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2020Talks covers the presidential contenders of all parties as they court voters at intimate events in coffee shops, bars, and homes. The newscast focuses on important national issues and the spirit of the people who are vetting these candidates.

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    2025Talks - May 28, 2025

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    King Charles warns Canada of attacks on democracy. The British Ambassador to the U.S. says allies must work together and the GOP's budget plan severely impacts the arts.

    2025Talks - May 27, 2025

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    President Trump remembers fallen soldiers and touts his achievements. Israeli nationalists show disdain for Arabs in the streets, but a possible Gaza ceasefire may be on the table and pro-democracy advocates call for civility and tolerance in politics.

    2025Talks - May 26, 2025

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    The UN wants to see more aid allowed into Gaza. Americans' views on Israel worsen, while violence threatens diplomatic staff and state groups step in after the DOJ dismisses police violence investigations.

    2025Talks - May 23, 2025

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    A deadlocked Supreme Court prevents the nation's first publicly funded religious school,  House Republicans celebrate passage of their domestic policy bill and the Trump administration sues states for taking climate action.

    2025Talks - May 22, 2025

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    Days before the anniversary of George Floyd's murder, the Justice Department moves to end supervision of several police departments. Trump clashes with the President of South Africa, small businesses face tariffs, and Ohio moves to support family caregivers.

    2025Talks - May 21, 2025

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    Kristi Noem incorrectly defines habeas corpus during a Senate hearing. The Senate passes a bipartisan bill to eliminate taxes on tips and Native American civic engagement is fostering legislative wins in the West.  

    2025Talks - May 20, 2025

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    Congress debates Medicaid cuts, the FBI pledges to investigate missing Indigenous people, Illinois pushes back on a federal autism data plan and a deadly bombing in California is investigated as domestic terrorism.

    2025Talks - May 19, 2025

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    Former President Biden is diagnosed with "aggressive" prostate cancer. The FBI says the explosion at a Palm Springs fertility clinic was terrorism and Western hunters and anglers oppose the sale of federally managed public lands.

    2025Talks - May 16, 2025

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    Omaha elects its first Black mayor, the Supreme Court considers whether lower courts can prevent the Trump administration's removal of birthright citizenship and half of states consider their own citizenship requirements for voter registration.

    2025Talks - May 15, 2025

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    House Republicans get closer to enacting billions in Medicaid cuts. The Israeli government says it'll resume humanitarian aid in Gaza and Montana's governor signs a law tightening the voter registration window.

    2025Talks - May 14, 2025

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    States consider their own versions of the federal Voting Rights Act, Justice Department attorneys shift their focus from voting rights to voter fraud and state legislatures urge the Supreme Court to reverse its decision legalizing same sex marriage.

    2025Talks - May 13, 2025

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    Advocates say Republicans' scaled back Medicaid cuts still put too much in jeopardy. President Trump defends getting a luxury jet from Qatar and frustration grows among museum executives who say the White House is trying to erase history.

    2025Talks - May 12, 2025

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    The Pentagon begins removing transgender troops as legal battles continue. Congress works to fix a SNAP job-training penalty. Advocates raise concerns over immigrant data searches, and U.S. officials report progress in trade talks with China.

    2025Talks - May 9, 2025

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    A judge orders certification of the 2024 North Carolina Supreme Court race, Wisconsin Democrats want congressional maps redrawn and the interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia loses the job over his support for January 6th rioters.   

    2025Talks - May 8, 2025

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    As Congress debates Medicaid cuts and emissions rollbacks, former presidential candidate John Kasich calls for protecting vulnerable Americans, veterans link fossil fuel dependence to military deaths, and advocates warn funding cuts threaten health and jobs.

    2025Talks - May 7, 2025

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    Taxing millionaires could fund safety net programs, climate rollbacks raise national security concerns, India makes cross-border strikes in Kashmir, the Supreme Court backs a transgender military ban and government actions conflict with Indigenous land protections.

