U.S. ends some protections for Afghans despite Taliban threats : NPR

Z fled Afghanistan to escape the Taliban, and was allowed to enter and stay in the U.S. in part because of Temporary Protected Status. The Trump administration is ending the…

Majorities in key U.S. allies have no confidence in Trump : NPR

President Trump speaks to reporters after arriving on Air Force One on Tuesday at Joint Base Andrews, Md. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP More than half of…

House GOP plan to gut green energy tax credits meets resistance in Senate : NPR

Republican Sen. John Curtis of Utah, seen here on Capitol Hill in January, wants to see a careful evaluation of the merit of each tax credit and thoughtful phase-outs. (Photo…

Immigration courts work with ICE to boost arrests : NPR

Federal agents take someone into custody after an immigration court hearing outside immigration court on May 21, 2025, in Phoenix. Ross D. Franklin/AP hide caption toggle caption Ross D. Franklin/AP…

Trump’s immigration policies; Hurricane season prep : NPR

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Congress may end a key federal employee retirement benefit : NPR

After working at the Social Security Administration for nearly 35 years, Michele Santa Maria opted to take early retirement fearing she’d be fired as part of the Trump administration’s mass…

Flight carrying 242 people bound for London has crashed in Ahmedabad, India : NPR

Firefighters work at the site of an airplane that crashed in India’s northwestern city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat state on Thursday. Ajit Solanki/AP hide caption toggle caption Ajit Solanki/AP MUMBAI,…

More than 400 CDC staff may be called back to work after being laid off in April : NPR

The Department of Health and Human Services notified 400 laid off CDC workers on Wednesday that their reduction in force had been “revoked.” Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images hide…

London-bound Air India flight with more than 240 aboard crashes in Ahmedabad, India : NPR

Firefighters work at the site of an airplane that crashed in India’s northwestern city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat state on Thursday. Ajit Solanki/AP hide caption toggle caption Ajit Solanki/AP AHMEDABAD,…

This weekend’s big military parade in D.C. : NPR

Workers set up the reviewing stand in front of the White House on June 10 for the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary parade. Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images hide…