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Organizers with the People’s Patrol talk to immigrant kids in Hanover Park, a suburb of Chicago, on October 10, 2025. Sergio Martínez-Beltrán/NPR hide caption toggle caption Sergio Martínez-Beltrán/NPR HANOVER PARK, …

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Paraguay’s President Santiago Peña awards the Order of Merit “Gral Div Bernardino Caballero” in the grade of “Gran Cross”, to Navy Adm. Alvin Holsey, commander of U.S. Southern Command, at …

A federal judge in San Francisco has temporarily halted the Trump administration from laying off federal workers during the shutdown, concluding that the administration likely acted illegally. LEILA FADEL, HOST: …

At least 27 states have turned over extensive personal information of people who receive federally-funded food assistance. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Frederic J. Brown/AFP …

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Volunteers with ties to the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing have stepped up to give tours at the National Memorial there as park rangers are furloughed during the government shutdown. ELISSA …

NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with Lee Saunders — president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees — about how federal workers are handling the latest round …

Demonstrators holding signs in support of minority voting rights gather outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption toggle caption Claire Harbage/NPR A major …

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