    2025Talks - May 6, 2025

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    The administration offers $1,000 to undocumented migrants to self deport. Democrats oppose Social Security changes and Trump's pick to lead the agency and Congress debates unpopular easing of limits on public land oil and gas drilling.

    2025Talks - May 5, 2025

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    Canada's PM doubles down on country's independence. Trump refuses to say who has due process rights. The DOJ sues several states over climate laws and Head Start cuts jeopardize early childhood education in MI.

    2025Talks - May 2, 2025

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    National Security Advisor Mike Waltz is leaving that job to become UN ambassador, a bipartisan Arizona poll finds Latino voters are dissatisfied by Trump's first 100 days and Florida mass deportations frighten community members.

    2025Talks - May 1, 2025

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    President Trump acknowledges the consumer toll of his tariffs on Chinese goods. Labor groups protest administration policies on May Day and the House votes to repeal a waiver letting California ban the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035. 

    2025Talks - April 30, 2025

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    Trump marks first 100 days of his second term. GOP leaders praise the administration's  immigration agenda and small businesses continue to worry about the impacts of tariffs as a 90-day pause ends.

    2025Talks - April 29, 2025

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    Major shifts in environmental protections, immigration enforcement, and civil rights as the Trump administration reshapes government priorities. Rural residents and advocates for LGBTQ youth say they are worried about losing services.

    2025Talks - April 28, 2025

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    A judge blocks the use of a wartime law for deportations, ICE is criticized for deporting U.S. citizen children, Arkansas faces a federal lawsuit over ballot initiative restrictions, schools nationwide prepare for possible Medicaid cuts and President Trump's approval rating is down at the 100-day mark.

    2025Talks - April 25, 2025

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    Educators worry about President Donald Trump's education plan, but federal judges are blocking several of his executive orders. Battles over voting rules are moving in numerous courts and FSU students protest a state bill lowering the age to buy a gun.

    2025Talks - April 24, 2025

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    Amid market blowback, President Trump says China tariffs will likely be cut. Border Czar Tom Homan alleges Kilmar Abrego Garcia received due process and the administration is taking a tough line on people without housing.  

    2025Talks - April 23, 2025

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    The White House defends Secretary Hegseth amid media scrutiny, federal judges block efforts to dismantle U.S. international broadcasters and major restructuring hits the State Department and rural programs.

    2025Talks - April 22, 2025

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    Defense Secretary Hegseth faces calls to resign for discussing battle plans in a second Signal chat. Indiana denies students the use of college IDs in registering to vote and the White House signals that the U.S. might stop trying to end the Russia-Ukraine War.

    2025Talks - April 21, 2025

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    Sen. Van Hollen warns of a "constitutional crisis" after his El Salvador trip. Defense Sec. Hegseth shared military information in a second Signal chat. Former President Clinton calls for unity while commemorating the Oklahoma City bombing.

    2025Talks - April 18, 2025

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    Following another campus shooting, President Trump says people are the issue – not guns. Alaska Senator Murkowski says Republicans fear Trump's retaliation and voting rights groups sound the alarm over an executive order on elections.

    2025Talks - April 17, 2025

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    Some 1,400 military and overseas ballots could be tossed in the uncertified North Carolina Supreme Court race, the State Department closes its office monitoring foreign disinformation and GOP-led states move to end mail-in voting grace periods.

    2025Talks - April 16, 2025

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    Undocumented immigrants must now register with the federal government. Mass deportations cost states like Connecticut millions in tax revenue and a new executive memo reinforces current laws on Social Security benefits for illegal aliens.

    2025Talks - April 15, 2025

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    El Salvador's President rejects returning a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported. The US stock market improves, but confusion still lingers around tariffs and universities try to comply with President Trump's DEI orders.  

    2025Talks - April 14, 2025

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    FEMA and other disaster preparedness agencies could face tough times due to budget cuts. Seeds preservation is in a precarious state under the Trump Administration and a new executive order undercuts states' powers on climate change.

