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Law experts raise alarms over police action in DOGE Institute of Peace dispute

6:17pm March 20, 2025

by Meg Anderson

Washington, D.C., police were in an awkward position during this week's standoff involving the U.S. Institute of Peace when DOGE and Trump staffers sought access to the building to install a new president.

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Federal agency responsible for library and museum funding gets a visit from DOGE

6:16pm March 20, 2025

Keith E. Sonderling is the new acting head of The Institute of Museum and Library Services, the main source of federal funding for libraries and museums across the country. President Trump issued an executive order last week saying he aims to close the agency.

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Colorado constituents press Democrats on the party's plan to oppose Trump

5:55pm March 20, 2025

by Barbara Sprunt

Attendees at a town hall hosted by Congressional Democrats expressed frustration with the party -- saying they want lawmakers to give them outlines of a plan to fight against the Trump administration.

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Congress may kill the program that saved thousands of veterans from foreclosure

5:55pm March 20, 2025

by Chris Arnold

An NPR investigation helped lead to 15,000 veterans being saved from losing their homes, but some in Congress want to kill the rescue program.

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Lonely? There's an app for that!

5:55pm March 20, 2025

A number of tech companies have rolled out apps and products aimed at helping ease the loneliness epidemic, but some experts explain how technology itself is part of the issue.

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Trump threatens judge pressing DOJ for answers over El Salvador deportations

5:54pm March 20, 2025

by Carrie Johnson

The chief judge of the federal district court in Washington, D.C., is facing calls for impeachment after blocking one of President Trump's immigration plans.

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3 people face federal charges for Tesla attacks. Are such acts domestic terrorism?

5:09pm March 20, 2025

Attorney General Pamela Bondi says the accused are part of a "wave of domestic terrorism." Experts say this is a common stance of the federal government and can be used to seek stiffer penalties.

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Trump Administration Challenges Courts On Deportations

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Judge calls 'woefully insufficient' the Trump administration response to his order

4:53pm March 20, 2025

Judge James Boasberg had earlier asked the Trump administration to provide more details about weekend flights that deported hundreds of alleged Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador — despite his order to turn the planes around.

Why don't we remember being babies? Brain scans reveal new clues

4:06pm March 20, 2025

Why can't we remember when we were babies? Scientists who scanned infants' brains found that they do make memories. The findings suggest these memories may still exist, but are inaccessible to us.

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Stimulus Optimism Grows As GOP Lawmakers Warm To Bipartisan Plan

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Why a DOJ prosecutor resigned, telling coworkers and bosses 'you serve no man'

4:00pm March 20, 2025

Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Sean Murphy resigned from the Department of Justice, telling NPR, 'It just was not a Department of Justice that I any longer wanted to associate with.'"

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