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News Articles: Trump administration

President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appear during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Feb. 26.

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  • Politics

Trump thinks Hegseth will 'get it together' amid Pentagon staff chaos

As questions swirl around the fate of the secretary of defense, former colleagues paint a troubling picture of Hegseth's Pentagon.

April 28, 2025
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By:
  • Tom Bowman
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth attends an Oval Office meeting with President Trump and Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store at the Oval Office on April 24.

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  • Politics

New senior staff announced as White House looks to 'right the ship' at the Pentagon

The defense department has announced new senior level positions after recent firings and resignations. But with Pentagon head Pete Hegseth under fire for missteps, the way ahead is still unclear.

April 25, 2025
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By:
  • Tom Bowman and
  • Quil Lawrence
During impromptu remarks to reporters outside the White House on April 23, President Trump said the U.S. will "have a fair deal with China." 

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  • Politics

4 takeaways from the week — from a softer approach on trade to Hegseth in hot water

After much volatility because of Trump's trade war, the stock markets responded positively to a softened tone toward both China and the Fed chair. This, plus four more takeaways from this week.

April 25, 2025
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro
The Department of Education says it will resume collections on defaulted student loans on May 5, affecting some 5 million borrowers nationwide.

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  • Education

What to know as the government begins collections on defaulted student debt

The Department of Education says it will resume collections on May 5 and send wage garnishment notices "later this summer." Here's how to know — and what to do — if you'll be affected.

April 24, 2025
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
People gathered to protest the Trump administration during the 'Hands Off' protest on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on April 5, 2025.

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  • Climate

Environmental groups say Trump administration violated their free-speech rights

A lawsuit alleges the Trump administration violated the free-speech rights of nonprofits and municipalities that have had federal funding for climate and environmental projects frozen or cancelled.

April 23, 2025
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By:
  • Michael Copley
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and his wife, Jennifer, attend the White House Easter Egg Roll on April 21.

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  • Politics

Hegseth is in hot water again over sharing attack plans. But this time it may be worse

Military lawyers question Pentagon head Pete Hegseth's defense that he didn't share anything revealing in Signal chat group with his wife and brother.

April 22, 2025
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By:
  • Quil Lawrence and
  • Tom Bowman
Linda McMahon, during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C.. The U.S. Department of Education says it will begin resuming collections of defaulted student loans on May 5.

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  • Education

Trump administration to resume collections on student loan borrowers in default

The Education Department says millions of borrowers in default will have a chance to make a payment or sign up for a repayment plan. But on May 5, those who don't will be referred for collection.

April 22, 2025
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By:
  • Jonaki Mehta and
  • Steve Drummond
Students, faculty and members of the Harvard University community rally, Thursday, April 17, 2025, in Cambridge, Mass.

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  • Education

Harvard sues Trump administration to stop a freeze of more than $2 billion in grants

Harvard University announced Monday that it has filed suit to halt a federal freeze on more than $2.2 billion in grants after the institution said it would defy the Trump administration's demands to limit activism on campus.

April 22, 2025
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks to reporters during the White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House on April 21, the day after <em>The New York Times </em>reported that he shared information last month to a second private Signal group chat about upcoming strikes in Yemen.

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  • Politics

Exclusive: The White House is looking to replace Pete Hegseth as defense secretary

This comes as Hegseth is again mired in controversy over sharing military operational details in a group chat.

April 21, 2025
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By:
  • Tom Bowman and
  • Quil Lawrence
The U.S. Supreme Court is shown March 17, 2025 in Washington, D.C.

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  • Law

Supreme Court to hear challenge to Trump's birthright citizenship order in May

Trump issued an executive order on day one of his administration that sought to limit birthright citizenship, an idea widely considered a fringe view because the Supreme Court ruled to the contrary 127 years ago, and that decision has never been disturbed.

April 17, 2025
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By:
  • Nina Totenberg and
  • Christina Gatti
President Trump greets Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni outside the West Wing of the White House on Thursday.

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  • Politics

Trump says he's optimistic about a trade deal with Europe

The remarks came in a meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, the first EU leader to meet directly with Trump since the president imposed — and then scaled back — a 20% tariff on EU imports.

April 17, 2025
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By:
  • NPR Washington Desk
An asylum seeker reacts while waiting for news on her appointment with U.S. authorities before crossing through El Chaparral port in Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico, on Jan. 20, 2025.

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  • Law

Trump moves to speed up asylum cases without court hearings

The memo could result in immigration judges deciding someone is not eligible for asylum without a hearing, and based solely on a lengthy and complex asylum request form.

April 15, 2025
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By:
  • Ximena Bustillo
Asylum-seekers from Honduras walk toward a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint after crossing the Rio Grande from Mexico in 2021 near Mission, Texas.

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  • Law

Bipartisan senators rebuke White House move to end legal aid for unaccompanied minors

The letter obtained by NPR marks a rare bipartisan critique from Capitol Hill of the administration's immigration policy.

April 15, 2025
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By:
  • Ximena Bustillo
A woman who asked that we use only her first initial, S., says her family already got their U.S.-born children their American passports so that if they go back to El Salvador, the kids can return to the U.S. eventually.

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  • National

Should I stay or go? Immigrants across U.S. consider self-deportation

In the face of raids and threats to previously safe spaces, some immigrants in the U.S. without legal status are weighing whether to heed Trump's call to voluntarily leave the U.S.

April 14, 2025
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By:
  • Jasmine Garsd and
  • Ximena Bustillo
A man chats on his phone at the booth for Huawei at the 21st China International Semiconductor Expo in Beijing, in November 2024.

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  • Politics

Trump mulls semiconductor levies after lifting reciprocal tariffs on electronics

Trump targets Chinese technology with 20% fentanyl tariff and eyes semiconductors in a "National Security Tariff Investigation" over coming months.

April 13, 2025
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By:
  • Luke Garrett
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