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NPR CEO Katherine Maher discusses the future of public radio
NPR CEO Katherine Maher answers questions on the future of public radio as Congress strips over $1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
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How the debate over public media funding played out in Washington this week
The House voted to approve President Trump's request to cancel funds for public media and some foreign aid. NPR looks at how the debate over public media funding played out in Washington this week.
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Morning news brief
Congress rolls back $9 billion in public media funding and foreign aid, Trump threatens to sue Wall Street Journal over article about Epstein ties, Trump diagnosed with common circulatory condition.
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HBO's 'Billy Joel: And So It Goes' chronicles the life of the iconic musician
A new HBO two-part documentary chronicles the life and work of one of America's most successful singer/songwriters, Billy Joel.
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Despite rising inflation and tariff threats, Americans have kept up their spending
Despite inflation and tariff worries, retail spending data from June shows Americans still shopping with gusto. Economists cite low unemployment, bargain hunting and tariff fatigue.
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Chicago Fed's Austan Goolsbee discusses the health of the U.S. economy
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Austan Goolsbee, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, about the health of the U.S. economy.
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U.S. politicians want to reshore manufacturing. But what makes it so special?
One hope for reshoring manufacturing is it could help revitalize the heartland. NPR's Planet Money team dives deep into the economic theory and evidence behind this idea.
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Congress sends bill cutting public media and foreign aid funding to Trump
House Republicans delivered a major victory to President Trump early Friday, passing Trump's rescissions bill that claws back $9 billion in funds already approved for public media and foreign aid.
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Filmmaker Ken Burns on how cuts to funding for public media could affect Americans
Filmmaker Ken Burns tells NPR's Michel Martin about the role that federal funding has played in his documentary work and the potential impact of the loss of that funding on children's programming.
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Two park rangers recall being the first to clean Mt. Rushmore
In this StoryCorps, two park rangers recall being part of a team specially trained to brave the heights and wash the four faces of the presidents on Mt. Rushmore — something no one had ever attempted.
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White House says President Trump has a common circulatory condition
President Trump has been diagnosed with a relatively common medical condition called chronic venous insufficiency that is affecting the veins in his legs, according to the White House.
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Senate panel to vote on federal judge nomination for Emil Bove, who defended Trump
The vote comes as scores of former DOJ lawyers and retired state and federal court judges say they fear his intense loyalty to the president would carry over onto the bench.
