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States consider their own versions of the federal Voting Rights Act, Justice Department attorneys shift their focus from voting rights to voter fraud and state legislatures urge the Supreme Court to reverse its decision legalizing same sex marriage.

Advocates say Republicans' scaled back Medicaid cuts still put too much in jeopardy. President Trump defends getting a luxury jet from Qatar and frustration grows among museum executives who say the White House is trying to erase history.

The Pentagon begins removing transgender troops as legal battles continue. Congress works to fix a SNAP job-training penalty. Advocates raise concerns over immigrant data searches, and U.S. officials report progress in trade talks with China.

A judge orders certification of the 2024 North Carolina Supreme Court race, Wisconsin Democrats want congressional maps redrawn and the interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia loses the job over his support for January 6th rioters.   

As Congress debates Medicaid cuts and emissions rollbacks, former presidential candidate John Kasich calls for protecting vulnerable Americans, veterans link fossil fuel dependence to military deaths, and advocates warn funding cuts threaten health and jobs.

Taxing millionaires could fund safety net programs, climate rollbacks raise national security concerns, India makes cross-border strikes in Kashmir, the Supreme Court backs a transgender military ban and government actions conflict with Indigenous land protections.

The administration offers $1,000 to undocumented migrants to self deport. Democrats oppose Social Security changes and Trump's pick to lead the agency and Congress debates unpopular easing of limits on public land oil and gas drilling.

Canada's PM doubles down on country's independence. Trump refuses to say who has due process rights. The DOJ sues several states over climate laws and Head Start cuts jeopardize early childhood education in MI.

National Security Advisor Mike Waltz is leaving that job to become UN ambassador, a bipartisan Arizona poll finds Latino voters are dissatisfied by Trump's first 100 days and Florida mass deportations frighten community members.

President Trump acknowledges the consumer toll of his tariffs on Chinese goods. Labor groups protest administration policies on May Day and the House votes to repeal a waiver letting California ban the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035. 

Trump marks first 100 days of his second term. GOP leaders praise the administration's  immigration agenda and small businesses continue to worry about the impacts of tariffs as a 90-day pause ends.

Major shifts in environmental protections, immigration enforcement, and civil rights as the Trump administration reshapes government priorities. Rural residents and advocates for LGBTQ youth say they are worried about losing services.

A judge blocks the use of a wartime law for deportations, ICE is criticized for deporting U.S. citizen children, Arkansas faces a federal lawsuit over ballot initiative restrictions, schools nationwide prepare for possible Medicaid cuts and President Trump's approval rating is down at the 100-day mark.

Educators worry about President Donald Trump's education plan, but federal judges are blocking several of his executive orders. Battles over voting rules are moving in numerous courts and FSU students protest a state bill lowering the age to buy a gun.

Amid market blowback, President Trump says China tariffs will likely be cut. Border Czar Tom Homan alleges Kilmar Abrego Garcia received due process and the administration is taking a tough line on people without housing.  

The White House defends Secretary Hegseth amid media scrutiny, federal judges block efforts to dismantle U.S. international broadcasters and major restructuring hits the State Department and rural programs.

Defense Secretary Hegseth faces calls to resign for discussing battle plans in a second Signal chat. Indiana denies students the use of college IDs in registering to vote and the White House signals that the U.S. might stop trying to end the Russia-Ukraine War.

Sen. Van Hollen warns of a "constitutional crisis" after his El Salvador trip. Defense Sec. Hegseth shared military information in a second Signal chat. Former President Clinton calls for unity while commemorating the Oklahoma City bombing.

Following another campus shooting, President Trump says people are the issue – not guns. Alaska Senator Murkowski says Republicans fear Trump's retaliation and voting rights groups sound the alarm over an executive order on elections.

Some 1,400 military and overseas ballots could be tossed in the uncertified North Carolina Supreme Court race, the State Department closes its office monitoring foreign disinformation and GOP-led states move to end mail-in voting grace periods.

Undocumented immigrants must now register with the federal government. Mass deportations cost states like Connecticut millions in tax revenue and a new executive memo reinforces current laws on Social Security benefits for illegal aliens.

El Salvador's President rejects returning a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported. The US stock market improves, but confusion still lingers around tariffs and universities try to comply with President Trump's DEI orders.  

FEMA and other disaster preparedness agencies could face tough times due to budget cuts. Seeds preservation is in a precarious state under the Trump Administration and a new executive order undercuts states' powers on climate change.

Speaker Johnson says safety net programs will be "protected" in House budget. Secretary of State Rubio defends the administration's revoking of hundreds of student visas, and rural libraries could close as federal funding is cut.

President Donald Trump pauses tariffs for 90 days, as Republicans question his trade policy. And a new federal executive order incentivizes coal for energy use but poses risks to public lands.