Senators are reconvening Monday to vote on temporarily funding the government, but both parties seem unlikely to bend in their demands.
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The Other Side Village is building tiny cottages in Salt Lake City as part of its program to help people who’ve been chronically homeless. The organization also runs businesses to …
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More deployments testing the president's use troops in states and cities
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe Pentagon seeks to deploy the National Guard to more cities to quell what the president sees as lawlessness and riots.
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Federal immigration agents shot a woman in Chicago this weekend after they say they were boxed in by several cars and had their vehicles rammed. Chicago residents are tense.
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Largest US Lutheran denomination installs first Black presiding bishop : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesBishop Yehiel Curry, who was recently elected as the first Black presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), poses for a photo, Friday, Sept. 26, 2025, in …
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Judge blocks Trump’s National Guard deployment in Oregon : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building is seen in Portland, Ore. this month. Jenny Kane/AP hide caption toggle caption Jenny Kane/AP A federal judge in Portland, Ore. temporarily blocked …
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Reporting on federal workers as the federal workforce is reshaped : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesFederal workers across the United States are feeling the impact of the government shutdown. This comes after months of turmoil for federal workers as agencies have slashed their workforces as …
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Remembering Tuskegee Airman George Hardy, who died last week at 100 years old
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesOne of the last surviving combat veterans of the Tuskegee Airmen, George Hardy died last week aged 100. NPR’s Scott Simon talks to Leon Butler Jr. from the Tuskegee Airmen …
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Once again this year, fourth grade teachers around the county turned their classrooms into recording studios, and their students submitted outstanding stories, interviews and commentaries for NPR’s Student Podcast Challenge. …
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A federal worker explains why she’s not afraid of Trump’s layoff threat : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSome federal workers closely following President Trump’s threats of mass layoffs and funding cuts in the shutdown say it’s nothing new. He’s been doing those same things since January. AILSA …