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Listen to this articleBrooke Adams The Justice Department is shifting enforcement priorities after former U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi was fired on April 2, according to Reuters, with early moves affecting cryptocurrency cases, gun policy and immigration enforcement. According to numerous news outlets including Politico, convergence of these developments offers a concentrated snapshot of how… Read more: DOJ reshapes enforcement priorities as Bondi ousted

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?