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Listen to this articleMarissa Valentine Federal cuts to public broadcasting funding are affecting young viewers nationwide. Public broadcasting which provides free educational programming to children across the country has lost federal funding through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). This loss of funding limits access to educational programming in marginalized communities. According to a Jan.… Read more: Opinion: PBS funding cuts threaten free education

Listen to this articleThe United States government was designed as an elegant system of checks and balances. Power is negotiated among federal, state, and local authorities, as well as among the legislative, judicial, and executive branches. However, during his second term, which began in 2025, President Donald Trump has frequently bypassed both federal and state… Read more: Power and pushback: Who can stop a president?

Listen to this articleFederal policy, courts, and power struggles shaping 2026 National news at the start of 2026 is defined less by single votes or speeches and more by structural fights over power, budgets, rights, and enforcement that are setting the tone for the rest of the year. Congress Faces a Narrow Path on Spending… Read more: TCO National Bi-Monthly News Brief

Listen to this articleIn June, President Trump deployed the National Guard to Los Angeles to support Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).  City and state leaders insisted that federal intervention was not necessary, but thousands of troops remained in the city for months.  Since then, Trump has sent Guard members to five additional cities and threatened… Read more: Will Trump deploy the National Guard to Cleveland?

Listen to this articleAn Explainer for Young Readers Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and civil rights leader who advocated for equality and justice during the 1950s and 1960s. He worked to end racial segregation and discrimination against Black Americans through nonviolent protest and civil disobedience. King led a movement that challenged laws… Read more: Martin Luther King Jr.: Civil Rights Leader and Advocate for Justice