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To keep millions alive after aid cuts, pull climate and other funding in richer nations, group says

Read full article: To keep millions alive after aid cuts, pull climate and other funding in richer nations, group says

Leading aid organizations are triaging aid after countries led by the U.S. funnel less money to foreign assistance.

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White House overhaul of troubled US air traffic control system will cost 'lots of billions'

Read full article: White House overhaul of troubled US air traffic control system will cost 'lots of billions'

The Trump administration has proposed a multibillion-dollar overhaul of the U.S. air traffic control system in the wake of recent deadly plane crashes and technical failures that have put a spotlight on the outdated network.

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Declassified intelligence memo contradicts Trump's claims linking gang to Venezuelan government

Read full article: Declassified intelligence memo contradicts Trump's claims linking gang to Venezuelan government

A newly declassified U.S. intelligence assessment finds no evidence of coordination between the Tren de Aragua gang and senior Venezuelan officials.

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Trump administration asks judge to toss suit restricting access to abortion medication

Read full article: Trump administration asks judge to toss suit restricting access to abortion medication

The Trump administration on Monday asked a judge to toss out a lawsuit from three GOP-led states seeking to cut off telehealth access to abortion medication mifepristone.

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Trump’s meme coin business racks up fees as buyers jump at the chance for access to the president

Read full article: Trump’s meme coin business racks up fees as buyers jump at the chance for access to the president

President Donald Trump on Monday promoted a dinner he’s set to attend later this month that’s open to almost anyone who buys enough of his meme coin.

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Cinco de Mayo celebrates resilience and culture of Mexican people

Read full article: Cinco de Mayo celebrates resilience and culture of Mexican people

Cinco de Mayo festivities are taking place across the U.S. with music, tacos and tequila flowing.

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Trump administration sues Colorado and Denver for allegedly interfering in immigration enforcement

Read full article: Trump administration sues Colorado and Denver for allegedly interfering in immigration enforcement

The Department of Justice is suing Colorado and Denver for allegedly interfering with federal efforts to enforce immigration laws.

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Why is Virginia’s 2025 election so important?

Read full article: Why is Virginia’s 2025 election so important?

Here's a breakdown of the importance of Virginia's 2025 gubernatorial election.

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CIA and other spy agencies set to shrink workforce under Trump administration plan

Read full article: CIA and other spy agencies set to shrink workforce under Trump administration plan

The White House plans to cut staffing at the CIA and other intelligence agencies, including the National Security Agency.

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Roanoke residents host May Day labor rights rally and protest

Read full article: Roanoke residents host May Day labor rights rally and protest

Hundreds of local residents gathered in Rivers Edge Park for a May Day protest for worker rights and against the current administration.

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Apple posts stronger-than-expected Q2 results, says majority of US iPhones sold will come from India

Read full article: Apple posts stronger-than-expected Q2 results, says majority of US iPhones sold will come from India

Apple CEO Tim Cook said Thursday that the majority of iPhones sold in the U.S. in the current fiscal quarter will be sourced from India, while iPads and other devices will come from Vietnam as the company works to avoid the impact of President Trump’s tariffs on its business.

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Tips for handling your finances in a time of economic uncertainty

Read full article: Tips for handling your finances in a time of economic uncertainty

Financial markets are volatile.

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Trump administration launches race-based discrimination investigations against Harvard Law Review

Read full article: Trump administration launches race-based discrimination investigations against Harvard Law Review

The Trump administration says it's launching investigations into Harvard University and the Harvard Law Review.

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On air, '60 Minutes' reporter says 'none of us is happy' about changes that led top producer to quit

Read full article: On air, '60 Minutes' reporter says 'none of us is happy' about changes that led top producer to quit

Scott Pelley of “60 Minutes” explained the departure of the show's executive producer to viewers and said “none of us is happy” about the conditions that led to Bill Owens' departure.

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US judge temporarily stops west Texas immigrant deportations under Alien Enemies Act

Read full article: US judge temporarily stops west Texas immigrant deportations under Alien Enemies Act

A federal judge in west Texas has joined other courts in temporarily blocking the deportations of Venezuelan immigrants under an 18th-century wartime law known as the Alien Enemies Act.

