A man sits outside the closed Isizinda Sempilo clinic in the Johannesburg township of Soweto Thursday, Jan. 30. Alfonso Nqunjana/AP hide caption toggle caption Alfonso Nqunjana/AP JOHANNESBURG — Four days …
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Week in politics: Trump’s confusing funding freeze for federal workers
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWe look at a chaotic week in politics, with the Trump administration attempting a federal funding freeze and a buyout for two million federal workers.
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How did racist mass texts bypass some anti-spam guardrails after the election?
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis Jonestk Daniel Hertzberg for NPR hide caption toggle caption Daniel Hertzberg for NPR At the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, the mood on campus around the presidential election …
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Trump says airstrikes on ISIS in Somalia killed terrorists without ‘harming civilians’
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThis photo provided by U.S. Africa Command, the U.S. military conducts coordinated airstrikes against Islamic State operatives in Somalia on Saturday. AP/U.S. Africa Command hide caption toggle caption AP/U.S. Africa …
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What mattered, what didn’t and what changed in the second week of the Trump administration.
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Rohit Chopra, who led the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau since 2021, has been fired by President Trump. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/AP The Trump administration has fired …
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Can Trump’s 2nd act work for the working class while giving back to his super donors?
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPriscilla Chan, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Lauren Sanchez, businessman Jeff Bezos , Alphabet’s CEO Sundar Pichai and businessman Elon Musk, among other dignitaries, attend the United States Capitol on Jan. …
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A 2nd U.S. judge says Trump administration must pause its federal spending freeze
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPresident Trump speaks to journalists in the Oval Office on Friday. A federal judge in Rhode Island has issued an order blocking the administration’s efforts to freeze some federal spending. …
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Federal websites down as agencies implement executive order ‘defending women’
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPresident Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House, Jan. 30. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP This week, the Trump administration instructed all …