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pbs.org | Molly Finnegan
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will preview the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season Thursday, as the agency is facing staffing cuts that some worry will affect its forecasting capacity. NOAA will hold a news conference at 11 a.m. EDT. Watch live in our video player above. The 2024 hurricane season saw 18 named storms, including five that turned into major hurricanes. Hurricane Helene caused devastating floods in North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.
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flipboard.com | Molly Finnegan
1 hour agoTrump undermined Biden’s FEMA in North Carolina. Now the cleanup is lagging on his watch. As a candidate, the president spread misinformation about the Hurricane Helene recovery efforts, convincing many survivors that the federal government was out to get them.
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pbs.org | Molly Finnegan
Education Secretary Linda McMahon will testify Wednesday on the White House’s budget request for the agency that President Donald Trump has ordered to be dismantled. The hearing is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. EDT. Watch live in our video player above. McMahon will appear before a House Appropriations panel, where she will likely be questioned by Democrats about staffing cuts at the Education Department.
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flipboard.com | Molly Finnegan
The president has put anti-union, anti-regulation fanatics in charge of worker safety and worker rights. This article appears in the June 2025 issue of …
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pbs.org | Molly Finnegan
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins will testify Thursday on his department’s 2026 budget plan. The hearing is expected to start at 10 a.m. EDT. Watch live in our player above. Collins will appear before the House Appropriations Committee.
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1 month ago | 
pbs.org | Molly Finnegan
Heath and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will testify Wednesday on the White House’s 2026 budget request for his agency. Kennedy is expected to testify before the House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday, May 14 at 9:30 a.m. EDT. Watch live in our video player above. Kennedy will also testify before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Wednesday afternoon. Watch the Senate HELP hearing live in the video below.
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pbs.org | Molly Finnegan
Canada’s new prime minister, Mark Carney, is meeting with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office, a week after winning the job with a promise to confront the increased aggression shown by Trump. Trump said he was still interested in making Canada the 51st state, although he admitted “it takes two to tango.”“It would really be a wonderful marriage,” the president said.
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1 month ago | 
flipboard.com | Molly Finnegan
14 hours agoThe MSNBC host shows how the Canadian prime minister told off Trump "to his face." MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell said President Donald Trump “is clearly off his game” after watching footage of his Oval Office meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday. “The Canadian prime minister both …
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pbs.org | Molly Finnegan
Politics May 6, 2025 1:19 PM EDT President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Houthi rebel forces in Yemen had signaled to the United States that “they don’t want to fight anymore.”“They just don’t want to fight and we will honor that,” Trump said during a bilateral meeting with visiting Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office. “We will stop the bombings and they have capitulated, but more importantly, we will take their word.
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flipboard.com | Molly Finnegan
1 hour agoYemen: Video shows planes ablaze after Israeli attack on Yemen's Sanaa Airport-SANAA, YEMEN - MAY 6, 2025: Israeli warplanes launched airstrikes on the Sanaa airport in the Yemeni capital on Tuesday, May 6, shortly after ordering residents to evacuate, according to the Houthi group. Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV said several strikes targeted the airport. Warplanes also hit power stations in the districts of Dhahaban, Asr, Hezyaz, and Attan area in Sanaa, it said.