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The US oversees a peace pledge for east Congo, hoping to ease its access to critical minerals

Read full article: The US oversees a peace pledge for east Congo, hoping to ease its access to critical minerals

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has overseen the signing by Congo and Rwanda of a pledge to work toward a peace deal that would ease U.S. access to critical minerals in resource-rich eastern Congo.

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Justice Department says it will resume practice of obtaining reporters' records in leak inquiries

Read full article: Justice Department says it will resume practice of obtaining reporters' records in leak inquiries

The Justice Department is poised to crack down on leaks of information to the news media, authorizing prosecutors to issue subpoenas to news organizations as part of leak investigations, serve search warrants when appropriate and force journalists to testify about their sources.

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Wesley Hunt has met with White House aides about entering the Texas Senate primary, AP sources say

Read full article: Wesley Hunt has met with White House aides about entering the Texas Senate primary, AP sources say

U.S. Rep. Wesley Hunt of Texas may enter his state’s Republican primary for a Senate seat, adding more intrigue to what is already a marquee midterm contest.

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Federal judge temporarily halts order for details on any efforts to return Abrego Garcia to US

Read full article: Federal judge temporarily halts order for details on any efforts to return Abrego Garcia to US

A federal judge has temporarily halted her order directing the government to explain what it’s done to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the U.S. The ruling from U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis came Wednesday, just one day after she blasted the Trump administration for ignoring her orders by refusing to provide information.

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Book publishers see surging interest in the US Constitution and print new editions

Read full article: Book publishers see surging interest in the US Constitution and print new editions

The Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution aren't only being read in classrooms these days.

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Rubio unveils a massive overhaul of the State Department that would cut staff and bureaus

Read full article: Rubio unveils a massive overhaul of the State Department that would cut staff and bureaus

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has unveiled a massive overhaul of the State Department.

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Israeli strikes kill 17 in Gaza and destroy heavy equipment needed to clear rubble

Read full article: Israeli strikes kill 17 in Gaza and destroy heavy equipment needed to clear rubble

Israeli strikes have killed at least 17 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, mostly women and children, and destroyed bulldozers and other heavy equipment that had been supplied by mediators to clear rubble.

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Youngkin announces arrest of over 500 illegal immigrants

Read full article: Youngkin announces arrest of over 500 illegal immigrants

Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced that the Virginia Homeland Security Task Force passed 500 arrests this week. The VHSTF is a “federal-state partnership established by the U.S. Department of Justice to combat transnational organized crime, gang violence, and immigration violations across the Commonwealth.”

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

Read full article: Harvard sues Trump administration to stop the freeze of more than $2 billion in grants

Harvard University has filed suit to halt a federal freeze on more than $2.2 billion in grants after recently announcing it would defy the Trump administration’s demands to limit activism on campus.

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Vance meets Pope Francis on Easter Sunday after tangle over migration, gets chocolate eggs for kids

Read full article: Vance meets Pope Francis on Easter Sunday after tangle over migration, gets chocolate eggs for kids

U.S. Vice President JD Vance has met briefly with Pope Francis on Easter Sunday as the pontiff recovers from pneumonia.

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More “Hands Off” protests take place in Roanoke

Read full article: More “Hands Off” protests take place in Roanoke

This Easter weekend, protests around the country are targeting the Trump administration’s agenda, including here in Roanoke.

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Anti-Trump protesters turn out to rallies in New York, Washington and other cities across country

Read full article: Anti-Trump protesters turn out to rallies in New York, Washington and other cities across country

Protests against President Donald Trump’s administration are once again taking place in communities across the U.S. Organizers of Saturday’s events say they’re protesting against what they view as the Republican administration’s constitutional and civil rights violations. Some of the protests are drawing on themes from the American Revolutionary War as Saturday marks 250 years since the Battles of Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts launched the conflict. Protests were also planned outside Tesla car dealerships against billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk while still others organized more community-service events, such as food drives, teach-ins and volunteering at local shelters.

