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Poll: Agreement that political violence may be necessary to right the country grows

Poll: Agreement that political violence may be necessary to right the country grows

On hot button issues, a majority say children should be vaccinated; controlling gun violence is more important than gun rights; and Epstein files should be released, in a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll.
by Domenico Montanaro

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Supreme Court allows Lisa Cook to remain as a Federal Reserve governor for now

Supreme Court allows Lisa Cook to remain as a Federal Reserve governor for now

The Supreme Court is allowing Lisa Cook to remain as a Federal Reserve governor for now. The court is declining to act on the Trump administration’s effort to immediately remove her.
by The Associated Press

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Planned Parenthood closes Louisiana clinics after 40 years due to financial and political pressure

Planned Parenthood closes Louisiana clinics after 40 years due to financial and political pressure

Louisiana’s only two Planned Parenthood locations have closed after 40 years. The organization says the closure Tuesday is the result of political attacks and funding woes, following President Donald Trump’s spending and tax plan that eliminates Medicaid reimbursements for organizations that provide abortion.
by The Associated Press

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Federal agencies are rehiring workers and spending more after DOGE’s push to cut

Federal agencies are rehiring workers and spending more after DOGE’s push to cut

Eight months after the Department of Government Efficiency effort to shrink the federal workforce began, some agencies are hiring workers back – and spending more money than before.
by Stephen Fowler, Shannon Bond and Jenna McLaughlin

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Trump administration uses taxpayer dollars to blame Democrats for government shutdown

Trump administration uses taxpayer dollars to blame Democrats for government shutdown

Federal employees across the government reported seeing similar messages. Experts say the messages may violate ethics laws meant to keep partisan politics out of day-to-day governing.
by Shannon Bond, Jenna McLaughlin and Stephen Fowler

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State DFL stands firm on its retraction of Minneapolis mayoral endorsement

State DFL stands firm on its retraction of Minneapolis mayoral endorsement

A statewide DFL committee pulled an endorsement for candidate Omar Fateh last month after it found the Minneapolis convention used “a flawed electronic voting system.” The Minneapolis DFL lost its appeal of that decision Monday.
by Megan Burks

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