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Monday

State-run, land-grant HBCUs are owed more than $13 billion, the White House says

The Tennessee State University Aristocrat of Bands performs during the 2023 National Battle of the Bands, a showcase for HBCU marching bands, held at NRG Stadium Saturday, August 26, 2023, in Houston. Michael Wyke/AP hide caption

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Education

State-run, land-grant HBCUs are owed more than $13 billion, the White House says

The government is supposed to provide equal funding to land-grant, state-run historically Black colleges and universities under the Morrill Act of 1890.

Wednesday

Giant vacuums and other government climate bets

Global Thermostat's pilot plant for direct air carbon capture, on April 4, 2023, in Brighton, Colorado. The company is also receiving funding from the U.S. Department of Energy to build a plant with 1,000 times the capacity of this demonstration plant. Hart Van Denburg/CPR News/Hart Van Denburg/CPR News hide caption

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Giant vacuums and other government climate bets

Yesterday we brought you a debate over whether the government should subsidize industries in the name of economic growth and societal benefits. Today on the show, we zero in on the climate industrial policy of the Biden administration, which is funneling billions into experimental projects that promise to remove, capture and store carbon. It's an effort by the U.S. to meet its ambitious climate goals, but it's not without its skeptics.

Giant vacuums and other government climate bets

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Wednesday

Biden ends drilling in ANWR, sparking criticism, as Willow Project moves forward

In this undated file photo provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, caribou from the Porcupine caribou herd migrate onto the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in northeast Alaska. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service via AP hide caption

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Environment

Biden ends drilling in ANWR, sparking criticism, as Willow Project moves forward

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is home to dozens of species — and to an ongoing political fight over oil and gas. Now, the Biden administration is hoping ending oil and gas leases will be a win.

Wednesday

Millions of additional salaried workers could get overtime pay under Biden proposal

A Biden proposal would raise the threshold under which salaried workers are eligible for overtime pay — but it could face opposition from business groups. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

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Economy

Millions of additional salaried workers could get overtime pay under Biden proposal

A proposal from the Labor Department would make an estimated 3.6 million salaried workers newly eligible for overtime pay. It covers workers earning less than $55,000 per year.

Millions of additional salaried workers could get overtime pay under Biden proposal

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Tuesday

Friday

The White House and big tech companies release commitments on managing AI

President Biden is pictured with leaders on artificial intelligence during a visit to San Francisco on June 20. On Friday, the White House announced voluntary agreements with technology companies on managing AI. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Politics

The White House and big tech companies release commitments on managing AI

Seven tech companies, including Google, Meta and OpenAI, have voluntarily made commitments on developing and managing artificial intelligence. But there isn't much accountability in the process.

The White House and big tech companies release commitments on managing AI

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Monday

Biden to meet Israel's Netanyahu after months of tension

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pictured at his office in Jerusalem on Monday. Netanyahu spoke with President Biden, who invited him for a meeting later this year. Ohad Zwigenberg/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Politics

Biden to meet Israel's Netanyahu after months of tension

The meeting is likely to happen by the end of the year, National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said. President Biden has expressed concern over Netanyahu's judicial proposals.

Tuesday

Deaths from xylazine are on the rise. The White House has a new plan to tackle it

Test strips used to detect fentanyl and xylazine in street drugs, are seen at St. Ann's Corner of Harm Reduction in New York City on May 25, 2023. Overdose deaths involving xylazine have soared. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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National

Deaths from xylazine are on the rise. The White House has a new plan to tackle it

Deaths from overdoses of Xylazine-laced fentanyl have surged. The White House drug czar says he's marshalling efforts on testing, tracking, treatment, and stopping the spread.

Wednesday

U.S. is barred from combating disinformation on social media. Here's what it means

Visitors stand near screens displaying the Meta logo in Berlin on June 6. Under a U.S. judge's new ruling, much of the federal government is now barred from working with social media companies to address removing content that might contain "protected free speech." Tobias Schwarz/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Law

U.S. is barred from combating disinformation on social media. Here's what it means

Under a judge's new ruling, much of the federal government is now barred from working with social media companies to address removing any content that might contain "protected free speech."

Friday

Friday

Senate passes GOP-led resolution to block Biden's student loan relief plan

Student loan borrowers gather near The White House in May 2020. On Thursday, the Senate voted to repeal President Biden's plan to offer up to $20,000 in federal student loan debt relief. Paul Morigi/Getty Images hide caption

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Politics

Senate passes GOP-led resolution to block Biden's student loan relief plan

With President Biden pledging a veto, the resolution amounts to a mostly symbolic show of congressional disapproval on a plan to cancel up to $20,000 in federal student loan debt.

Thursday

Deputy Director of the National Economic Council Bharat Ramamurti, pictured at a White House briefing last August, spoke to Morning Edition after the House passed its debt ceiling bill.

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Politics

'This is a compromise': How the White House is defending the debt ceiling bill

The House's debt ceiling bill has critics on both sides. Bharat Ramamurti, the deputy director of the National Economic Council, says the administration was able to secure some of its key priorities.

'This is a compromise': How the White House is defending the debt ceiling bill

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Thursday

The first national strategy for fighting antisemitism is finally here. What's in it?

President Joe Biden shakes hands with second gentleman Doug Emhoff during a celebration marking Jewish American Heritage Month last week. The administration has just released a comprehensive strategy for combating antisemitism. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

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Religion

The first national strategy for fighting antisemitism is finally here. What's in it?

The landmark plan outlines over 100 steps that federal agencies will take within a year. But the Biden administration says it will only work if other individuals and institutions take action too.

Thursday

Australian envoy suggests 'smelling salts' for worries over Biden's Quad cancellation
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Politics

Australian envoy suggests 'smelling salts' for worries over Biden's Quad cancellation

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Australian Ambassador to the U.S. Kevin Rudd about President Biden deciding not to meet with leaders of Australia, India and Japan because of U.S. debt ceiling negotiations.

Australian envoy suggests 'smelling salts' for worries over Biden's Quad cancellation

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Monday

Immigration judge says trial workloads and resource constraints are 'a problem'

Migrants try to stay warm as they wait in the rain after turning themselves over to U.S. Border Patrol agents after crossing over from Mexico in Fronton, Texas on May 12. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Law

Immigration judge says trial workloads and resource constraints are 'a problem'

NPR's A Martinez asks Mimi Tsankov, president of the National Association of immigration judges, about the end of Title 42.

Immigration judge says trial workloads and resource constraints are 'a problem'

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