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
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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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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Read More »In the ‘The Studio,’ Seth Rogen roasted Hollywood — and racked up Emmy nods : NPR
Seth Rogen, star and co-creator of Apple TV+’s The Studio Apple TV+ hide caption toggle caption Apple TV+ The Studio is a TV satire of Hollywood that has become a darling of the TV and film industry; it stars Seth Rogen as an earnest but frantic head of a legacy movie studio. With 23 Emmy Award nominations, the Apple TV+ …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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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