Social Security employees are feeling “overwhelmed” and wait times for phone services are up as workforce cuts from the Trump administration are being felt throughout the agency. (Image credit: George Walker IV)
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Justice Department revokes Biden-era protections for reporters in leak investigations
In a new memo, Attorney General Pam Bondi said the DOJ will allow for subpoenas, court orders and search warrants to get information and testimony from journalists. (Image credit: Win McNamee)
Week in politics: Almost 100 days into Trump’s second term, a look back
Nearly 100 days into his new term, President Trump has set an aggressive agenda, spending his political capital and losing some of the public approval he began with.
Trump meets Zelenskyy during visit to Pope Francis’ funeral
It was their first face-to-face meeting since they argued in front of cameras in the Oval Office in February — and comes as efforts intensify to end Russia’s war in Ukraine. (Image credit: Ukrainian Presidential Press Office)
Why judges blocked the Trump admin’s school DEI crackdown
On Thursday, three federal judges in Maryland, New Hampshire and Washington, D.C., said Trump’s anti-DEI efforts were on shaky legal ground. (Image credit: Alex Brandon)
Alexis Herman, the first Black secretary of labor in U.S. history, dies at age 77
Civil rights groups, labor organizations and politicians praised Alexis Herman as a “trailblazer” who fought for the rights of women, Black people and American workers over the course of decades. (Image credit: Ethan Miller)
U.S. judge says 2-year-old apparently deported to Honduras ‘with no meaningful process’
The toddler, a U.S. citizen, was apparently sent to Honduras with her mother and 11-year-old sister, even as a federal judge tried to contact an attorney representing the government. (Image credit: Michael M. Santiago)
Journalist and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate weighs in on Trump and press freedoms
NPR’s Scott Detrow speaks with journalist Maria Ressa, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, about the Trump administration and press freedoms.