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3 thoughts on Trump's foreign policy from an expert critical of U.S. intervention

4:42am February 25, 2025

by Leila Fadel

In President Trump's "perfect world," powerful leaders cut deals and impose them without paying too much attention to the rule of law, foreign policy expert Stephen Walt told Morning Edition.

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Protesters Rally Against Elon Musk Outside OPM Office

Federal watchdog agency intervenes in Trump's purge of probationary employees

4:58pm February 24, 2025

by Andrea Hsu

U.S. Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger has asked the Merit Systems Protection Board to temporarily reinstate six federal employees fired from their jobs and is considering ways to seek relief for others.

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Former President Trump Addresses International Christian Media Convention

Republicans' love/hate relationship with the Education Department

6:00am February 24, 2025

President Trump has made clear he wants to close the U.S. Department of Education, but Republicans seem torn on just how far to go.

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Historian Anne Applebaum breaks down what Trump's alignment with Russia means

4:05am February 24, 2025

by Leila Fadel

Historian Anne Applebaum says America's shifting alliances with anti-democratic nations, particularly Russia, raise questions about the state of world order and long-standing alliances.

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Black farmers among those left in limbo amid federal funding freeze

5:00am February 20, 2025

The federal government has historically discriminated against Black farmers. The recent funding halt from the Trump administration presents yet another hurdle to those who have spent decades fighting for equity in farming.

Panama sends 97 U.S. deportees to migrant camp after they refused to be repatriated

1:09am February 20, 2025

The migrants refused to be repatriated to their countries. They will be held in a migration facility near the Darien Gap along the Colombian border until third countries can be found to take them.

Defense Sec. Hegseth Welcomes Israeli PM Netanyahu To The Pentagon

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Pentagon proposes $50 billion in annual cuts and identifies priorities to expand

12:52am February 20, 2025

The Pentagon has proposed cutting 8% of its budget annually for five years but prioritized funding in areas like drones, military assistance for the southern border and a U.S. Iron Dome.

Nearly 300 deportees from U.S. held in Panama hotel

1:28am February 19, 2025

The migrants hailed from 10 mostly Asian countries the U.S. has difficulty deporting migrants to directly. Panama is being used as a stopover.

U.S. and Russia discuss ending Ukraine war, without Kyiv

7:35am February 18, 2025

The talks build on last week's phone call between President Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin during which the two leaders agreed to work together toward a negotiated end to the war.

4 thoughts on Trump's new world order from foreign relations expert Richard Haass

4:12am February 18, 2025

by Leila Fadel

Foreign relations expert Richard Haass says the United States' advantage over China and Russia is that it has an enormous pool of allies willing to collaborate. President Trump's approach could change that.

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