ruling party became a political scandal.
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Mar 04, 2026
In Tacoma, Wash., glass artists hide beautiful glass spheres around the city each winter for residents to find. They're called "monkeyshines," because the first ones were stamped with a monkey stamp.
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Mar 04, 2026
President Trump's controversial nominee to lead the nation's largest public lands agency faces an initial confirmation vote Wednesday as Democrats point to his past support to sell federal lands.
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Mar 04, 2026
Voters went to the polls Tuesday in Texas, North Carolina and Arkansas. The results could help determine control of Congress and how people feel about Democratic and Republican party leadership.
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Mar 04, 2026
Democrats in the Senate were facing an uphill climb Wednesday in their push to restrain President Trump's ability to wage war against Iran.
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Mar 04, 2026
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Susan Glasser, who writes the "Letters from Trump's Washington" column in The New Yorker, about the war on Iran and how its early days differ from historical norms.
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Mar 04, 2026
The Trump administration is holding back Medicaid funds to Minnesota, citing fraud. But experts point out Minnesota's fraud rates are far lower than the national average in Medicaid.
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Mar 04, 2026
Federal employees have been losing their jobs after sting operations engineered by political provocateur James O'Keefe. Now some of them are fighting back in court.
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Mar 03, 2026
Scientists learned that wild African chimpanzees consume alcohol by eating fermented fruit, suggesting that human attraction to alcohol may have ancient evolutionary origins.
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Mar 03, 2026
President Trump criticized the U.K. over its stance on the war on Iran, as he praised and welcomed Germany's chancellor to the White House.
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Mar 03, 2026
Iran's supreme leader is dead, but the regime endures. Iran scholar Mehrzad Boroujerdi walks through how the leadership succession could unfold.
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Mar 03, 2026
Israeli Jews are celebrating Purim and drawing parallels with the war in Iran and the ancient biblical story.
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Mar 03, 2026
NPR's Juana Summers talks to Roger Bennett about his new book, We Are the World (Cup), and what could be in store in this year's tournament as America hosts for the first time in 32 years.
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Mar 03, 2026
Despite President Trump's efforts to deeply cut science funding from the federal budget in 2026, Congress quietly restored much of the funding to previous levels in recent weeks.
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Mar 03, 2026
Government officials and advocates for the children worry the goal is to concentrate them in Texas, where abortion is banned.
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Mar 03, 2026
The Justice Department reversed course and took back an effort to abandon an appeal against four big law firms that challenged President Trump's punitive executive orders.
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Mar 03, 2026
The U.S. war with Iran is rattling energy and financial markets. Gasoline prices jumped overnight while stock prices tumbled.
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Mar 03, 2026
Tensions in Lebanon are soaring as Hezbollah renews its attacks on Israel.
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Mar 03, 2026
President Trump took questions publicly for the first time since striking Iran as violence continues to unfold in the region.
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Mar 03, 2026
Director Chloé Zhao used meditation, somatic exercises and dance to inspire the cast and crew of this Oscar-nominated story about William Shakespeare's family.
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Mar 03, 2026
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testified amid a pause in funding to her agency and increased bipartisan scrutiny of her leadership.
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Mar 02, 2026
The argument took place in light of the court's 2022 Bruen decision, which held that for a gun law to be constitutional, it must be analogous to a similar law at the nation's founding in the late 1700s.
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Mar 02, 2026
Colman McCarthy dedicated his life to peace — from training to be a monk, to teaching and writing about peace. NPR's Scott Detrow talks with his eldest son, Jim McCarthy, about his father's legacy.
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Mar 02, 2026
Outside of Chicago, a homeless shelter and rehab center called Wayside Cross hosts a unique program to help people get back on their feet, one mile at a time.
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Mar 02, 2026
Republicans on the House Oversight Committee have released videos of Bill and Hillary Clinton's depositions in the committee's ongoing investigation into the Epstein files.
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Mar 02, 2026
As missiles continue to fly across the Middle East, what do Americans make of the U.S. attack on Iran so far? Residents of Harrisburg, Pa., weigh in.
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Mar 02, 2026
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Lt. Col. Nadav Shoshani, international spokesperson for the Israeli Defense Forces, about the ongoing war with Iran.
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Mar 02, 2026
Iran has made prior attempts to launch terrorist attacks on U.S. soil, but all have been thwarted in recent years. States are bracing for a heightened threat after the war.
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Mar 02, 2026
A new single-pill treatment for HIV has shown promising results. This is particularly useful for people who have had HIV for decades.
