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The Pentagon restrictions on media covering the military follow a series of moves by the Trump administration to curtail press access. The changes overhaul historic access for the press. (Image credit: Evan Vucci)

On the heels of President Trump promoting misinformation about a white genocide in South Africa, we take a look at how once fringe theories make their way to the White House.

House Republicans muscled through President Trump’s massive tax and spending bill this week. The vote this week sends a clear message about where the Republican party is today.

President Trump’s budget package threatens to increase the deficit, while his tariff threats — the most recent of which was Friday — destabilize global trade.

President Trump is drastically reducing the number of national security and foreign policy experts employed by the National Security Council.

President Trump’s budget package threatens to increase the deficit, while his tariff threats — the most recent of which was Friday — destabilize global trade.

The NSC has traditionally played a pivotal role in advising the president for his biggest diplomatic and security decisions. But in Trump’s second term, it has seen its influence shrink. (Image credit: Saul Loeb)

A series of executive orders aims to promote new kinds of nuclear reactors while restructuring the body in charge of nuclear safety. (Image credit: Mike Stewart)

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem got a pop quiz at a senate hearing this week. The question came from Democratic Senator Maggie Hassan, of New Hampshire. Hassan asked Noem to to explain habeas corpus. For the record, habeas corpus is the legal principle, enshrined in the Constitution, that protects people from illegal detention. The […]

Ethics issues for President Trump have come to a head. The U.S. government accepted a Boeing 747 from Qatar for the Air Force One fleet, and he headlined a dinner for top Trump meme coin investors.

DOGE’s push to cut some federal surveys conducted by the Census Bureau may be duplicating a White House agency’s oversight work and weaken U.S. data infrastructure, experts warn. (Image credit: Etienne Laurent)

Shira Perlmutter’s termination came shortly after the Copyright Office published a long-anticipated report on artificial intelligence. (Image credit: Mariam Zuhaib)

The White House budget office rejected the conclusion of a nonpartisan congressional watchdog that said the Trump administration is breaking the law by not spending funds as directed by Congress. (Image credit: Evan Vucci)

Trump said on social media that he had recommended 50% tariffs on European Union products starting June 1 — and warned Apple’s CEO to move manufacturing of iPhones to the United States. (Image credit: Kevin Dietsch)

In her order, U.S. District Judge Susan Illston said the president may not initiate large-scale executive branch reorganization without approval from Congress. (Image credit: Kayla Bartkowski)

NPR asked researchers, advocates, tax experts, a parent and a public school leader for their thoughts on this first-of-its-kind national voucher plan. Here’s what they said.

The U.S. has officially accepted a luxury jetliner from Qatar as a gift, and slated it to become a new Air Force One. Experts say that overhaul could take years and cost hundreds of millions. (Image credit: Roberto Schmidt)

NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with Daniel Shapiro, former U.S. ambassador to Israel and distinguished fellow at the Atlantic Council, about the shooting deaths of two Israeli embassy staffers in D.C. (Image credit: Drew Angerer)

The suit claims that efforts to get sensitive information about food aid recipients from states violates federal privacy laws. (Image credit: Spencer Platt)

A federal appeals court said it would not intervene — at least for now — to thwart the Trump administration’s plans for the near-total dismantlement of Voice of America. (Image credit: Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images)