President Donald Trump has granted a pardon to Changpeng Zhao, founder of the cryptocurrency exchange Binance, who served prison time for failing to prevent criminal use of the platform. The decision comes as Trump’s own crypto venture, World Liberty Financial, gains attention[...]
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Trump says he’s ending trade talks with Canada over TV ads
Trade tensions between Washington and Ottawa just took a sharp turn. President Trump abruptly announced an end to “all trade negotiations” with Canada, accusing Ontario’s government of airing a “fake” ad that misused Ronald Reagan’s words to criticize U.S. tariffs. The ad’s[...]
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Ranchers have beef with President after Argentine beef comments
North Dakota ranchers are pushing back after President Trump suggested the U.S. might buy Argentine beef to lower consumer prices. To them, it’s more than a policy idea — it’s a threat to their livelihoods. Rancher George Leingang, whose family has worked[...]
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Trump fires another inspector general, raising fears about oversight independence
President Trump has again dismissed a key government watchdog — this time the inspector general for the Export-Import Bank — deepening tensions over the independence of federal oversight. Critics, including Sen. Chuck Grassley, say the firing violates federal law requiring Congress to[...]
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Editorial: President Trump, don’t fall for Putin’s bullsh*t — again
ThisKyiv Independent editorial doesn’t mince words — and it doesn’t need to. With biting frustration, it lays out what feels like a recurring pattern in global diplomacy: President Trump edges toward a move that could finally pressure Russia to end its war,[...]
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Market for new coal leases at odds with federal platform
Montana’s leaders are eager to revive coal, but the market doesn’t seem to share their enthusiasm. A recent federal lease offering in the Powder River Basin — once the heart of America’s coal boom — drew just one bid worth a fraction[...]
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Citizens and Legal Residents Detained and Ticketed in Chicago
Maria Greeley had just finished a double shift and was heading home to walk her dogs when three masked federal agents surrounded her outside a Chicago bar. They zip-tied her hands, accused her of lying about being a U.S. citizen, and told[...]
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China plays its trump Card in trade negotiations with rare earth restrictions
China has tightened its grip on one of the world’s most strategic resources: rare earth metals. With new export restrictions that could impact everything from smartphones to jet engines, Beijing is signaling it’s willing to use its dominance in these critical materials[...]
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Statement from NPR on Pentagon’s Press Policy
NPR will never be party to limitations on the independence of the press and the objective, fact-based reporting of our journalists. We will not sign the Administration’s restrictive policy that asks reporters to undermine their commitment of providing trustworthy, independent journalism to[...]
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Requests denied: Nebraska turns down records requests on McCook-ICE jail
In McCook, Nebraska, a state prison is quietly being turned into a federal detention center for immigrants — but it’s the secrecy surrounding that deal that’s drawing the loudest protests. Governor Jim Pillen’s office has denied at least nine public records requests[...]
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Opinion: Why I’m handing in my Pentagon press pass
For the first time in decades, NPR reporters — and many of their peers across the media — are being shut out of the Pentagon. The Defense Department is demanding that journalists sign a new document restricting how they gather even unclassified[...]
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Port: Wrigley says he’s not yet certain about legality of Trump’s National Guard deployments to states
When politics and the military mix, the questions get thorny fast. On a recent Plain Talk podcast, a discussion about President Trump possibly deploying the National Guard to Minnesota raised a deeper one: what would North Dakota’s leaders do if asked to[...]
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US Senate confirms Baesler to Education post, Chase as US attorney for North Dakota
North Dakota’s education and legal leadership are both heading for new stages in Washington. Superintendent Kirsten Baesler has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the nation’s next assistant secretary of elementary and secondary education, while former judge Nicholas Chase will become[...]
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Trump plans aid package for U.S. soybean farmers
Soybean farmers are once again caught in the crossfire of global politics. As President Trump prepares a new aid package to offset China’s boycott of U.S. soybeans, many growers say what they really need isn’t a bailout—it’s a buyer. With harvest season[...]
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Rural schools say $100K visa fee could make it hard to hire teachers
In western Alaska, the Kuspuk School District relies on planes to connect its far-flung schools — and on teachers from the Philippines to keep them running. Roughly 60% of its certified teachers are international hires working under special visas. But a new[...]
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Trump’s tariffs spur US aluminum industry to boost recycling
Americans throw away more than a billion dollars’ worth of aluminum cans each year, a loss that now carries new weight as tariffs reshape the market. With imports suddenly more expensive, scrap has become the industry’s lifeline — cheaper, cleaner, and far[...]