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U.S. small manufacturers hope to benefit from tariffs, but some worry about uncertainty

Read full article: U.S. small manufacturers hope to benefit from tariffs, but some worry about uncertainty

The Trump administration has called U.S. manufacturing an “economic and national security” priority and says tariffs will force companies to have more products made in the U.S. to avoid steep price increases on their imports, leading to “better-paying American jobs,” for people making cars, appliances and other goods.

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Vatican notes 'exchange of opinions' over migrants, prisoners in meeting with Vance

Read full article: Vatican notes 'exchange of opinions' over migrants, prisoners in meeting with Vance

U.S. Vice President JD Vance has met with the Vatican’s No. 2 official as they the sides spar over the U.S. crackdown on migrants.

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JD Vance visits Italy for tariff talks and attends Good Friday service at the Vatican

Read full article: JD Vance visits Italy for tariff talks and attends Good Friday service at the Vatican

U.S. Vice President JD Vance is in Rome for talks on tariffs with Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni.

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Draft budget plan proposes deep cuts across federal health programs

Read full article: Draft budget plan proposes deep cuts across federal health programs

A draft budget proposal circulating among federal officials would dramatically deepen cuts at the nation’s top health agency, eliminating some public health programs entirely and serving as a roadmap for more mass firings.

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How war, money and the quest for discovery entwined the US government and universities

Read full article: How war, money and the quest for discovery entwined the US government and universities

The showdown between the Trump administration and Harvard University is spotlighting bare-knuckled politics and big dollar figures.

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Trump administration plans to end the IRS Direct File program for free tax filing, AP sources say

Read full article: Trump administration plans to end the IRS Direct File program for free tax filing, AP sources say

The Trump administration plans to eliminate the IRS’ Direct File program.

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Iowa relies on exports and its senior senator opposes tariffs. Trump is pressuring both

Read full article: Iowa relies on exports and its senior senator opposes tariffs. Trump is pressuring both

President Donald Trump’s tariffs are likely to cost Iowa farmers their biggest market for the hundreds of millions of bushels of soybeans they grow every year.

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Microporous project, Volvo upgrades face uncertainty after federal funding cuts

Read full article: Microporous project, Volvo upgrades face uncertainty after federal funding cuts

The recent withdrawal of funds from the Department of Energy by the Trump administration could impact projects across southwestern Virginia.

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US still won't say whether it will return mistakenly deported man, despite Supreme Court decision

Read full article: US still won't say whether it will return mistakenly deported man, despite Supreme Court decision

The Trump administration is doubling down on its decision not to tell a federal court whether it has any plans to repatriate a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported last month and remains confined in a notorious prison in El Salvador.

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene bought stocks hit hard by Trump tariffs during the market meltdown

Read full article: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene bought stocks hit hard by Trump tariffs during the market meltdown

Marjorie Taylor Greene bought some high profile stocks last week as other investors were bailing out of the market.

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Justice Department seeks death penalty for man who killed fellow supermax inmate

Read full article: Justice Department seeks death penalty for man who killed fellow supermax inmate

The Justice Department will seek the death penalty against a man accused of killing a fellow inmate at the federal government’s “Supermax” prison in Florence, Colorado, while serving a life sentence for killing his cellmate at another lockup.

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Senate confirms former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee as Trump's ambassador to Israel

Read full article: Senate confirms former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee as Trump's ambassador to Israel

The Senate has confirmed former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee as President Donald Trump's ambassador to Israel.

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Long, fraught timeline of tensions between Iran and the US as nuclear negotiators to meet again

Read full article: Long, fraught timeline of tensions between Iran and the US as nuclear negotiators to meet again

Iran and the United States will hold a third round of talks in Oman on Saturday over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program.

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Scholarships for child care are drying up. Now families are paying the price

Read full article: Scholarships for child care are drying up. Now families are paying the price

Many parents need child care scholarships to work.

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Trump’s tariff plan aims to revive U.S. manufacturing jobs

Read full article: Trump’s tariff plan aims to revive U.S. manufacturing jobs

Henry County and Martinsville are just two areas in the region that were hit hard as jobs moved overseas. Residents there have mixed feelings about whether the tariff plan will be effective.

