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Rudy Giuliani speaks to the media outside Manhattan federal court in New York, Jan. 3, 2025. Ted Shaffrey/AP hide caption toggle caption Ted Shaffrey/AP Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has been hospitalized with a broken vertebrae after a car accident, his spokesperson said on Sunday. Giuliani, 81, was traveling on a highway in New Hampshire when his car was “struck from behind at high speed,” said Michael Ragusa, who is also his head of security. “He was transported to a nearby trauma center, where he was diagnosed with a fractured thoracic vertebrae, multiple lacerations and contusions, as well…

As millions of Americans gather Monday to celebrate Labor Day, federal data shows how President Trump’s immigration policies are reshaping the U.S. workforce.The number of immigrant workers in the U.S. has declined by 1.2 million from January through the end of July, according to preliminary Census Bureau data, analyzed by the Pew Research Center. That figure includes people who are in the country illegally as well as legal residents. The labor market shakeup comes as the flow of immigrants into the U.S. has slowed significantly under Mr. Trump, who campaigned on a promise to deport millions of immigrants working illegally. He…

Politics / Column / September 1, 2025 The administration’s immigration policies have gone from awful to monstrous, culminating with this weekend’s move to send roughly 600 unaccompanied children back to Guatemala. Ad Policy People attend a rally at Pasadena Auto Wash on August 28, 2025 where six employees were detained in an immigration raid last weekend.(Sarah Reingewirtz / Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images) Nearly two weeks ago, Donald Trump, that most unspiritual and unreflective of men, started musing about how he hoped he would get into heaven but wasn’t sure that he would. I hate to say it, but he’s probably…

Coping with a sudden loss in federal funding, PBS affiliate KSPS in Spokane, Washington, faced a surprise extra hurdle. Many of its contributing members — at one point almost half — lived in Canada, and they were withdrawing support out of anger at President Trump’s desire to make the country the 51st state in the U.S.When Congress decided this summer to eliminate $1.1 billion allocated to public broadcasting, it left some 330 PBS and 246 NPR stations, each with unique issues related to their communities and history, to figure out what that means.Many launched emergency fund drives and are heartened…

President Trump has claimed the authority to bypass Congress and impose sweeping tariffs on foreign products, arguing the import duties are necessary to strengthen the U.S. economy.Now a federal appeals court has thrown a roadblock in his path.The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled Friday that Mr. Trump went too far when he declared national emergencies to justify tariffs on nearly every country on Earth. The ruling largely upheld a May decision by a federal trade court in New York. But Friday’s 7-4 appeals court decision tossed out a part of that ruling striking down the tariffs immediately, giving…

Sharda Fornnarino is an outpatient surgery nurse at the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center in Aurora, Colo., where she’s also local director for National Nurses United. In August, the Department of Veterans Affairs notified union members that it was ending nearly all of its collective bargaining agreements. Rachel Woolf for NPR hide caption toggle caption Rachel Woolf for NPR Sharda Fornnarino got the news in early August. The Department of Veterans Affairs was ending nearly all of its collective bargaining agreements. The agency gave labor unions just days to get out of federal buildings. “We went in on the…

Taipei — The head of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee said Friday he was determined the United States and Taiwan remain “the best of friends,” calling the democratic island claimed by China a “free country,” as he visited with another American lawmaker.Republican Senators Roger Wicker and Deb Fischer arrived in Taipei on Friday for a two-day visit, as President Trump seeks to strike a trade deal with China — which insists Taiwan is part of its territory and has threatened to use force to annex it.China’s Foreign Ministry reiterated its long-time stance in a statement issued Friday as the…

Politics / September 1, 2025 Talking to the head of America’s largest union of federal workers about Trump’s assault on his members and all of labor. Ad Policy AFGE President Everett Kelley speaks during the Hands Off! day of action against the Trump administration and Elon Musk on April 5, 2025, in Washington, DC.(Paul Morigi / Getty Images for Community Change Action) Donald Trump is no friend of organized labor. Nor is Trump a friend of federal workers—or the unions that represent them. In fact, on March 27, the president issued an executive order demanding that most federal agencies terminate…

Millions of Americans will be enjoying their down time on Labor Day as another summer season comes to a close. If you need to make a quick run to the store for a picnic or other celebration, fear not — most retailers, grocery chains and other businesses will remain open. However, in some cases you may need to plan ahead, with most major banks and the U.S. Postal Service closed on Labor Day, which is a federal holiday. Here’s what’s opened and closed during Labor Day 2025.Is Walmart open on Labor Day?Most Walmart stores across the U.S. will be open during their…

The following is the transcript of an interview with Cindy McCain, World Food Programme executive director, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Aug. 31, 2025.ED O’KEEFE: We go now to the executive director of the World Food Programme, Ambassador Cindy McCain, who joins us this morning from Rome. Ambassador, thank you so much for being with us, and you’re with us in part because you’re just back from a trip into Gaza. So few outsiders are getting in these days to assess the situation. What did you see?U.N. WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CINDY MCCAIN: Well,…