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Brennan Center's Elizabeth Goitein discusses Trump's use of emergency declarations

5:02am June 03, 2025

by Steve Inskeep

President Trump has used emergency declarations to push through his agenda. Elizabeth Goitein, analyst at the Brennan Center for Justice, discusses his use of emergency powers.

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Controversy grows over case of brain-dead pregnant woman kept on life support

5:01am June 03, 2025

Controversy is growing in Georgia over the case of a woman declared brain dead who is being kept on life support because she is pregnant. Hospital officials say it's because of Georgia's abortion law.

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Trump fires historians who put together unbiased accounts of U.S. foreign policy

5:00am June 03, 2025

by Steve Inskeep

The State Department's Historical Advisory Committee puts out unbiased accounts of events around U.S. foreign policy. Trump fired its members. NPR speaks with its former chair, James Goldgeier.

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The true cost of prisons and jails is higher than many realize, researchers say

5:00am June 03, 2025

A new report tries to capture the true cost of incarceration to families of people behind bars. It found it costs them around $350 billion every year — almost four times the government's estimate for the cost of incarceration.

GOP Lawmakers In D.C. Poised To Vote On Waivers That Allow California To Set Own Emissions Standards

The fate of the EV tax credits depends on the GOP's megabill

5:00am June 03, 2025

The House version of the tax bill would revoke credits for EVs starting at the end of this year. If the plan survives, it would dramatically shape automaker investments and EV sales.

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A giant Saharan dust cloud is forecast to hit parts of the southeastern U.S.

4:52am June 03, 2025

by A Martínez

A giant cloud of dust from the Sahara is forecast to hit southeastern states this week. NPR speaks with Jason Dunion, a hurricane scientist at NOAA, about what to expect.

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Britain gets a defense boost aimed at sending a message to Russia, and to Trump

1:24am June 03, 2025

Like other NATO members, the U.K. has been reassessing its defense spending since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

Another sign of Syria's rebuilding: The Damascus stock exchange opens again

1:15am June 03, 2025

The stock exchange had closed during the chaotic days leading up to the ouster of former President Bashar Assad in a lightning rebel offensive.

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Top Trump officials visit prolific Alaska oil field amid push to expand drilling

12:28am June 03, 2025

President Donald Trump wants to double the amount of oil coursing through Alaska's vast pipeline system and build a massive natural gas project, a top administration official said Monday.

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Trump is pushing Senate GOP to get his megabill across the finish line

9:45pm June 02, 2025

President Trump is gearing up for what a senior White House official said will be an "all-out advocacy effort" to push Republican senators to advance the bill their House colleagues passed last month.