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Judge blocks additional citizenship provisions in the latest setback to Trump’s wide-ranging election executive order

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🚀 Explore this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: citizenship,elections,voter registration ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday blocked some federal agencies from asking for citizenship status when distributing voter registration forms, the latest blow to a wide-ranging executive order on elections signed by President Donald Trump last year. Read more: Fact-checking Trump's claims about mail-in voting in California US District Judge Colleen Kollar Cutelli in Washington ruled that the Constitution's separation of powers, which gives states and to some extent Congress the power to set election rules, is at…

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Tamara Keith and Amy Walter talk about the shrinking GOP margin in the House

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💥 Read this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Politics Monday ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: Amna Nawaz: Meanwhile, a special election in the Lone Star State is eroding the Republican margin in the US House of Representatives, with the federal government partially shut down again.For more, let's go to the Monday policy duo. This is The Cook Policy Report's Amy Walter with NPR's Amy Walter and Tamara Keith.Great to see you both. Tamara Keith, NPR: It's good to be here. Amna Nawaz: Let's talk about Texas, there are two races I want to ask you about,…

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WATCH: Trump says he won’t demolish Kennedy Center, ‘we’re using the structure’ for renovation

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🚀 Check out this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: architecture,Donald Trump news,east wing demolition,kennedy center ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday he would not demolish the Kennedy Center but said it would have to close for about two years because of work that can't be done with patrons coming and going for parades and other performances. Watch the clip in the video player above. However, Trump's comments indicated that the interior of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts would be destroyed as part of the process.…

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A former federal prosecutor analyzes the legal questions surrounding the Justice Department’s release of the Epstein files

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💥 Discover this awesome post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Department of Justice,epstein files,epstein files transparency act,jeffrey epstein,U.S. Justice Department 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: Jeff Bennett: For a closer look at the legal issues surrounding this latest release of the Epstein files, we turn to Barbara McQuaid. She's a former federal prosecutor and professor at the University of Michigan Law School.It's great to have you back on the show. Barbara McQuaid, former US Attorney General: Thanks Jeff. Glad to be here with you. Jeff Bennett: So the Justice Department says Friday's release brings it into compliance with…

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What the latest files released about Epstein’s relationships with prominent figures show

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🔥 Check out this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: andrew mountbatten-windsor,Department of Justice,epstein files,epstein files transparency act,jeffrey epstein 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: The political fallout is mounting after the Justice Department released 3 million additional files related to investigations into the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The department is under criticism for how it handled the release, with advocates raising questions about transparency and whether it did enough to hold Epstein's associates accountable. Ali Rogin reports on the latest documents. Jeff Bennett: Welcome to the News Hour.The political fallout is mounting today after the…

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Watch: Trump announces a plan to create a strategic reserve of rare earth elements

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✨ Discover this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: China,Donald Trump news,JD Vance,Rare Earth Minerals,strategic reserve ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration plans to deploy nearly $12 billion to create a strategic reserve of rare earth elements, a stockpile that could interfere with China's ability to use its dominance of these hard-to-process minerals as leverage in trade talks. Watch President Donald Trump's announcement in the Oval Office in the video player above. President Donald Trump on Monday announced the start of “Project Vault,” which will be initially funded with a $10 billion…

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The Clinton family is trying to reach an agreement on Epstein’s testimony as congressional contempt vote approaches

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🔥 Read this awesome post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Bill Clinton,epstein files,Hillary Clinton,James Comer,jeffrey epstein 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were trying to reach an agreement late Monday to comply with a congressional subpoena to testify in a House investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, but the Republican leading the probe said no agreement had been reached. Rep. James Comer, chairman of the House Oversight Committee, was filing criminal contempt of Congress charges against both Clintons on Monday evening for defying a…

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The lawyer says Gabbard is filing a complaint about her actions, which her office denies

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💥 Discover this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: congress,inspector general,intelligence agencies,tulsi gabbard,whistleblowers ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) — Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard withheld a complaint she filed about her conduct from members of Congress for eight months, claiming the delay was necessary for a legal review, a lawyer for the person who made the allegations said Monday. Gabbard's office said the complaint was reviewed by the Office of the Inspector General for the Intelligence Community, which deemed it unreliable. The person then sought to have the complaint referred to members of the…

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Every Homeland Security officer in Minneapolis gets a body-worn camera, Noem says

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💥 Read this awesome post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: bodycam,Department of Homeland Security,Kristi Noem,minneapolis,u.s. immigration and customs enforcement 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) — Every Homeland Security officer on the ground in Minneapolis, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, will immediately be equipped with body-worn cameras, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Monday, in the latest fallout after the killings of two U.S. citizens by federal officers sparked widespread outrage. He watches: Arrests of journalists fuel backlash as anti-customs protests spread from Minneapolis Noem made the announcement on social media platform X. She said the…

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WATCH: RFK Jr. and others launch new addiction and homelessness initiative

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✨ Check out this awesome post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Addiction,department of health and human services,homelessness,Mehmet Oz,mental health,Robert F. Kennedy Jr 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: NEW YORK (AP) — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Monday that his department will allocate $100 million to a pilot program to address homelessness and drug abuse in eight cities, building on an executive order President Donald Trump signed last week related to addiction. Watch the event in our video player above. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will also make faith-based organizations eligible for addiction-related grants…

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