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Elon Musk leaves White House position after overseeing slashing of jobs and agencies

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"American Freedom Tour" event in Memphis, TN

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Mississippi governor on how changes to Medicaid, disaster funding could impact his state

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Members of Congress face frustrations over the Trump agenda from voters at home

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    7 min
  • Mississippi governor on how changes to Medicaid, disaster funding could impact his state
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  • Harvard professor calls Trump’s attacks on funding and students ‘authoritarianism’
    9 min
  • Members of Congress face frustrations over the Trump agenda from voters at home
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  • Brooks and Capehart on Elon Musk’s impact on the U.S. government and agencies
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