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How immigrants are preparing for run-ins with ICE

Legal centers across the country are preparing immigrants without legal status for various scenarios as the Trump administration ramps up enforcement operations. We visited one in California.

Legal centers for migrants kick into high gear as Trump ramps up immigration policies

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The IRS is laying off more than 6,000 employees as part of the Trump administration's widespread downsizing of the federal government. The agency had added thousands of workers in recent years in an effort to improve customer service and beef up collection of unpaid taxes. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images North America hide caption

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The IRS cuts over 6,000 jobs in the middle of tax season

The IRS is cutting more than 6,000 jobs this week, as part of the Trump administration's downsizing of the overall federal workforce. The job cuts at the IRS come in the middle of the tax-filing season.

IRS cuts over 6,000 jobs in the middle of tax season

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Laufey: Tiny Desk Concert

Accompanied by a string quartet, the singer-songwriter's modern jazz-pop love songs soared at the Tiny Desk, the intimacy of our little corner only heightened its impact.

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FEMA has helped develop building codes for decades, including standards that reduce the risk that houses will flood in storms and hurricanes. That work is being pulled back under the Trump Administration. Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Exclusive: Trump administration drops work on stronger building codes for disasters

To help homes survive more intense disasters, FEMA has been developing recommendations for stronger building codes. The Trump administration has pulled them back.

Former president of the Spanish football federation Luis Rubiales, is seen during his trial in a courtroom outside of Madrid earlier this month. He was found guilty of sexual assault over his unsolicited kiss on player Jenni Hermoso. Chema Moya/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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What to know about the case against former Spanish soccer head Luis Rubiales

The former president of Spain's soccer federation was found guilty of sexual assault for kissing player Jenni Hermoso after the 2023 women's World Cup. Here's what to know about the case.

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NPR host Adrian Ma remembers his girlfriend, who died in the D.C. plane crash

NPR host Adrian Ma's girlfriend, Kiah Duggins, was aboard the American Airlines flight that crashed into the Potomac River. He spoke to NPR about that night and about his late girlfriend.

NPR's Adrian Ma remembers girlfriend, Kiah Duggins, who died in DCA plane collision

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WEXFORD, PA - NOVEMBER 04: Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz speaks to supporters at a campaign rally at The Chadwick on November 4, 2022 in Wexford, Pennsylvania. In the November general election, Oz faces Democratic Pennsylvania Senate nominee John Fetterman. on November 4, 2022 in Wexford, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jeff Swensen/Getty Images) Jeff Swensen/Getty Images hide caption

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Trump's picks to oversee Medicare and biomedical research will divest stock

Dr. Mehmet Oz, nominated to run the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, will sell shares in Eli Lilly and UnitedHealth. Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, NIH nominee, will shed stock in Walmart and Nvidia.

Former CBS News correspondent Lara Logan, who has increasingly embraced unfounded conspiracy theories in recent years, startled attendees of a U.S. State Department session in repeatedly suggesting criminality at international aid programs. She is one of many fringe media figures who have surfaced at Trump administration events. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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These far-right media figures are getting center stage under Trump

The Trump administration has welcomed far-right media figures in the White House briefing room and elsewhere, even as it restricts access for established news outlets.

US President Donald Trump speaks during the FII PRIORITY Miami 2025 Summit (Future Investment Initiative) at the Faena Hotel & Forum in Miami Beach, Florida, February 19, 2025. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP) (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images) Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Trump wants more power over agencies. Experts worry about campaign finance regulators

President Trump's effort to "rein in" independent agencies is raising particular concern among those who follow the work of the Federal Election Commission, which enforces campaign finance laws.

Trump wants more power over agencies. Experts worry about campaign finance regulators

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Governor Kathy Hochul and New York City Eric Adams, Democrats and long-time allies, appeared during a parade last year. Hochul says she won't remove Adams from office despite political and legal scandals that have embroiled city hall. Elsa/Getty Images hide caption

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New York's governor won't remove the NYC mayor from office, in another win for Trump

New York City Mayor Eric Adams emerged as a key ally of President Trump on his immigration crackdown after Trump's DOJ agreed to shelve corruption charges. Gov. Hochul says Adams will remain in office.

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5 spring movies worth paying attention to

Here are five reasons to head to your local cineplex before Memorial Day, from a Steven Soderbergh spy thriller, to 17 Robert Pattinsons in a sci-fi cloning epic from the director of Parasite.

Movie Watch: Six spring movies to get excited about

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Washington Nationals' Jacob Young (30) argues a called third strike with umpire Malachi Moore, left, as Nationals manager Dave Martinez, right, joins in during the third inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians in Cleveland, Saturday, June 1, 2024. Phil Long/AP hide caption

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Everything to know about the MLB's ball-strike challenge system at spring training

This spring, MLB players can challenge ball and strike calls. The camera-based system is only an experiment for now — but it has the baseball world wondering where to draw the line with technology.

Fort Winfield Scott was an active army base within the Presidio of San Francisco from 1912-1994. San Francisco's beloved Presidio is targeted in President Trump's latest executive order, which seeks to all but eliminate agencies that it deems "unnecessary." Ryan Levi/KQED hide caption

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Trump moves to slash Presidio Trust, which runs a beloved San Francisco park

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The trust, which Congress formed in 1996 to manage and protect the historic 1,500-acre park that looks out on the Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco Bay, is one of four agencies targeted as "unnecessary" in a Trump order.

House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, center, flanked by Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pa., the ranking member, left, and Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., right, speaks as House Republicans work on a budget plan to advance President Trump's priorities, including $4.5 trillion in tax cuts, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption

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House Republicans want deep cuts to Medicaid. That could come back to haunt them

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Republicans are proposing deep cuts to Medicaid to finance tax cuts and other priorities. Pushback is coming not only from Democrats, but also from hospitals that rely on revenue from the program.

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How Paramore's Hayley Williams helped her grandfather release his debut album

Paramore singer Hayley Williams' earliest memories of music are of hearing her grandfather's songs. She helped him, now 78, achieve a dream: releasing his debut album.

Rusty Williams, 78, to release debut album 50 years after it was recorded

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