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Senate GOP approve ‘nuclear option’ to speed Trump’s nominees : NPR

Senate GOP approve ‘nuclear option’ to speed Trump’s nominees : NPR

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to the media following a Senate policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday. Senate Republicans have voted to change the chamber’s rules in order to speed confirmation of President Trump’s nominees. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Senate Republicans have voted to change the rules to make it …

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Jazz head at Kennedy Center is the latest firing : NPR

Jazz head at Kennedy Center is the latest firing : NPR

The grand foyer in the John F. Kennedy Center for the performing arts Ron Blunt/Kennedy Center hide caption toggle caption Ron Blunt/Kennedy Center The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has fired another staffer: Kevin Struthers, a senior director of music programming who had been at the D.C. arts institution for 30 years. Struthers confirmed his termination to …

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Testimony begins in trial of man accused of trying to kill Trump : NPR

Testimony begins in trial of man accused of trying to kill Trump : NPR

Opening statements began Thursday in the trial of Ryan Routh, who was charged with trying to assassinate Donald Trump while he played golf last year at his West Palm Beach course in Florida. Routh’s trial is in federal court in Fort Pierce, Fla. Rebecca Blackwell/AP hide caption toggle caption Rebecca Blackwell/AP FORT PIERCE, Fla. — The man charged with attempting …

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South Korean Hyundai workers detained in raid leave Atlanta on flight home : NPR

South Korean Hyundai workers detained in raid leave Atlanta on flight home : NPR

A Korean Air charter plane carrying Korean workers detained in immigration raid at Georgia factory leaves Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta bound for South Korea on Thursday. George Walker IV/AP hide caption toggle caption George Walker IV/AP ATLANTA — A plane carrying more than 300 workers from South Korea who were detained during an immigration raid at a battery factory …

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Home mortgage demand surges as rates drop to 6.35% : NPR

Home mortgage demand surges as rates drop to 6.35% : NPR

There has been a spike in mortgage applications as interest rates have dropped to the lowest level since October 2024. Here, a home for sale in Alhambra, Calif., last month. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images Mortgage rates are finally falling, and just saw their biggest weekly drop in the …

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U.K. fires ambassador to U.S. over links to Jeffrey Epstein : NPR

U.K. fires ambassador to U.S. over links to Jeffrey Epstein : NPR

Britain’s ambassador to the United States, Peter Mandelson, speaks during a welcome reception for British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the ambassador’s residence on Feb. 26 in Washington, D.C. Carl Court/Pool Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Carl Court/Pool Getty Images LONDON — Days before President Trump arrives in the United Kingdom for a state visit, the U.K. has fired …

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South Koreans arrested in U.S. immigration raid being sent home : NPR

South Koreans arrested in U.S. immigration raid being sent home : NPR

People watch a TV screen showing the live broadcast of South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s press conference at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. Ahn Young-joon/AP hide caption toggle caption Ahn Young-joon/AP SEOUL, South Korea — U.S. immigration authorities are preparing to send more than 300 South Korean workers home on a chartered …

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Charlie Kirk’s shooter is still at large, authorities say : NPR

Charlie Kirk’s shooter is still at large, authorities say : NPR

People pay their respects to Charlie Kirk at a makeshift memorial at the national headquarters of Turning Point USA in Phoenix, Ariz., on Wednesday. Ross D. Franklin/AP hide caption toggle caption Ross D. Franklin/AP Authorities are still looking for the person who fatally shot right-wing activist and podcaster Charlie Kirk on a college campus on Wednesday. Kirk, the 31-year-old CEO …

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