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Michael Reagan, President Reagan’s eldest son, dies at the age of 80

Michael Reagan, President Reagan’s eldest son, dies at the age of 80

🔥 Check out this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: in memoriam,obituaries,Ronald Reagan âś… **What You’ll Learn**: LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Reagan, President Ronald Reagan's eldest son and a conservative commentator, has died. He was 80 years old. The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute announced his death in a post on the social media platform “Michael Reagan lived a life shaped by conviction, purpose, and enduring devotion to the ideals of President Reagan,” the foundation said. The cause of his death was not immediately announced. “Michael was called home to be with the Lord…
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Trump officials are giving Iowa flexibility with federal education money. More countries could follow

Trump officials are giving Iowa flexibility with federal education money. More countries could follow

🔥 Explore this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: department of education,Donald Trump news,Iowa,Linda McMahon đź’ˇ **What You’ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is giving Iowa more power to decide how to spend federal education money, signing a proposal expected to be the first of many as conservative states seek a new domain from the White House that promises to “bring education back to the states.” He watches: How the Trump administration is dramatically reshaping education in America Iowa was the first state to apply for an exemption from some spending rules after Education…
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5 things on Congress’s agenda right now

5 things on Congress’s agenda right now

🔥 Explore this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: congress,Government Shutdown,health care,medicare,Mike Johnson,social security,venezuela 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: For more political coverage and analysis, subscribe to Here's the Deal, our weekly political newsletter, here. Just three days later, the year 2026 brilliantly announced itself as a Bravo Housewife. The arrest of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and President Donald Trump's pledge that the United States would "run" the country changed history in the Western Hemisphere. We are at the beginning of this story. But this is not the only pressing issue for our lawmakers. We thought it…
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News Cover: DeSantis calls special session to redraw Florida’s congressional maps

News Cover: DeSantis calls special session to redraw Florida’s congressional maps

🔥 Explore this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: news wrap 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: In our news wrap on Wednesday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis called a special session to redraw the congressional maps, and the House Oversight Committee heard from Minnesota Republicans who claimed state officials resisted efforts to address systemic fraud and delayed charging Nick Reiner in the killing of his parents after his prominent attorney was replaced by a public defender. Amna Nawaz: We start off today's other headlines with rising political tensions over fraud schemes in Minnesota. Rep. James Comer (R-Kentucky): No,…
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The United States will leave 66 international organizations as Trump withdraws from global cooperation

The United States will leave 66 international organizations as Trump withdraws from global cooperation

🔥 Check out this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: Climate Change,Donald Trump news,United Nations âś… **What You’ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration will withdraw from dozens of international organizations, including the U.N. population agency and the U.N. treaty establishing international climate negotiations, as the United States retreats further from global cooperation. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order suspending U.S. support for 66 organizations, agencies and committees, following his administration's review of engagement and funding for all international organizations, including those associated with the United Nations, according to a White House…
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Trump proposes massive defense spending increase for 2027 to $1.5 trillion to build ‘military dream’

Trump proposes massive defense spending increase for 2027 to $1.5 trillion to build ‘military dream’

🚀 Read this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: defense spending,military spending,NDAA,pentagon,U.S. military đź’ˇ **What You’ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday proposed capping military spending at $1.5 trillion in 2027, citing “troubled and dangerous times.” Trump called for a massive increase in spending days after he ordered a US military operation to arrest Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and take him out of the country to face drug trafficking charges in the United States. US forces continue to build up in the Caribbean Sea. The military budget for 2026 amounts to $901 billion.…
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Watch: Noem defends fatal shooting of Minneapolis woman in statements to reporters

Watch: Noem defends fatal shooting of Minneapolis woman in statements to reporters

🔥 Check out this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: Department of Homeland Security,immigration and customs enforcement,Kristi Noem,minneapolis,minnesota âś… **What You’ll Learn**: An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a Minneapolis motorist on Wednesday during the Trump administration's latest crackdown on immigration in a major US city. Watch Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's press conference in the video player above. The woman was shot during a traffic stop in a residential neighborhood south of downtown Minneapolis, a few blocks from some of the oldest immigrant markets and about a mile (1.6 kilometers) from where…
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Trump has been invited to deliver the State of the Union address to Congress on February 24

Trump has been invited to deliver the State of the Union address to Congress on February 24

🚀 Check out this awesome post from PBS NewsHour - Politics đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: 2026 State of the Union,Donald Trump news,state of the union 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson has invited President Donald Trump to deliver his first State of the Union address of his second term on February 24. Read more: What Trump said in his previous speeches to Congress The invitation sent Wednesday notes that the nation is celebrating the 250th anniversary of America's independence. The call touted the action of Trump and the Republican-led Congress in 2025 and pointed to next…
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The White House is finalizing a plan to limit the National Environmental Policy Act

The White House is finalizing a plan to limit the National Environmental Policy Act

đź’Ą Check out this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: environmental law,national environmental policy act,Trump Administration,White House âś… **What You’ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has finalized a plan to roll back regulations enforcing a landmark environmental law that the White House says unnecessarily delay federal approvals for energy and infrastructure projects. Read more: Trump's order halts offshore wind projects for at least 90 days Wednesday's action by the White House Council on Environmental Quality eliminates regulations under the National Environmental Policy Act, which requires federal agencies to study a project's potential environmental impacts…
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WATCH LIVE: Governor Walz holds briefing after ICE agent shoots and kills woman in Minneapolis

WATCH LIVE: Governor Walz holds briefing after ICE agent shoots and kills woman in Minneapolis

✨ Read this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics đź“– đź“‚ **Category**: minneapolis,minnesota,Tim Walz,u.s. immigration and customs enforcement âś… **What You’ll Learn**: An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a Minneapolis motorist on Wednesday during the Trump administration's latest immigration crackdown on a major US city — a shooting that federal officials claimed was an act of self-defense but that the city's mayor called "reckless" and unnecessary. Gov. Tim Walz is expected to hold a news conference regarding the shooting. Watch the live stream in the video player above. Videos taken by bystanders and posted on social…
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