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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth looks on during a cabinet meeting with President Trump in the Cabinet Room of the White House on April 10.

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Federal judge declines to order Trump officials to recover deleted Signal messages

The watchdog group American Oversight had asked a federal judge to order top national security officials to preserve any messages they may have sent on the private messaging app Signal.

June 20, 2025
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  • Elena Moore
President Trump talks to reporters on board Air Force One on Monday. Historically, he has promised action or answers within two weeks, as is the case with a decision about U.S. involvement in the Israel-Iran conflict.

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  • Politics

Trump is no stranger to setting 2-week deadlines. Here's how others have played out

Since his first term, Trump has promised action on everything from tax legislation to health care within a fortnight — only for his announcements to materialize months later or not at all.

June 20, 2025
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  • Rachel Treisman
Student negotiator Mahmoud Khalil on the Columbia University campus in New York at a pro-Palestinian protest encampment on Monday, April 29, 2024.

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Judge orders release of Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil

Khalil will be released on bail while his case challenging his deportation orders plays out in the courts.

June 20, 2025
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  • Adrian Florido
People hold up signs during the Harvard Students for Freedom rally in support of international students at the Harvard University campus in Boston in May.

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  • Education

Trump says he's close to 'a Deal' with Harvard, as judge grants injunction

Trump's Truth Social comments came as a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction that would continue blocking the president's efforts to bar international students from attending Harvard.

June 20, 2025
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  • Elissa Nadworny
Trenton Abston, 25, has been charged with attempted kidnapping, stalking and aggravated criminal trespass.

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  • National

A man is charged with attempting to kidnap Memphis Mayor Paul Young

Police say Trenton Abston, 25, came to Mayor Paul Young's home armed with a Taser. Officers allegedly found rope and duct tape in his car.

June 20, 2025
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  • Bill Chappell
With more than 400,000 acres of remote wilderness, the Okefenokee Swamp is among Georgia’s wildest places. It is home to some 200 species of birds and 50 reptiles, including American alligators and snowy egrets.

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Georgia Today: Arrested journalist placed in ICE custody; Wildlife Refuge saved by nonprofit

On the June 20 edition: Journalist arrested covering Atlanta protest placed into ICE custody; nonprofit saves the Okefenokee from titanium mining; Georgia lawmakers react to Minnesota lawmakers shootings last weekend. 

June 20, 2025
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  • Orlando Montoya and
  • Jake Cook
Kari Lake, senior adviser to the U.S. Agency for Global Media, has slashed its workforce by 85%, or 1,400 positions.

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  • Politics

Voice of America gutted by Trump adviser Kari Lake

The Trump administration is slashing jobs at Voice of America's parent agency by 85%. Journalists who have risked their freedom to report for the broadcaster wonder what happens next.

June 20, 2025
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  • David Folkenflik
Atmosphere at the 4th Annual Black On The Block Juneteenth Festival on June 15, 2025, in Los Angeles.

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Despite new challenges, Juneteenth event organizers are unbowed

Organizers of Juneteenth celebrations across the U.S. tell NPR how they're feeling this year. And NPR presents a reading of the Emancipation Proclamation.

June 20, 2025
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  • Taylor Haney
 Each year, hundreds of thousands of people visit the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in southeast Georgia to kayak, hike, fish, and participate in other recreational activities. A federal lawsuit filed on Nov. 15 by environmental groups claims that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is violating the Clean Water Act by not protecting wetlands that are at risk of mining. Photo contributed by Joy Campbell

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GPB evening headlines for June 20, 2025

Nonprofit acquiring proposed Okefenokee mining site; Macon mental health initiative launches second trauma public survey; Saturday marks 50th anniversary of saving historic Fox Theatre.

June 20, 2025
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Large swaths of the U.S. will experience intense heat and humidity in the coming days.

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It's the humidity that gets you. Here's why — and tips for dealing with muggy days

High humidity can make it tough for your body to cool down. As most of the country braces for extreme temperatures, a doctor shares advice on how to cool down when the humidity is working against you.

June 20, 2025
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  • Kaity Kline and
  • Michel Martin
Abbas Araghchi, Iran's foreign minister, during a news conference at the United Nations office in Geneva, Switzerland, on Friday. Iran maintained Friday it won't negotiate with the U.S. while an Israeli assault continues.

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At war with Israel, Iran urges new diplomacy in Geneva and the U.N. Security Council

Iran is engaging in diplomatic efforts on multiple fronts as its battle with Israel enters a second week.

June 20, 2025
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  • Rebecca Rosman and
  • Alex Leff
Blowups, barracks and houses of peat help form the mosaic that the Okefenokee presents from overhead. Credit: Justin Taylor

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  • Environment

Conservation group makes $60M land deal to end mining threat outside Okefenokee Swamp

A conservation group says it will pay $60 million to buy land outside the Okefenokee Swamp from a mining company that spent years battling environmentalists over its plans to extract minerals there.

June 20, 2025
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  • Associated Press
A child gets off a bus near the Jordanian border with other pediatric patients who have been evacuated from Gaza through Israel on June 11.

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  • Middle East

A cancer center in Jordan treats kids from Gaza, but only a few dozen have arrived

Children from Gaza with cancer are finally making it to Jordan for long-promised treatment. But a plan to allow as many as 2,000 patients out of the war-torn enclave has slowed.

June 20, 2025
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  • Jane Arraf
US President Donald Trump speaks to the press on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC on June 18, 2025. President Trump left the question of whether the United States will join Israeli strikes on Iran up in the air.

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  • Politics

MAGA is split over potential U.S. involvement in the Middle East

Republican strategist Sarah Longwell says getting involved in the Israel-Iran conflict would be an "unforgivable sin" to many Trump supporters.

June 20, 2025
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  • Leila Fadel
Navy veteran Matthew Kelly's home in San Antonio, Texas. Kelly was left stranded when the VA abruptly ended a mortgage program that's been helping save thousands of vets homes.

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  • Investigations

Trump's VA cut a program that's saving vets' homes. Republicans have questions

NPR has heard from more than 50 veterans around the country who are upset about the VA cutting a program that was helping vets avoid foreclosure. Veterans now have worse options than most Americans.

June 20, 2025
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  • Chris Arnold and
  • Quil Lawrence
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