Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him

Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.

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Murkowski slams door shut on supporting SAVE America Act

Not only is Sen. Murkowski not going for the SAVE America Act, but the Wall St. Journal says Trump's desperate pleas for the bill could backfire.

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Sifting Through Quakes’ Rubble, and the Ashes of a Revolution (Gift Article)

The devastation of Jacqueline Zúñiga’s city in Venezuela follows the demise of her political project. The revolution is over, but the human ties that help her cope remain.

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CIA Officers Can Sense the Threat Within

A survey reveals concern among the rank and file that Trump-administration meddling is undermining intelligence work.

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Times Journalists Subpoenaed as Trump Escalates Pressure on Media

The Justice Department is seeking to compel testimony from reporters who wrote about the new Air Force One. The Times called the move a “brazen act.”

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Platner’s Rise and Fall Revives Old Questions About ‘Bernie Bros’ and Women

The collapse of Graham Platner’s Senate bid in Maine after a rape allegation renewed attention to a movement built by Senator Bernie Sanders that some say is too forgiving of male misconduct.

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He’s Suspected of Hiring a Venezuelan Gang for a Political Killing. Trump Officials Still Work With Him.

Authorities say former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s regime hired Tren de Aragua to kidnap a dissident who had taken refuge in Chile. The suspected mastermind, Diosdado Cabello, remains powerf...

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With $8 Billion in Venezuelan Oil Money, U.S. Gives $300 Million in Quake Aid

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On Tyranny — Special 250th Edition

With friends, on video, to recall and to rebel

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After the Earth Stopped Shaking

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The Fallout of Massive Earthquakes for Venezuela — and the U.S.

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See Why the Venezuela Earthquakes Were So Deadly

A series of unlucky factors — two earthquakes in rapid succession, a fault that ruptured toward Caracas, soft ground and the shallow depth of the earthquake — combined to make the Venezuela earthquake...

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A Big Gamble for the Left: Can Socialism Appeal in a Swing State?

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🔊 Listen Now: Recovering the missing in Venezuela

All Things Considered on NPR One | 7:05

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🔊 Listen Now: 'We can still pull out live victims': LA rescuers join Venezuela quake rescue efforts

Morning Edition on NPR One | 4:24

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Killed by the Venezuelan Quakes Just Hours After Being Deported From U.S.

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Vatican declares Society of St. Pius X in schism, excommunicates bishops and invalidates sacraments

The Vatican has responded aggressively to a traditionalist society that consecrated bishops without the pope’s consent.

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Killed by the Venezuelan Quakes Just Hours After Being Deported From U.S.

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Venezuela Was on the Cusp of Rebirth. Then Disaster Struck, Again.

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Donate to Ayuda a Johana y Richi a reconstruir sus vidas, organized by Luisa Quintero

English //// (Baja para Español) Richard Pereira and h… Luisa Quintero needs your support for Ayuda a Johana y Richi a reconstruir sus vidas

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How Can We Tell Whether a Country Is Democratic?

Five methodological decisions for evaluating democracy without relying on a single index.

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Inside the White House Freakout Over the Epstein Files

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Inside Trump’s suddenly softened new green card policy

Big business, including tech and AI companies, launched a quiet but extensive lobbying effort against the green card policy requiring applicants to apply from abroad.

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How Venezuela’s New Leader Rose From Pariah to Powerful U.S. Partner

Delcy Rodríguez has preserved an authoritarian system and has avoided elections for five months while courting Trump officials and the oil industry.

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'Homeland Security' has spawned political insecurity since DHS was born

DHS was originally conceived in the interest of unity and harmony — and the phrase "homeland security" was originally meant to be reassuring.

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