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The US ends lifesaving food aid for millions. The World Food Program calls it a 'death sentence'

Read full article: The US ends lifesaving food aid for millions. The World Food Program calls it a 'death sentence'

The Trump administration has ended funding to U.N. World Food Program emergency programs helping keep millions alive in Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen and 11 other impoverished countries, many of them struggling with conflict.

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Even in Alabama, some Republicans worry about Trump’s sweeping agenda

Read full article: Even in Alabama, some Republicans worry about Trump’s sweeping agenda

Alabama Republicans cheered President Donald Trump and his agenda at a GOP party the day he imposed tariffs and sent stock markets tumbling worldwide.

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China accuses US of unilateralism, protectionism and economic bullying with tariffs

Read full article: China accuses US of unilateralism, protectionism and economic bullying with tariffs

China on Monday accused the U.S. of unilateralism, protectionism and economic bullying with tariffs, while calling on representatives of American companies including Tesla, to “take concrete actions” to resolve the tariffs.

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Local expert weighs in on tariff impacts

Read full article: Local expert weighs in on tariff impacts

The stock market took a nosedive today, down more than sixteen hundred points.

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Fewer Americans file for jobless benefits last week as labor market continues to show strength

Read full article: Fewer Americans file for jobless benefits last week as labor market continues to show strength

The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell modestly last week, remaining within the same range of recent years.

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Danish prime minister visits Greenland as Trump seeks control of the Arctic territory

Read full article: Danish prime minister visits Greenland as Trump seeks control of the Arctic territory

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is in Greenland for a visit aimed at building the trust of Greenlandic officials as the Trump administration is seeking control of the Arctic territory.

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Judge blocks firing of intelligence agency employees who worked on DEI programs

Read full article: Judge blocks firing of intelligence agency employees who worked on DEI programs

A federal judge in Virginia has blocked the Trump administration's move to fire more than a dozen intelligence agency employees who worked on diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

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Cornell student protester facing deportation leaves the US on his 'own terms' after losing faith

Read full article: Cornell student protester facing deportation leaves the US on his 'own terms' after losing faith

A Cornell University student facing deportation after his visa was revoked over campus activism said he decided to leave the United States.

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Defense Department to offer new round of voluntary resignations, retirements. There are few details

Read full article: Defense Department to offer new round of voluntary resignations, retirements. There are few details

The Defense Department is going to offer a new round of voluntary resignations and retirements to the civilian workforce, but details are slim.

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Supreme Court seems likely to side with Catholic Charities in religious-rights case

Read full article: Supreme Court seems likely to side with Catholic Charities in religious-rights case

The Supreme Court appears to be leaning toward a Catholic charitable organization pushing back against the state of Wisconsin in the latest religious rights case to come before the court.

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The AP and the Trump administration are due back in court in their fight over White House access

Read full article: The AP and the Trump administration are due back in court in their fight over White House access

The Associated Press and Trump administration are due back in court in their fight over access to presidential events.

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Homeland Security Secretary Noem visits the El Salvador prison where deported Venezuelans are held

Read full article: Homeland Security Secretary Noem visits the El Salvador prison where deported Venezuelans are held

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has visited the high-security El Salvador prison where Venezuelans who the Trump administration alleges are members of the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang have been held since their removal from the U_S_ Noem’s trip Wednesday to the prison where inmates are packed into cells and never allowed outside comes as the Trump administration seeks to show it is deporting people it describes as the “worst of the worst.”.

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Virginia Tech students protest against DEI program cuts

Read full article: Virginia Tech students protest against DEI program cuts

Hokies of all kinds joined hands to march on Virginia Tech’s campus to protest President Trump’s executive order to end all Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs.

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Pulaski County schools face funding uncertainty after Trump’s executive order

Read full article: Pulaski County schools face funding uncertainty after Trump’s executive order

Superintendent Rob Graham warns that loss of federal support could jeopardize Title I and Title II programs for low-income students.

