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Police have charged a man with a hate crime in connection with the attack in Colorado, DOGE's government takeover has left the US Institute of Peace building swarmed with rodents, and this is how Trump's budget will impact low-income Americans

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1 | Boulder suspect 'looked like a gardener.' Then he unleashed makeshift flamethrower on Israel marchers

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2 | Trump's trade policy is making China great again — at the US's expense, new global analysis finds

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3 | King of the Hill actor Jonathan Joss was killed in a 'homophobic hate crime' after 'years of threats', husband says

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4 | DOGE took over the US Institute of Peace. Now, the inside looks like a zombie movie, security chief reveals

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5 | CNN parts ways with correspondent months after his story cost network millions in defamation suit

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The Big Question 

Donald Trump's plan to slash billions of dollars in federal spending includes dramatic cuts to vital programs that support millions of Americans, including the nation's poorest families.

New details in a massive White House document spanning more than 1,200 pages outline stark cuts to programs that help feed and house millions of children, which critics fear will have dangerous consequences for the nation's most vulnerable households.

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$100 million

Tulsa's Mayor Monroe Nichols has proposed a $100 million private trust to provide scholarships and housing assistance to descendants of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY

"People are so demoralized, anxious and sleep deprived," 

Staff across federal agencies said that red tape implemented by the Department of Government Efficiency is wasting more time than ever.

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