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The air traffic control tower at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport in Birmingham, Ala. on June 21, 2025. Following a spate of technical outages and staffing shortages, the Trump administration is focusing on reforming the air traffic control system, including the possibility of privatization.

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  • National

Several countries have privatized air traffic control. Should the U.S.?

An effort to privatize U.S. air traffic control in 2017 never took off. Now the aviation industry is uniting behind the Trump administration's plan to overhaul the system.

June 27, 2025
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
Trucks loaded with containers move through a port in Shanghai, China Monday, June 9, 2025.

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  • Economy

Trump says he's terminating trade talks with Canada, 'effective immediately'

The announcement on Canada follows a flurry of updates around trade talks and a suggestion by President Trump that the upcoming July 8 deadline for countries to make deals with the U.S. is moveable.

June 27, 2025
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By:
  • Danielle Kurtzleben
This courtroom sketch depicts Kilmar Abrego Garcia (center) in court during his detention hearing on June 25 in Nashville, Tenn.

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  • USPS

Judge orders Abrego Garcia to remain in jail after his lawyers raise deportation concerns

A federal judge agreed to delay Kilmar Abrego Garcia's release after his lawyers pointed to conflicting reports from federal officials about whether he would remain in the U.S. while he awaits trial.

June 27, 2025
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By:
  • Juliana Kim
The USNS Harvey Milk departs the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard after a christening ceremony in San Diego, on Nov. 6, 2021. The ship has been renamed the USNS Oscar V. Peterson, after a World War II naval officer, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced Friday.

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  • Politics

USNS Harvey Milk renamed amid Trump administration efforts to cut DEI

"People want to be proud of the ship they're sailing in," Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in announcing the ship named after the gay rights leader would now be called the USNS Oscar V. Peterson.

June 27, 2025
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By:
  • Alana Wise
President Trump looks on during a news conference in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House on June 27, 2025, in Washington, DC. Trump claimed a "GIANT WIN" on his social media platfom on Friday after the Supreme Court curbed the power of lone federal judges to block executive actions.

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  • Law

What is a universal injunction and how did the Supreme Court limit its use?

Friday's decision stems from President Trump's executive order regarding birthright citizenship, but the Supreme Court focused on whether lower federal courts have the power to issue nationwide blocks.

June 27, 2025
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By:
  • Scott Neuman
People gather outside the U.S. Supreme Court.

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  • Law

The Supreme Court gives Trump a wave of victories in a blockbuster final week

The Supreme Court term has given the Trump administration a series of major wins in the final blockbuster week of its term. We rounded up the final decisions in one place.

June 27, 2025
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  • NPR Staff
The Supreme Court.

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  • Law

SCOTUS: Parents can opt kids out of classes with LGBTQ book characters

At issue was whether school systems are required to provide parents with an "opt-out" option when parents claim their religious beliefs conflict with their children's course material.

June 27, 2025
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By:
  • Nina Totenberg and
  • Anuli Ononye
The Supreme Court

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  • Law

Supreme Court sides with Texas' age verification law for porn sites

The ruling is the first time that the court has imposed requirements on adult consumers in order to protect minors from having access to sexually explicit material.

June 27, 2025
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By:
  • Nina Totenberg
The U.S. Supreme Court

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  • Law

Supreme Court postpones Louisiana redistricting case to next term

At issue is the Louisiana legislature's creation of a Black-majority congressional district, which a group of voters claimed was an illegal racial gerrymander.

June 27, 2025
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  • Nina Totenberg
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  • National

President Trump holds press conference on Supreme Court decision

President Trump holds a press conference on today's Supreme Court decisions. NPR's Carrie Johnson and Tamara Keith join Steve Inskeep to discuss.

June 27, 2025
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By:
  • Steve Inskeep,
  • Carrie Johnson,
  • and 1 more
The U.S. Supreme Court

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  • Law

Supreme Court limits nationwide injunctions in birthright citizenship order

The decision issues some limits on the power of federal judges to universally block President Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship, asking lower courts to reconsider their rulings.

June 27, 2025
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  • Nina Totenberg
Clouds are seen above the US Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on March 17, 2025.

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  • News

Supreme Court to decide on 6 cases today. And, new details on U.S. airstrikes on Iran

The Supreme Court is expected to decide on six remaining cases of its term today, including one on birthright citizenship. And, new details about the U.S. air strikes on Iran's nuclear program.

June 27, 2025
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By:
  • Brittney Melton
From left: Lauren Sánchez, Zohran Mamdani, Jeff Bezos.

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  • National

Whose lavish wedding is sparking protests this week? Find out in the quiz

From British royalty and billionaire antics to the latest in U.S. news, this week's quiz will make you feel smart and savvy at the dinner table.

June 27, 2025
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By:
  • Holly J. Morris
In this photo taken from video shows a bright object traveling in the sky in McDonough, Ga., on June 26, 2025.

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  • Environment

What's that in the sky? We're not sure, but the fireball was very bright

The object was likely either a meteor or space junk, with most sightings of the streak of light and fireball coming from Georgia and South Carolina, the National Weather Service said.

June 26, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Signs like this one in the Presidio of San Francisco, part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, have been going up around the country in response to President Trump's executive order titled "Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History."

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  • Arts & Life

Asked to flag 'negative' National Park content, visitors gave their own 2 cents instead

Signs installed earlier in National Parks earlier in June asked for feedback on signs "that are negative about past or living Americans." Comments viewed by NPR didn't provide the requested feedback.

June 26, 2025
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  • Chloe Veltman
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