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A federal lawsuit says the Trump administration has unlawfully shuttered the Voice of America

Read full article: A federal lawsuit says the Trump administration has unlawfully shuttered the Voice of America

A lawsuit filed by Voice of America reporters, some unions and a press freedom group charged the Trump administration with unlawfully shutting down the news outlet.

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What is a tariff?

Read full article: What is a tariff?

Throughout the 2024 election cycle, and following his win in the electoral college, President Donald Trump used the word “tariff” quite a bit. He even said it was the fourth most beautiful word in the dictionary, following God, religion, and love, respectively. However, many Americans don’t understand what tariffs are.

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Hegseth to fly to the Philippines and Japan in first visit to Asian treaty allies at odds with China

Read full article: Hegseth to fly to the Philippines and Japan in first visit to Asian treaty allies at odds with China

A Philippine official says U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is scheduled to visit the Philippines, the first stop in his first trip to Asia next week, for talks that will include increasing deterrence against aggression in the disputed South China Sea.

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Johnson & Johnson plans $55 billion in US investments over the next four years

Read full article: Johnson & Johnson plans $55 billion in US investments over the next four years

Johnson & Johnson says it will invest more than $55 billion within the United States over the next four years, including four new manufacturing plants.

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Virginia lawmakers react to executive order ordering the closure of the Department of Education

Read full article: Virginia lawmakers react to executive order ordering the closure of the Department of Education

Local lawmakers issued statements regarding President Trump's recent executive order that ordered the closure of the Department of Education.

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Here’s how some human rights and LGBTQ+ groups prepared for major foreign aid cuts under Trump

Read full article: Here’s how some human rights and LGBTQ+ groups prepared for major foreign aid cuts under Trump

The Trump administration's cuts to foreign aid have defunded groups that campaign for LGBTQ+ communities and for democracy around the world.

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Under pressure from Trump, Columbia plans its next move with other colleges watching closely

Read full article: Under pressure from Trump, Columbia plans its next move with other colleges watching closely

Confronted with huge cuts to its federal funding, Columbia University’s leaders face a grim decision: They can yield to the Trump administration’s demands over allegations of antisemitism — ceding extraordinary control to the federal government — or they can fight back, potentially risking even more debilitating cuts in an escalating clash.

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Judge is 'offended' at DOGE's tactics but does not pause its takeover of the US Institute of Peace

Read full article: Judge is 'offended' at DOGE's tactics but does not pause its takeover of the US Institute of Peace

A federal judge allowed Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to remain in control of the U.S. Institute of Peace, an independent nonprofit created by Congress, but expressed concern about their conduct.

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Takeaways from AP's reporting on U.S.-allied Afghan refugees struggling for basic support

Read full article: Takeaways from AP's reporting on U.S.-allied Afghan refugees struggling for basic support

An Afghan father of two is among thousands of newly arrived refugees who lost financial assistance when the Trump administration cut off funding for the federal refugee program in January.

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Trump Jr. casts Wisconsin Supreme Court race as key to advancing Trump's agenda

Read full article: Trump Jr. casts Wisconsin Supreme Court race as key to advancing Trump's agenda

Donald Trump Jr. told Republicans at a rally before early voting begins in Wisconsin’s high-stakes Supreme Court race that a win is imperative to maintain GOP momentum ahead of the 2026 midterms and the next presidential election.

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Trump administration deports hundreds of immigrants even as a judge orders their removals be stopped

Read full article: Trump administration deports hundreds of immigrants even as a judge orders their removals be stopped

The Trump administration has transferred hundreds of immigrants to El Salvador even as a federal judge issued an order temporarily barring the deportations under an 18th century wartime declaration targeting Venezuelan gang members.

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Virginia lawmakers react to Trump-backed CR, following worries of a government shutdown

Read full article: Virginia lawmakers react to Trump-backed CR, following worries of a government shutdown

Local Representatives Ben Cline, Morgan Griffith, and John McGuire, as well as U.S. Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner are reacting to the recent passing of the Trump-backed CR.