    2025Talks - April 11, 2025

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    Speaker Johnson says safety net programs will be "protected" in House budget. Secretary of State Rubio defends the administration's revoking of hundreds of student visas, and rural libraries could close as federal funding is cut.

    2025Talks - April 10, 2025

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    President Donald Trump pauses tariffs for 90 days, as Republicans question his trade policy. And a new federal executive order incentivizes coal for energy use but poses risks to public lands.

    2025Talks - April 9, 2025

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    The North Carolina Supreme Court pauses a purge of legally cast ballots, labor unions protest student visas lost over protesting and Texas lawmakers want proof of citizenship for both new and existing voter registrations.

    2025Talks - April 8, 2025

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    The Israeli government promises to cooperate on tariffs. The Secretary of State says markets are not crashing, just adjusting and budget legislation moving in Congress makes room for Trump's tax cuts.

    2025Talks - April 7, 2025

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    White House economic plans are again dominating the headlines, but actions on elections and voting rules are sparking debate. Local groups say they are concerned about the future of immigration, healthcare, and nutrition.

    2025Talks - April 4, 2025

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    The administration stands behind its tariffs, in spite of declines in the markets. Advocates nationwide push back against federal rollbacks affecting military families, and the environment and big budget plans advance in Congress.

    2025Talks - April 3, 2025

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    President Donald Trump announces worldwide tariffs. Democrats decry 'Liberation Day' as the economy adjusts to the news and some Republicans break from Trump's trade stance.

    2025Talks - April 2, 2025

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    Speaker Johnson cites constitutional limits to a third presidential term. Groups plan nationwide protests against executive overreach, and students raise concerns over academic freedom following a visa-related arrest in Boston and a Senate resolution aims to block new tariffs on Canada.

    2025Talks - April 1, 2025

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    Elon Musk is taking center stage in Wisconsin's Supreme Court race. Some observers say WI voters are deciding between democracy and Donald Trump and Florida GOP candidates face a maelstrom from Trump's executive orders and poor campaign strategies in a special election.

    2025Talks - March 31, 2025

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    President Trump says there are ways for him to take a third term. New tariffs are scheduled for this week, but economists say they'll hurt buying power and advocates say the Trans Day of Visibility is made more important by state legislation.

    2025Talks - March 28, 2025

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    The Department of Health and Human Services prepares to cut 10,000 more jobs. Election officials are unsure if a Trump executive order will be enacted and Congressional Republicans say they aim to cut NPR and PBS funding.

    2025Talks - March 27, 2025

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    Newly released Signalgate messages include highly classified data. Americans see legal political spending as corruption. Activists say cuts to Medicaid would hurt maternity care and cuts and changed rules at Social Security are causing customer service problems.

    2025Talks - March 26, 2025

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    Textgate draws congressional scrutiny. Trump policies on campus protests and federal workforce cuts are drawing lawsuits – as their impacts on economic stability and weather data become clearer.

    2025Talks - March 25 2025

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    President Trump credits tariffs for a Hyundai Steel investment in Louisiana, but residents say the governor is betraying them over their health concerns there and other states double down on climate change as the Trump Administration rolls back environmental regulations.

    2025Talks - March 24, 2025

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    Lawmakers from both parties face angry constituents. Some decide to skip town halls rather than address concerned voters and Kentucky is considering mandatory Medicaid work requirements.

    2025Talks - March 20, 2025

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    The White House attacks the judge who moved to block the deportation of Venezuelans. The Ukrainian President agrees to a limited ceasefire and advocates say ending the CFPB would put consumers on the hook for junk charges and predatory fees.  

    2025Talks - March 19, 2025

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    The Trump Administration fights a court order on deportation flights, and lawyers say the government is overreaching on expelling migrants and NOAA cuts could spell trouble for those concerned about weather emergencies.

    2025Talks - March 18, 2025

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    The Trump Administration fights a court order on deportation flights, and lawyers say the government is overreaching on expelling migrants and NOAA cuts could spell trouble for those concerned about weather emergencies.  

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