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Trump orders Education, Labor and other departments to enhance school choice

The president directed several departments to submit plans for using federal funds to expand school choice.

The future of passports with the X gender marker

As the state department freeze passport applications with the X gender markers, what are the implications for both current and future passport holders?

Trans servicemember says ‘we will do the best we can” amid Trump proposed military ban

NPR’s Scott Detrow speaks with Col. Bree Fram, an openly transgender member of the U.S. Space Force, about President Trump’s calls to remove transgender service members from the military.

Trump ends extension of temporary protected status for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan migrants

The move to revoke the extension of temporary protected status would make hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans eligible for deportation.

Hegseth strips Milley of his security detail, orders investigation into his conduct

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered an investigation into retired general Mark Milley — who often clashed with President Trump — and determine whether he should be reduced in rank.

Trump signs first bill of his second presidency, the Laken Riley Act, into law

The bill is named for a Georgia nursing student who was killed last year by a Venezuelan man without legal status who had a criminal record.

RFK Jr. says he’ll fix the overdose crisis. Critics say his plan is risky

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. survived heroin addiction and says that if confirmed as head of the Department of Health and Human Services, he’ll build treatment “farms” to help people recover.

Step inside the secret lab where America tests its nukes

A thousand feet beneath the desert, the United States conducts experiments to verify that its weapons work. But some fear a live test could come soon.

Nearly 5 years after schools closed, the nation gets a new report card

There’s some good news in math, mostly bad news in reading and lots of questions about why students are still struggling.

New Orleans clears homeless encampments near stadium ahead of Super Bowl

As New Orleans prepares to host the Super Bowl, state authorities have moved people from homeless encampments near the stadium to a temporary shelter. Advocates aren’t happy with how it went down.

Morning news brief

Trump trying to dramatically reshape federal government, RFK Jr. faces Senate confirmation hearings for HHS secretary, national assessment on reading and math shows students struggling post-pandemic.

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