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News Articles: Politics

California Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan introduced a bill in the current legislative session to mandate menopause education for doctors in the state.

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  • Health

Doctors don't get much menopause training. State lawmakers are trying to change that

The California legislature wants doctors to get more educated about menopause symptoms and treatment. It's one of a number of states passing menopause-related legislation.

July 01, 2025
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  • Megan Myscofski

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  • News

'We need a better quality of life': Zohran Mamdani on taxing the rich, tackling hate

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani discusses his vision for the city and his surprise win in last week's Democratic primary on Morning Edition.

July 01, 2025
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  • Leila Fadel,
  • Mansee Khurana,
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Matthew Galeotti, head of the Justice Department's Criminal Division, delivers remarks during a press conference at the Department of Justice on June 30. Galeotti is shown with Assistant Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Agency Thomas Prevoznik and Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Mehmet Oz.

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  • Law

DOJ announces a record-breaking takedown of health care fraud schemes

The Justice Department announced charges in what officials describe as the largest health care fraud bust in DOJ history.

July 01, 2025
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  • Ryan Lucas
Hurricane Erick hit Oaxaca, Mexico, in June. Hurricane forecasters used data collected by Department of Defense satellites to monitor the storm as it intensified more rapidly than computer models had suggested it would. Such DoD data will no longer be shared with forecasters.

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  • Climate

Defense Department will stop providing crucial satellite weather data

Hurricane forecasters and scientists rely on weather data collected and processed by Department of Defense satellites. The Navy has decided to stop sharing the data.

July 01, 2025
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By:
  • Rebecca Hersher
The dome of the U.S. Capitol is shown during overnight votes on July 1 in Washington, D.C. Republican leaders are pushing to get President Donald Trump's so-called "One, Big, Beautiful Bill," Act through Congress and to his desk before the July 4 Independence Day holiday.

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  • News

Most Americans feel democracy is theatened, poll shows. And, Mamdani speaks with NPR

A new poll shows that 76% of Americans believe democracy is facing a serious threat. And, Zohran Mamdani sits down with NPR to discuss his run for NYC mayor and how he tackles hate head-on.

July 01, 2025
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By:
  • Brittney Melton
The U.S. Capitol is seen on May 20 in Washington, D.C.

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  • Politics

Poll: Most feel democracy is threatened and political violence is a major problem

76% of Americans think that democracy is under a serious threat, according to the latest NPR/PBS News/Marist poll. And their faith in political leadership in the White House and Congress is low.

July 01, 2025
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro
Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra arrives at Government House for a cabinet meeting in Bangkok, Thailand on Tuesday.

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  • Asia

Court suspends Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra

Paetongtarn has faced growing dissatisfaction over her handling of the latest border dispute with Cambodia, involving an armed confrontation on May 28 in which one Cambodian soldier was killed.

July 01, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
President Trump meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 6, 2025. Carney's government said on Sunday it would scrap a tax on U.S. tech companies after Trump threatened higher tariffs on Canadian goods.

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  • Business

Canada ditches digital tax after tariff threat from Trump

Canada scrapped a digital services tax that would have hit U.S. tech companies such as Google and Amazon after President Trump halted trade talks and threatened higher tariffs on Canadian imports.

June 30, 2025
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  • Scott Horsley
An armored police vehicle travels towards an area where multiple firefighters were attacked when responding to a fire in the Canfield Mountain area on the outskirts of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, on Sunday.

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  • National

Suspect identified in the fatal ambush of 2 firefighters in Idaho

Police on Monday named Wess Roley, 20, as the suspect in the attack. He was found dead late on Sunday, according to law enforcement.

June 30, 2025
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By:
  • Kirk Siegler,
  • Scott Neuman,
  • and 1 more

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  • Theater

'Hamilton' producer Jeffrey Seller traces his journey from 'Theater Kid' to Broadway

Seller has been a key behind-the-scenes figure for some of Broadway's biggest hits including, Hamilton and Rent, but he got his start on a much smaller scale. He looks back in a new memoir.

June 30, 2025
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By:
  • Terry Gross
The Department of Justice logo is displayed before U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi arrives for a news conference at the agency on May 6 in Washington, D.C. The department announced in a June memo that it is aggressively prioritizing efforts to strip some Americans of their U.S. citizenship.

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  • USPS

DOJ announces plans to prioritize cases to revoke citizenship

Denaturalization is a tactic heavily used during the McCarthy era and one that was expanded during the Obama administration and grew further during President Trump's first term. It's a tool usually used in only the most serious and rare of cases: dealing with Nazis or war criminals.

June 30, 2025
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz and
  • Juliana Kim
An electric vehicle sits parked at a Tesla charging station in Sausalito, Calif., in June. The tax and spending package under consideration in the Senate could eliminate federal tax credits for buying and purchasing an EV at the end of September — even sooner than a House version of the same bill proposes.

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  • Business

Senate considers ditching the EV tax credit even earlier than planned

As the Senate debates the giant tax and spending bill, lawmakers are weighing a Sept. 30 end date for the EV tax credits. The bill still needs to pass the Senate and then go through reconciliation.

June 30, 2025
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By:
  • Camila Domonoske
Bobby Vylan of Bob Vylan crowdsurfs in front of the West Holts stage during day four of Glastonbury festival 2025 on June 28 in Glastonbury, England.

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  • World

After Glastonbury, Bob Vylan faces U.K. criminal investigation and U.S. visa revocation

British punk-rap duo Bob Vylan led chants against the Israeli military in a live BBC broadcast on Saturday. Irish-language rappers Kneecap also are being investigated.

June 30, 2025
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By:
  • Fatima Al-Kassab
A sign is posted in front of the 23andMe headquarters on February 01, 2024 in Sunnyvale, California.

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  • Technology

Judge OKs sale of 23andMe — and its trove of DNA data — to a nonprofit led by its founder

The DNA data of millions of people who used 23andMe's services won't be sold to a pharmaceutical company. A bankruptcy judge greenlighted the sale of the remnants of the firm, including its wealth of genetic data, to a nonprofit led by co-founder Anne Wojcicki.

June 30, 2025
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By:
  • John Ruwitch

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  • Health

The best support for a friend with cancer? Presence, listening and space to vent

People who get cancer say their friends often disappear when they hear the bad news. Don't be that person! Here's advice for what to do and say — and what not to say — when a loved one faces cancer.

June 30, 2025
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  • Yuki Noguchi
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