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The proposed White House budget calls for cutting Housing and Urban Development rental aid and sending that smaller pot of money to states “to design their own rental assistance programs …

People gather to take photos with the John Harvard statue at Harvard University. President Trump made another threat to Harvard’s tax-exempt status in a social media post on Friday. Sophie …

Television graphics are seen in the window of Nasdaq headquarters in Times Square, as Nasdaq fell nearly 4 percent this morning on January 27, 2025 in New York City. BRYAN …

White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller called gender-affirming care for children “barbaric” at a press conference on Thursday. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt looks on. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption …

Donald Trump has passed one hundred days in his second term as president of the United States. We look at how he is reshaping the US relationship with the rest …

The U.S. Department of Education is telling impacted districts that the Biden administration, in awarding the grants, violated “the letter or purpose of Federal civil rights law.” Jim Watson/Getty Images …

Shalela Dowdy is one of the Black voters who sued Alabama to get a more accurate representation in Congress. She was photographed in Mobile in 2024. Emily Kask for NPR …

This live special has concluded. NPR marks the first 100 days of President Trump’s second term with a live two-hour special on Wednesday night starting at 8 p.m. ET. Tune …

We examine Trump’s actions and missteps in first 100 days on the economy, immigration and foreign policy.

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