The Washington headquarters of the Department of Education on March 12. A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration violated the First Amendment rights of Education Department employees when it replaced their personalized out-of-office notifications with partisan language. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images A federal judge ruled that the Trump […]
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ICE agents have new tools to track and ID people : NPR
Two ICE agents film the press using smartphones in the hallway outside the immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza in New York USA on July 11 2025. The Department of Homeland Security has been acquiring new tools to identify people and monitor them. Madison Swart /Hans Lucas via AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Madison […]
States start to issue full SNAP benefits after court order : NPR
A SNAP EBT information sign is displayed at a bakery as a woman walks past in Chicago, Nov. 2. Nam Y. Huh/AP hide caption toggle caption Nam Y. Huh/AP The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily granted the Trump administration’s request to block full SNAP food benefits during the government shutdown, even as residents in some states […]
James Watson, who co-discovered the structure of DNA, has died at age 97 : NPR
Dr. James Watson, co-discoverer of the DNA double helix in his office at his Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory office in Cold Spring Harbor, New York on June 10, 2015. J. Conrad Williams, Jr./Newsday/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption J. Conrad Williams, Jr./Newsday/Getty Images For James Watson, DNA was everything — not just his life’s work, […]
Boeing won’t face criminal charge over 737 Max crashes : NPR
FILE – A Boeing 737 Max jet prepares to land at Boeing Field following a test flight in Seattle, Sept. 30, 2020. Elaine Thompson/AP hide caption toggle caption Elaine Thompson/AP DALLAS — Boeing will not face a criminal conspiracy charge over two 737 Max jetliner crashes that killed 346 people, after a federal judge in […]
SCOTUS allows Trump to constrain passport sex designations : NPR
The U.S. Supreme Court Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday allowed President Trump to proceed with his plan to require that passport applicants list their sex as what was designated on their birth certificate. The court’s decision overturns a lower court order pausing Trump’s policy […]
Subway sandwich thrower found not guilty in D.C. jury rebuke : NPR
FBI and Border Patrol officers speak with Sean Charles Dunn, after he allegedly assaulted law enforcement with a sandwich, along the U Street corridor during a federal law enforcement deployment to the nation’s capital on August 10, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Andrew Leyden/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Leyden/Getty Images A D.C. jury on […]
What to know about the deadly UPS plane crash in Louisville : NPR
A plume of smoke rises from the site of a UPS cargo plane crash at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in Louisville, Ky. Jon Cherry/AP hide caption toggle caption Jon Cherry/AP Federal investigators looking into the deadly UPS cargo plane crash in Kentucky will closely examine the aircraft’s maintenance records […]
FAA to reduce air traffic by 10% at many airports for safety : NPR
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy (left) and FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford announced Wednesday that the FAA will reduce air traffic at many busy airports to maintain safety during the government shutdown, which has led to staffing shortages of air traffic controllers. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images WASHINGTON — The […]
White House briefings must provide sign language for deaf Americans : NPR
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt takes questions from reporters during a press briefing at the White House in June 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images A federal judge is ordering the White House to immediately begin providing American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation at its press briefings when President Trump […]