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Spending package restores some foreign aid

By Fatma Tanis

Published January 28, 2026 at 5:01 PM EST

A bipartisan bill allocates $50 billion for foreign aid spending in 2026, down from what was allocated in 2024 but billions more than what the Trump administration had signaled it would approve.

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Not so fast, Bill Belichick

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Sen. Klobuchar says Democrats are united on ICE reform demands

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NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., on recent developments around the federal immigration enforcement surge in her home state.
Humpback whales cast bubble nets to catch prey. They may be learning from each other

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Humpback whales will sometimes use an intricate strategy to catch food called bubble-net feeding. A new study suggests they're spreading the knowledge of how to do it to each other.
The view of the Minneapolis shooting from Trump country

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NPR's Frank Langfitt traveled to a county on Maryland's Eastern Shore to hear what supporters of President Trump think about the killing of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis.
The White House has quietly rewritten nuclear regulations, raising concerns

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The Trump administration has quietly rewritten a set of nuclear safety regulations, raising concerns among outsiders.