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A Statement from NPR’s Editor in Chief on the Pentagon’s Press Policy.
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Defense Secretary Hegseth requires new 'pledge' for reporters at the Pentagon The Pentagon is implementing new guidelines that will require journalists to sign a pledge and agree to report only approved and officially released information.

The DOD will require reporters to sign a pledge to report only approved information.

People are losing jobs due to social media posts about Charlie Kirk Some GOP officials want to clamp down on perceived expressions of schadenfreude about Charlie Kirk's death. Conservative activists are publicizing social media posts that are "celebrating" his death.

People are losing jobs due to social media posts about Charlie Kirk

Trump says he's fighting crime. Illinois Gov. Pritzker sees a power grab before 2026 Steve Inskeep speaks with Illinois Governor JB Pritzker about President Trump's threats to send National Guard troops to Chicago and the future of the Democratic Party.

Pritzker alleges that Trump wants to set a pattern of military intervention before the 2026 Congressional elections.

Trump threatens 'Apocalypse Now' style action against Chicago to boost deportations President Trump threatened the city with the deportation of undocumented immigrants, posting a reference to the film Apocalypse Now with the quote: "I love the smell of deportations in the morning."

"Chicago about to find out why it's called the Department of WAR," Trump posted.

How clergy in Minneapolis are preaching to their congregations after the shooting How will clergy in Minneapolis preach to their congregations, just days after a shooter attacked a Catholic church and school in their city?

How will clergy in Minneapolis preach to their congregations, just days after a shooter attacked a Catholic church and school in their city?

A former Watergate prosecutor on 'weaponizing' government agencies NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with former Watergate prosecutor Jill Wine-Banks about parallels between President Trump and President Nixon's use of government agencies to go after perceived enemies.

Jill Wine-Banks on NPR to talk about the weaponization of government.

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Is Kari Lake a CEO? Her agency said so. The law suggests not Kari Lake has sought to dismantle Voice of America and its federal parent, the U.S. Agency for Global Media. The agency has recently called her its acting CEO. But the law suggests she's not eligible ...

Kari lake tells a federal judge she wants Newsmax to run on Voice of America.

She's also saying she's the CEO of its federal parent agency. There's no documentation of that. And she may not be eligible for it under the law.

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Federal agents spread out across D.C. streets amid Trump's vow to crack down on crime President Trump promised a weekend crackdown on Washington, D.C.'s homeless population and criminals. Trump activated federal agents to also be a show of force across the district.

Crime is not 'out of control' in D.C. as the president has claimed.

Murder has been falling there since 2023. Carjackings too.

This is mirroring a nationwide trend in declining crime, particularly violent crime.

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Trump: “We’re starting with DC.”

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reposts video of pastors saying women shouldn't vote Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth reposted the video profiling Christian Nationalist Pastor Doug Wilson, who opposes same-sex marriage.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reposts video of pastors saying women shouldn't vote

With summit looming, Ukraine's Zelenskyy says he won't give land to Russia President Zelenskyy's remarks come as U.S. and Russian leaders plan a summit next Friday. President Trump wants an end to the war and says it could involve 'some swapping of territory.'

"Ukrainians will not gift their land to the occupier," Zelenskyy said.

Famed NASA astronaut and Apollo 13 commander Jim Lovell has died at age 97 Lovell commanded the mission that almost ended in disaster after an explosion that threatened the crew's oxygen and electrical supply. The inspiring story of their survival was made into a hit movie.

RIP Jim Lovell