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We begin with the latest department head leaving the Trump administration. A second round of peace talks between the US and Iran remains uncertain as a deadline to extend a ceasefire looms. A planned scuffle turned into a deadly mass shooting in North Carolina. We have the latest ...  Show more

The eight children shot and killed by a family member in Shreveport, Louisiana have been identified. Vice President JD Vance is expected to attend a potential second round of talks with Iran in Pakistan. The Justice Department’s request for voting materials from Michigan’s 2024 p ...  Show more

What do Americans think of President Trump's trade wars? We've got the numbers in a new CNN poll. Plus, mass layoffs are underway at the Department of Education. We look at how this will impact students, teachers and parents across the country. And we bring you results from the f ...  Show more

President Trump’s unprecedented effort to shrink the federal labor force is impeding work at government sites across the country. Three laid-off federal employees tell their story and WSJ’s Lindsay Ellis reports on the wider impact of the layoffs. Further Listening: - Inside ...  Show more

Ben argues why Congress' worst decisions are made when they're on tight deadlines to keep the government funded. With multiple Republican members of Congress leaving to serve in the Trump administration, Speaker Mike Johnson will now have to manage an even narrower majority. In t ...  Show more

With just over two months until Inauguration Day, Donald Trump is talking unity after campaigning on retribution. Meanwhile, Democrats are pointing fingers, asking what went wrong and what comes next after their crushing defeat.Plus, a FEMA employee is fired after telling hurrica ...  Show more