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The Senate on Thursday approved an effort to overturn an Environmental Protection Agency rule tied to the Clean Air Act and designed to limit seven of the most hazardous air pollutants that are emitted by heavy industry.The 52-46 party-line vote marked the first time in the 55-year history of the Clean Air Act that Congress has moved to weaken the power of the landmark environmental law.Senate Republicans utilized the Congressional Review Act to overturn the regulation, which was passed by the Biden administration in 2024.The joint resolution now goes to the Republican-led House, where it also expected to pass.The rule tied…

President Trump’s team is expected to soon preview his first budget proposal. We explain what parts matter. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: The White House has already made a lot of changes to how the government spends money, slashing the federal workforce and putting entire agencies on the chopping block. But soon we will get a glimpse of what else President Trump wants to do when the White House releases its annual budget proposal. NPR’s Danielle Kurtzleben is here in the studio to explain why this year’s budget may be more consequential than most. Hi there.DANIELLE KURTZLEBEN, BYLINE: Hey, Juana.SUMMERS: So, Danielle,…

President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aiming to cut federal funding for NPR and PBS, accusing the outlets of producing biased coverage and “left-wing propaganda.”Mr. Trump instructed the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funds public broadcasters in the United States, to end federal funding for NPR and PBS, to the extent allowed by law. The news outlets only receive a small portion of its funding from Congress, with the rest coming from donors and sponsors.The immediate impact of the order was unclear. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a taxpayer-backed, private entity created by an act of Congress, is…

President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aiming to slash public subsidies to PBS and NPR as he alleged “bias” in the broadcasters’ reporting.The order instructs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and other federal agencies “to cease Federal funding for NPR and PBS” and further requires that they work to root out indirect sources of public financing for the news organizations. The White House, in a social media post announcing the signing, said the outlets “receive millions from taxpayers to spread radical, woke propaganda disguised as ‘news.'”The broadcasters get roughly half-a-billion dollars in public money through the Corporation for…

Millions across the world could die because of the choices Trump has made in his first 100 days. Ad Policy Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in the Oval Office on April 18, 2025.(Andrew Harnik / Getty Images) The first 100 days of Donald Trump’s second administration ended this week. Many, including me, have written about the devastation these few months have caused to important programs across the federal government, and the ways that science and public health have been undermined in both word and deed. These attacks have not gone unanswered. There has been a flurry of lawsuits…

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the Supreme Court’s newest member, denounced on Thursday what she described as “relentless attacks” on judges, and an environment of harassment that “ultimately risks undermining our Constitution and the rule of law.”“ Across the nation, judges are facing increased threats of not only physical violence, but also professional retaliation just for doing our jobs,” said Justice Jackson, speaking at a conference for judges held in Puerto Rico. “And the attacks are not random. They seem designed to intimidate those of us who serve in this critical capacity.”Justice Jackson did not mention President Trump by name nor cite any…

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Trump administration officials said on Thursday that Chris Krebs, who debunked President Trump’s lies about the 2020 election as head of the federal cybersecurity agency, lost his membership in an expedited customs program for travelers because he is facing a federal investigation.The officials declined to specify why Mr. Krebs was under investigation, nor did they indicate which agencies were conducting the inquiry. The disclosure came three weeks after Mr. Trump, in an act of score settling and intimidation, directed the Justice Department to investigate Mr. Krebs.“Chris Krebs is under active investigation by law enforcement agencies,” a spokesman for the Department…

Secretary of state. Acting administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development. Acting archivist for the National Archives and Records Administration. And now interim national security adviser to President Trump.Like a Christmas tree bedecked with shiny ornaments of every shape and size, Marco Rubio, 53, has accumulated four titles starting with his confirmation as secretary of state on Jan. 20, the same day that Mr. Trump took his oath of office.It very well could be a record in the modern history of the U.S. government. And it adds to the immigrant success story that is core to the narrative of…

Former high school teacher Ryan Walters was elected Oklahoma state superintendent of schools in 2022, but more than two years later, the state still ranks 49th in education. “I was elected to turn the state’s education system around,” Walters told CBS News. “We were 49th when I was elected. We’re working to move all these things around, and it takes a dramatic shift in education.”As he works on addressing that problem, he has also turned a lot of his attention to President Trump’s mass deportation plans. “We should be utilizing all of our resources to make sure we are supporting what…