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Trump administration moves to dismiss lawsuits against Iowa and Oklahoma over immigration laws

Read full article: Trump administration moves to dismiss lawsuits against Iowa and Oklahoma over immigration laws

The Trump administration has moved to dismiss lawsuits against Iowa and Oklahoma for their immigration laws.

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February US wholesale prices unchanged showing inflation easing, though trade wars threaten trend

Read full article: February US wholesale prices unchanged showing inflation easing, though trade wars threaten trend

U.S. wholesale inflation decelerated last month, suggesting that price pressures are easing for now.

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Taiwan's leader says tougher measures needed to counter stepped-up Chinese infiltration and spying

Read full article: Taiwan's leader says tougher measures needed to counter stepped-up Chinese infiltration and spying

Taiwanese President William Lai Ching-te says tougher measures are needed to counter stepped-up Chinese infiltration, spying and other efforts to weaken the island’s defenses.

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Trump administration resumes detention of immigrant families after Biden-era pause

Read full article: Trump administration resumes detention of immigrant families after Biden-era pause

The Trump administration has resumed family detention of immigrants in a South Texas facility after a Biden-era pause.

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Trump administration drops lawsuit against company accused of abusing children at migrant shelters

Read full article: Trump administration drops lawsuit against company accused of abusing children at migrant shelters

The Trump administration says it is dropping a civil lawsuit against the largest provider of housing for unaccompanied migrant children over alleged sexual abuse of minors at its facilities.

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US inflation cooled last month, though trade war threatens to lift prices

Read full article: US inflation cooled last month, though trade war threatens to lift prices

U.S. inflation slowed last month for the first time since September even as additional tariffs on steel and aluminum kicked in Wednesday that could send prices higher.

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Some Republican lawmakers have concerns about Elon Musk and DOGE. Here's what they've said

Read full article: Some Republican lawmakers have concerns about Elon Musk and DOGE. Here's what they've said

Republicans, particularly those in Congress, have been overwhelmingly supportive of broad cuts across the federal government at the hands of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency.

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Lawmakers urge Trump administration to cancel owl-killing plan, say it would cost too much

Read full article: Lawmakers urge Trump administration to cancel owl-killing plan, say it would cost too much

A bipartisan group of lawmakers urge the Trump administration to scrap plans to kill more than 450,000 invasive barred owls in West Coast forests in coming decades.

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Noem taps new immigration enforcement leaders and moves to identify leakers

Read full article: Noem taps new immigration enforcement leaders and moves to identify leakers

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has announced new immigration enforcement leadership as she pledged to step of polygraph tests on employees to identify those who may be leaking information about immigration operations to the media.

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Immigration agents arrest Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University protests

Read full article: Immigration agents arrest Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University protests

A prominent Palestinian activist who helped lead last spring's protests at Columbia University has been arrested by federal immigration agents.

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How one small business is navigating Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs on Canadian goods

Read full article: How one small business is navigating Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs on Canadian goods

At Fishtown Seafood, owner Bryan Szeliga is worried about the oysters.

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Justice Dept. says ending Louisiana petrochemical case helps 'dismantle radical DEI programs'

Read full article: Justice Dept. says ending Louisiana petrochemical case helps 'dismantle radical DEI programs'

The Justice Department is celebrating its decision to drop a federal lawsuit against a Louisiana petrochemical plant accused of worsening cancer risks for residents in a majority-Black community.

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WATCH LIVE: President Trump delivers remarks at the Oval Office

Read full article: WATCH LIVE: President Trump delivers remarks at the Oval Office

President Trump is set to speak at the White House at 11 a.m. on Friday. Watch here.

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Homeland Security ends TSA collective bargaining agreement, in effort to dismantle union protections

Read full article: Homeland Security ends TSA collective bargaining agreement, in effort to dismantle union protections

A union representing Transportation Security Administration workers calls the Department of Homeland Security's decision to end the collective bargaining agreement with them an “unprovoked attack.”.

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US foreign aid cuts leave a funding gap that private donors are unlikely to fill

Read full article: US foreign aid cuts leave a funding gap that private donors are unlikely to fill

Charitable organizations that relied on U.S. foreign assistance are looking to other private and public donors now that the Trump administration has suspended nearly all foreign aid contracts.

