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President Trump signed an executive order that puts some 8,000 high-ranking civil servants into a new category of employees who can be fired for any reason.
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Pope Leo's Black family roots inspired journalist Susan Saulny to research her Creole great-uncle who moved to Chicago, became white and didn't return. She describes her journey to reunite her family.
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This year's hurricane season begins with concerns that there are staffing issues at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), an agency that President Trump has targeted for changes.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's involvement in promotions across the military has raised concerns that he is targeting officers for their race or gender, their association with diversity, equity and inclusion policies, or for being insufficiently loyal.
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Ukrainian drones hit targets outside St. Petersburg on Wednesday.
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Congressional Democrats assert FEMA lost more than 5,000 employees since January of 2025.
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Charlie Neibergall/Getty ImagesPolls have now closed in six states that held primary elections yesterday. Here are the key takeaways. And, the Justice Department has scrapped plans for Trump's "anti-weaponization" fund. -
AP PhotoUkrainian drones struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg and set it ablaze, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, as the city hosted an annual economic forum promoted by President Putin. -
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Erik Dinnel/Allen InstituteThe Allen Institute in Seattle says scientists have now learned enough about how the brain works to start fixing it when it breaks.
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