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Mar 02, 2026
President Trump said the ongoing strikes on Iran are the best chance to strike at its nuclear weapons program. But that's the same program he said, not long ago, was completely obliterated.
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Mar 02, 2026
Donated clothes for low-income kids aren't always that cool. So a volunteer at a school district in Sonoma County curates, launders and presents clothing donations that teens actually want to wear.
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Mar 02, 2026
The Republican primary in the Texas Senate race is turning out to be one of the most closely watched races in the country. Its results could have consequences for Republican control of the Senate.
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Mar 02, 2026
Gorillaz, the animated band, burst on the scene 25 years ago. NPR's Juana Summers talks to musician Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett, the band's creators, about how it has evolved.
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Mar 02, 2026
President Trump is offering some indication about how long the war with Iran might last.
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Mar 02, 2026
Global oil prices are in the high $70s as traffic through Strait of Hormuz comes to a halt. Some analysts have warned they could top $100 a barrel if the stoppage is prolonged.
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Mar 01, 2026
In many ways, the conflict between Iran and the U.S. and Israel has been decades in the making. Ramtin Arablouei, host of NPR's podcast "Throughline," explains how.
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Mar 01, 2026
Sen. Mark Warner, Democrat of Virginia and the ranking member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, talks about his response to U.S. strikes on Iran.
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Mar 01, 2026
The U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, a major oil producer, threatens to impact oil and natural gas markets worldwide.
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Mar 01, 2026
The Iranian diaspora in Los Angeles has celebrated the Trump administration's strikes against Iran, but some have mixed feelings.
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Mar 01, 2026
Seth Jones of the center for Strategic and International Studies talks about the U.S military's capacity to carry out extended strikes in Iran, and Iran's ability to retaliate.
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Mar 01, 2026
Esmail Baghaei, spokeman for Iran's Foreign Ministry, talks about his country's response to U.S. and Israeli airstrikes.
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Mar 01, 2026
Caught in controversy, Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales faces a tough primary challenge as his voters weigh whether to back him again in Tuesday's primary.
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Mar 01, 2026
Three U.S. service members have been killed in ongoing operations in the Middle East, as U.S. and Israeli strikes continue to hit Iran and Iran responds with waves of missiles and drones across the region.
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Feb 28, 2026
What are people in Iran saying about today's attacks by the U.S. and Israel? We hear from people on the ground who experienced the event as it unfolded.
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Feb 28, 2026
NPR's Emily Kwong speaks to House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), who is still calling for a vote on a war powers resolution following a wave of U.S.- and Israel-led airstrikes on Iran.
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Feb 28, 2026
Robert Harward is a former U.S. Navy Seal who grew up in Iran and led operations in the region. He speaks with host Mary Louise Kelly about this moment and what it means.
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Feb 28, 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio walks a diplomatic tightrope in the Caribbean, pressing for change in Cuba while regional leaders warn of a deepening humanitarian and migration crisis.
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Feb 28, 2026
What will negotiations look like in the weeks after the U.S. and Israel's strikes on Iran? Robert Malley -- who was a lead negotiator on the 2015 Iran Nuclear deal -- offers some insight.
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Feb 28, 2026
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been killed. He was 86 years old. Khamenei was unwavering in his steadfast antipathy to the US and Israel.
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Feb 28, 2026
The United States and Israel launched military strikes against Iran overnight. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly discusses the attacks with NPR's Daniel Estrin and Greg Myre.
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Feb 27, 2026
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Raina Douris, host of World Cafe at member station WXPN, about Mitski's new album, Nothing's About to Happen to Me.
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Feb 27, 2026
Republicans and Democrats are embracing their own takes on populism to respond to shifting politics in the country.
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Feb 27, 2026
In Australia, the attempted return of people with alleged links to the Islamic State has raised questions about who bears responsibility for nationals who traveled overseas to join the Islamic State.
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Feb 27, 2026
Pakistan struck several sites in Afghanistan early Friday in what it calls an "open war." We look at what's driving the renewed fighting.
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Feb 27, 2026
On Wild Card, well-known guests answer the kinds of questions we often think about but don't talk about. Author Jennette McCurdy talks about her experience with eating disorder recovery.
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Feb 27, 2026
The deal struck by Paramount to acquire CNN's parent company leaves a series of questions over the cable TV news giant. Journalists there are girding for what could be next if the deal is approved.
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Feb 27, 2026
In an effort to stabilize child care in America, the Biden administration changed how child care subsidies are paid. The Trump administration says the change invited fraud and is preparing a reversal.
