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The Capitol is seen under dark skies in Washington, Tuesday, July 15, 2025.
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Senate votes to move ahead with Trump’s request for $9 billion in spending cuts

Associated Press July 15, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans on Tuesday advanced President Donald Trump's request to cancel some $9 billion in previously approved...

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FILE - Mairelise Robinson, a U.S. citizen who is 6 months pregnant, attends a protest in support of birthright citizenship, outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, May 15, 2025.
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New Hampshire judge decides to pause Trump’s birthright citizenship order

Associated Press July 10, 2025

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A federal judge in New Hampshire issued a ruling Thursday prohibiting President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship from...

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The Metro: NPR Public Editor Kelly McBride on CPB cuts, media ethics

Robyn Vincent, Lauren Myers, The Metro July 1, 2025

Today on The Metro, we continue our coverage on the fight over public media funding and what's at stake for...

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FILE - Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, April 25, 2024.
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Supreme Court limits nationwide injunctions, but fate of Trump birthright citizenship order unclear

Associated Press June 27, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Supreme Court on Friday ruled that individual judges lack the authority to grant nationwide injunctions, but the...

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The Metro: An update on proposed federal funding cuts to NPR, PBS

Robyn Vincent, Nadia Ziyad, The Metro June 25, 2025

Federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) is the focus of a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on Wednesday. ...

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President Donald Trump, center, speaks during a media conference at the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
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Trump doubles down on damage US strikes caused to Iran’s nuclear sites

NPR June 25, 2025

At a press conference at the conclusion of the NATO summit in the Netherlands on Wednesday morning, President Trump insisted...

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The Grand Marshals of the 2023 Motor City Pride Parade greet attendees on June 11, 2023 in Detroit, Mich.
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The Metro: The important legacy and activism behind Motor City Pride

Robyn Vincent, The Metro June 5, 2025

The streets of Detroit will be filled with color and courage this weekend as Motor City Pride returns to Hart...

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Santa Ono stands in front of a University of Michigan sign
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The Metro: Santa Ono’s political gamble; higher-ed leadership in the Trump era

Lauren Myers, Sam Corey, The Metro June 5, 2025

Last month, then University of Michigan President Santa Ono announced his resignation from the college after accepting a role leading...

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Wayne State University President Kimberly Andrews Espy speaks with WDET's Russ McNamara at the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference on Mackinac Island.
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The Metro: University leaders discuss impacts of federal budget cuts at Mackinac Policy Conference

Russ McNamara, Sam Corey, The Metro June 5, 2025

A number of universities are worried about funding cuts that are coming from the Trump administration. That includes those in...

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President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One en route from Miami to Joint Base Andrews, Md., Monday, Jan. 27, 2025.
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Trump announces travel ban and restrictions on 19 countries set to go into effect Monday

Associated Press June 5, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday resurrected a hallmark policy of his first term, announcing that citizens of 12 countries...

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Trump asks Congress to wipe out funding for public broadcasting

NPR June 4, 2025

President Trump took yet another step Tuesday to place NPR and PBS at the center of his broader clash with...

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About 100 unionized health care workers and others who depend on Medicaid demonstrated outside Michigan Republican Congressman John James' office in Warren on Wednesday, March 19, 2025.
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Detroit Evening Report: Michigan families, caregivers prepare for possible Medicaid cuts

Sascha Raiyn June 3, 2025

Experts say Medicaid cuts passed by the U.S. House could result in millions of people losing health care — including...

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