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US employers add a solid 151,000 jobs last month though unemployment up to 4.1%

Read full article: US employers add a solid 151,000 jobs last month though unemployment up to 4.1%

U.S. employers added solid 151,000 jobs last month, but the outlook is cloudy as President Donald threatens a trade war, purges the federal workforce and promises to deport millions of immigrants.

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Mortgage rates have declined but could stay at a level that makes it tough to afford a home

Read full article: Mortgage rates have declined but could stay at a level that makes it tough to afford a home

Mortgage rates eased this week for the seventh week in a row, a trend that gives prospective home shoppers more financial flexibility just as the spring homebuying season gets going.

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Virginia representatives react to President Trump’s address

Read full article: Virginia representatives react to President Trump’s address

Members of congress have mixed reactions to President Donald Trump’s address last night.

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Trump administration plans to cut 80,000 employees from Veterans Affairs, according to internal memo

Read full article: Trump administration plans to cut 80,000 employees from Veterans Affairs, according to internal memo

The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning an “aggressive” reorganization that includes cutting 80,000 jobs from the sprawling agency that provides health care for millions of veterans.

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Trump administration pauses flow of intelligence to Ukraine that helps on battlefield

Read full article: Trump administration pauses flow of intelligence to Ukraine that helps on battlefield

The U.S. has paused its intelligence sharing with Ukraine, cutting off the flow of vital information that has helped Kyiv defend against Russian invaders.

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Businesses scramble to contain fallout from Trump's tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico

Read full article: Businesses scramble to contain fallout from Trump's tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico

A Minnesota farmer worries about the price of fertilizer.

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Consumers, businesses could face financial impact with new tariffs

Read full article: Consumers, businesses could face financial impact with new tariffs

The Trump administration’s new tariffs have taken effect, prompting concerns from both consumers and businesses about potential financial impacts.

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WATCH: How tariffs will hit American consumers

Read full article: WATCH: How tariffs will hit American consumers

Local experts tell 10 News that with the new tariffs imposed by the Trump administration, product shortages and delays should be expected.

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India's steel industry contemplates potential fallout from Trump administration tariffs

Read full article: India's steel industry contemplates potential fallout from Trump administration tariffs

The recently announced U.S. tariffs on steel imports mean that countries like China, which export to the U.S., will need to find new markets — and that could lead to steel dumping in places like India.

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Prices rose along border ahead of Trump's tariffs — now disruption looms

Read full article: Prices rose along border ahead of Trump's tariffs — now disruption looms

Companies that depend on cross-border trade were already facing higher prices in anticipation of the tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada that took effect Tuesday.

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WATCH: Protest unfolds in downtown Roanoke over recent government actions

Read full article: WATCH: Protest unfolds in downtown Roanoke over recent government actions

Demonstrators gathered in downtown Roanoke on Monday to protest recent government decisions and events that have sparked controversy.

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People are calling for an ‘economic blackout’ on Friday—here’s why

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Social media has been buzzing with talks of an “economic blackout” on Friday, with some U.S. consumers planning to not shop at major companies for 24 hours to protest what they’ve described as corporate corruption.

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Virginians trust in economy low, new poll shows

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A new poll shows Virginians, like most Americans, are fed up with inflation and rising prices.

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Presidential meme coins should be against the law, House Democrat says

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California Democrat Rep. Sam Liccardo is proposing legislation that takes aim at President Donald Trump's meme coin.

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Let’s Talk: Trump Administration’s first month

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Virginia Tech is home to over 30,000 people. To get the opinions of the people on campus, I set up two chairs, placed a microphone down, and invited people to talk and share their thoughts.

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WATCH: VMI alumni in the Trump administration

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President Donald Trump’s new pick for chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs Staff has ties to our region.

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Judge rejects immediately restoring AP's access to White House but urges government to reconsider

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A federal judge has refused to immediately order the White House to restore The Associated Press’ access to presidential events, saying the news organization had not shown it had suffered irreparable harm in the matter.

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