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Feb 27, 2026
A woman born in Colorado has never had a birth certificate; her parents rejected such things. She's never gone to school, had a job or been on a plane. Revised rules mean she'll soon officially exist.
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Feb 27, 2026
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Hilary Duff about her new album. It's called Luck... Or Something, and is her first release in more than 10 years.
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Feb 27, 2026
WXXI News' Alex Crichton is retiring Friday, after 42 years at the station and hosting All Things Considered in Rochester, N.Y.
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Feb 27, 2026
2016 was a complex year for Black music, between the last year of the Obama presidency, and the numerous high-profile deaths of Black people at the hands of police.
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Feb 27, 2026
Many GOP primary voters in North Carolina say they want a candidate who will support the president after Sen. Thom Tillis chose not to seek reelection following disagreements with President Trump.
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Feb 27, 2026
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with journalist Tina Brown, one of the first to report about Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuse, about the fallout of the Epstein files.
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Feb 27, 2026
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Helena Bottemiller Evich, founder and editor in chief of Food Fix, about tensions between the MAHA movement and President Trump over glyphosate.
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Feb 27, 2026
By staying out of wars, keeping quiet and building trust, Oman plays a historic role as mediator in the U.S.-Iran talks.
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Feb 27, 2026
Trump announced that Federal agencies would be cease using Anthropic's tools within six months.
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Feb 26, 2026
Warner Bros. says Paramount's sweetened bid to buy the whole company is "superior" to an $83 billion deal it struck with Netflix for just its streaming services, studios, and intellectual property.
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Feb 26, 2026
She's from Iowa. She's a star female college basketball player. Her name is Audi Crooks. The junior at Iowa State University is a center who is known for her dominance on the court.
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Feb 26, 2026
The mayor of Buffalo, New York, is blaming ICE for the death of a man who was released from their custody. The man was blind and did not speak English. He was found dead days after his release.
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Feb 26, 2026
The Trump administration has been sending asylum seekers from Ukraine and Russia back to a warzone. One family in Minnesota says they fear for their lives.
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Feb 26, 2026
In California, the two candidates with the most votes in the primary advance to the general election, regardless of party. That's an issue for Democrats who have nine major candidates for governor.
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Feb 26, 2026
Researchers of online extremism say lack of public accountability in relation to the release of the latest Epstein files has bred a worrying mixture of cynicism and nihilism in some online spaces.
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Feb 26, 2026
Wall Street's AI worries are getting stranger. Chip company Nvidia reported record-breaking earnings on Wednesday, but tech investors are still panicking.
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Feb 26, 2026
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with the singer-songwriter Bill Callahan about his new album My Days of 58.
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Feb 26, 2026
Older residents of Kyiv's many high-rises are learning to live with intermittent heat and electricity, cut off by Russian attacks.
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Feb 26, 2026
The official memorials for Jesse Jackson began this week. The late civil rights leader is lying in repose at his Rainbow-Push Coalition headquarters in Chicago Thursday and Friday.
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Feb 26, 2026
In 1946, Orson Welles vowed to solve a shocking crime on his radio show on ABC: the beating of a Black soldier who was returning from service after Word War 2. Radio Diaries recalls the story.
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Feb 26, 2026
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Sen. Tim Kaine, Democrat of Virginia, about his continued efforts to limit President Trump's ability to use military force through war powers resolutions.
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Feb 26, 2026
Indirect talks between the U.S. and Iran have wrapped, and a deal was not reached on Tehran's nuclear program. NPR's weekly national security podcast Sources & Methods explores what's next.
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Feb 26, 2026
NPR Music's Isabella Gomez Sarmiento reports on the artists making waves on the pop charts. Taylor Swift is now back at number one on the Hot 100. But Bad Bunny hasn't gone anywhere.
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Feb 26, 2026
Why did a $72 million mission to study water on the moon fail so soon after launch? A new NASA report has the answer.
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Feb 26, 2026
After the U.S. withdrew from the World Health Organization, it wasn't clear they would participate in this WHO-led meeting to determine the recipe for the next flu vaccine.
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Feb 25, 2026
Alabama Sen. Katie Britt came to national prominence in 2024 with an image as a firebrand on the right but has developed a reputation as a bipartisan deal maker in the Senate.
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Feb 25, 2026
Well before the Supreme Court struck down many of President Trump's tariffs, Wall Street had been literally betting on it. Firms created a market to sell companies' claims on refunds, if they happen.
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Feb 25, 2026
Bridgerton continues to enthrall fans. This season, Yerin Ha stars as Sophie Baek in a Cinderella-coded story.
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