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Classes began this week for students at the University at Buffalo, a public research university in western New York, but there were about 750 fewer international students on campus than …

Republican Rep. Mark Alford addresses attendees at a town hall Monday in Bolivar, Mo. Charlie Riedel/AP hide caption toggle caption Charlie Riedel/AP NEVADA, Mo. — A crowd of about 50 …

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters is photographed in Washington on May 5, 2025. Gene J. Puskar/AP hide caption toggle caption Gene J. Puskar/AP Some employees of the Federal Emergency …

NPR’s Juana Summers talks with Democratic Rep. Emanuel Cleaver about possible redistricting in Missouri. His district, which includes part of Kansas City, may be targeted by state Republicans.

A closed entrance to the Social Security Administration Headquarters sits empty in Woodlawn, MD on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Wesley Lapointe/The Washington Post/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Wesley Lapointe/The …

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Under Chairman Brendan Carr, the Federal Communications Commission has launched investigations into NBC and ABC News. John McDonnell/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption John McDonnell/Getty Images The nation’s chief broadcast …

President Trump moved to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, in an escalation of Trump’s campaign to assert more control over the central bank. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption toggle …

A choreographer and former dancer with The Washington Ballet, Stephen Nakagawa, has been named the new head of the Kennedy Center’s dance programming, days after the entire staff of the …