Education Department “Lifting the Pause” on Some Civil Rights Probes, but Not for Race or Gender Cases

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DOGE’s Millions: As Musk and Trump Gut Government, Their Ax-Cutting Agency Gets Cash Infusion

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Georgia Touts Its Medicaid Experiment as a Success. The Numbers Tell a Different Story.

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Trump Vowed to Clean Up Washington, Then His Team Hired a Man Who Pushed a Scam the IRS Called the “Worst of the Worst”

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The One That Got Away: This Small Town Is Left in Limbo After Betting Big on GMO Salmon

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Trump Official Destroying USAID Secretly Met With Christian Nationalists Abroad in Defiance of U.S. Policy

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Alaska Judge Vows to Reduce Trial Delays: “We Must, and We Will, Improve”

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U.S. Claims Immigrants Held at Guantanamo Are “Worst of the Worst.” Their Families Say They’re Being Unfairly Targeted.

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The Housing Loophole That Lets Wealthy Investors Raise Rents on Poor Tenants

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What a $2 Million Per Dose Gene Therapy Reveals About Drug Pricing

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A New Mexico District Says It’s Reduced Harsh Discipline of Native Students. But the Data Provided Is Incomplete.

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Defamation Lawsuit Against Author of a ProPublica Article Ends After Courts Side With the Writer

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The Staffers Helping Elon Musk Dismantle and Downsize the U.S. Government, One Agency at a Time

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Idaho Passed $2 Billion in Funding for School Building Repairs. It’s Not Nearly Enough.

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One Agency Tried to Regulate SpaceX. Now Its Fate Could Be in Elon Musk’s Hands.

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Elon Musk’s Team Decimates Education Department Arm That Tracks National School Performance

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In Breaking USAID, the Trump Administration May Have Broken the Law

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The Department of Education Told Employees to End Support for Transgender Students

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The Elite Lawyers Working for Elon Musk’s DOGE Include Former Supreme Court Clerks

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Elon Musk’s DOGE Is Expected to Examine Another Treasury System Next Week

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Memory-Holing Jan. 6: What Happens When You Try to Make History Vanish?

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“We Feel Terrorized”: What EPA Employees Say About the Decision to Stay or Go Under Trump

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Three Months After Missouri Voted to Make Abortion Legal, Access Is Still Being Blocked

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Washington Governor Orders Team to Study Data Centers’ Impact on Energy Use, Job Creation and Tax Revenue

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Hoping to “Trump Proof” Students’ Civil Rights, Illinois Lawmakers Aim to End Police Ticketing at School

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“We Will Fight Back”: Aid Workers Fear Closing a Camp on the Arizona Border Will Endanger Migrants

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Vera Rubin Was a Pioneering Female Astronomer. Her Federal Bio Now Doesn’t Mention Efforts to Diversify Science.

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To Pay for Trump Tax Cuts, House GOP Floats Plan to Slash Benefits for the Poor and Working Class

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In the Wild West of School Voucher Expansions, States Rely on Untested Companies, With Mixed Results

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A Defense Department Directive to Expand Access to Military Courts Falls Short of Federal Law’s Requirements

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How Many Students Have Been Expelled Under Tennessee’s School Threats Law? There’s No Clear Answer.

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They Followed North Carolina Election Rules When They Cast Their Ballots. Now Their Votes Could Be Tossed Anyway.

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Dozens of People Died in Arizona Sober Living Homes as State Officials Fumbled Medicaid Fraud Response

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Madison and Nashville School Shooters Appear to Have Crossed Paths in Online Extremist Communities

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Insurers Failed to Comply With Mental Health Coverage Law, Department of Labor Report Finds

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North Dakota Sued the Interior Department at Least Five Times Under Gov. Doug Burgum. Now He’s Set to Run the Agency.

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This Icebreaker Has Design Problems and a History of Failure. It’s America’s Latest Military Vessel.

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Is a New Mississippi Law Decreasing Jailings of People Awaiting Mental Health Treatment? The State Doesn’t Know.

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Donald Trump’s No. 2 Pick for the EPA Represented Companies Accused of Pollution Harm

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Women Made Electoral Gains in Statehouses Across the Country in 2024. The Southeast Is a Different Story.

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Five Big Obstacles to Opening Child Care Facilities in Rural Illinois

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State Supreme Court Candidate Wants Military Absentee Votes Tossed. Years Earlier, That’s How He Voted.

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How Segregated Are Your Local Private Schools? We Made a Tool to Help You Find Out.

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Following a Series of Government Hacks, Biden Closes Out His Administration With New Cybersecurity Order

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Lawmakers in at Least Seven States Seek Expanded Abortion Access

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A Trump DOJ Could Bring an End to the Yearslong Investigation of His Ally Ken Paxton

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This Storm-Battered Town Voted for Trump. He Has Vowed to Overturn the Law That Could Fix Its Homes.

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ProPublica Releases New Private School Demographics Lookup

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