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A U.S. Department of Homeland Security sign is displayed at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection headquarters on May 18 in Washington, D.C. Kevin Carter/Getty Images hide caption

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Legislation to enact President Trump's tax and spending agenda moves to the GOP-controlled Senate this week. Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images hide caption

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The likely path for President Trump's tax and spending agenda in the Senate

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Why Canadians and Americans view our relationship differently. wildpixel/Getty Images hide caption

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Presidential candidate Karol Nawrocki, a conservative historian backed by the right-wing Law and Justice party addresses supporters at his headquarters after the presidential election runoff in Warsaw, Poland on Sunday. Czarek Sokolowski/AP hide caption

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FILE - Commander Jared Isaacman speaks at a news conference after arriving at the Kennedy Space Center for an upcoming private human spaceflight mission in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Aug. 19, 2024. John Raoux/AP hide caption

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth delivers an address at the Shangri-La Dialogue Summit in Singapore on Saturday. Mohd Rasfan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Hegseth says the U.S. will reposition military amidst threat from China

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President Trump issued an executive order directing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and public television stations to withhold funds from PBS. On Friday, PBS — led by Paula Kerger (right) — and Lakeland PBS of Minnesota sued. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images, Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images hide caption

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Paul Ingrassia, who is currently serving as the White House liaison to the Department of Homeland Security, has been nominated to the lead the U.S. Office of Special Counsel. Tia Dufour/U.S. Department of Homeland Security hide caption

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President Trump speaks during a visit to U.S. Steel - Irvin Works in West Mifflin, Pa., on Friday.
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President Trump visits Pittsburgh to celebrate U.S. Steel-Nippon Steel deal

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A federal court blocked President Trump's sweeping tariffs on imports this week, but the administration has promised to appeal. The on-again-off-again import taxes have been a source of frustration for many businesses that don't know what their costs will be from day to day. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Will I get refunds? Small businesses wonder as courts rule on Trump tariffs

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Cows are milked at the Cornell Teaching Dairy Barn at Cornell University on Dec. 11, 2024, in Ithaca, N.Y., shortly after the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued a federal order requiring testing of the nation's milk supply amid increasing concerns over avian flu. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption

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After the animal and plant protectors resign

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President Trump and his billionaire adviser Elon Musk listen to a question from a reporter in the Oval Office on Friday, as Musk concludes his role leading Trump's Department of Government Efficiency. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption

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Elon Musk is leaving the federal government. What’s next for DOGE?

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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks as Education Secretary Linda McMahon listens during a Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission Event in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, May 22, 2025, in Washington. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption

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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that he will no longer recommend that healthy children and pregnant people get COVID-19 shots. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

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The CDC changed its COVID vaccine guidance. What does that mean for you?

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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during the daily briefing on Thursday. The National Association of the Deaf is suing the White House to require American Sign Language interpreters to be present at briefings. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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People walk past Hungary's parliament building in Budapest in May. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption

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Hungary: A model for democratic decay?

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Flowers and stones are left outside the Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum on May 23 in Washington, D.C. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption

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Jewish Museum fatal shooting raises concerns about domestic extremism

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People shop for food in a Brooklyn neighborhood that has a large immigrant population on October 16, 2023 in New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption

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Senate to consider package that cuts benefits, raises fees for legal immigrants

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