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After Cuts, the National Weather Service Is Hiring Again

The agency plans to hire more than 100 people after nearly 600 were laid off or retired as part of the governmentwide cuts this year.

June 2, 2025

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J.D. Scholten Will Challenge Joni Ernst in Iowa Senate Race

J.D. Scholten, a state representative who is also a minor-league baseball pitcher, said he had felt compelled to take on Senator Joni Ernst, a Republican, after her defense of Medicaid cuts.

June 2, 2025

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Sen. John Thune reveals GOP plans for Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ that narrowly passed House

Senate Majority Leader John Thune teased that Republicans in the upper chamber are looking to make key tax cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act permanent and find additional savings.

June 2, 2025

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US offers Iran nuclear deal allowing temporary uranium enrichment

The Trump administration has pitched Iran on a revised nuclear deal that would allow Tehran to continue enriching uranium after it is signed.

June 2, 2025

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Trump pleads with Supreme Court to resume federal workforce reductions

The Trump administration pleaded with the Supreme Court on Monday to pump the brakes on a lower court ruling stymying it from carrying out mass workforce reductions.

June 2, 2025

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Medical Care for Transgender Youth: ‘The Protocol’ Podcast

Coming June 5: A six-part podcast exploring the origins of medical treatment for transgender young people, and how the care got pulled into a political fight that could end it in the United States.

June 2, 2025

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Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Challenge to Illinois Mail-In Ballot Law

The justices added four cases to their docket for next term, including a lawsuit brought by a conservative group challenging an Illinois law that allows mail ballots to be counted after Election Day.

June 2, 2025

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As Courts Call Tariffs Into Question, Trump Again Turns to His Favorite Tool

The president is set to raise tariffs on steel and aluminum this week, even as the courts are challenging the legitimacy of other levies.

June 2, 2025

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Fourth Military Judge in Sept. 11 Case Retires

It is not clear whether the chief judge now handling the case at Guantánamo Bay is serving as a caretaker or will hold hearings this summer.

June 2, 2025

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