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While a bill to study slavery reparations has failed to advance for decades, the Trump administration's 'anti-weaponization fund' could have used a source that exists due to other reparations efforts.

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Democratic Sen. Cory Booker about protests around an ICE detention facility in his home state of New Jersey and lawmakers' agenda as Congress returns to Washington.

A Trump administration proposal would change access to Head Start for children experiencing homelessness and the kind of care they would receive if they do get in.

The news from Central Texas, where July 4 rains caused severe flash flooding, continues to be grim. The number of deaths has risen to more than 50, according to state officials. Most, so far, are in Kerr County, according to the County sheriff.

President Vladimir Putin's decision to sack his defense minister has created widespread speculation about his motives. The defense minister was embroiled in a scandal, but analysts say Putin's decision may point to a larger battle over the future of Russia's military.

Like many public universities before it, the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, has made the move to the top level of college football, known as Football Bowl Subdivision. The program is now in its second year of play. The team is struggling and attendance is weak. The school is pumping more money into football, and some faculty are questioning the investment. But others are calling for patience.

Buffalo consistently ranks as one of the most segregated cities in the nation.

The firing of Defense Secretary Mark Esper was the beginning of a series of changes to top-level positions at the Pentagon.

It's "clean diesel" engine was key to its growth strategy. But top managers' quest to make Volkswagen the world's leading carmaker very likely sowed the seeds of the company's downfall, analysts say.

A full-blown congressional debate on the expiring 2001 and 2003 tax cuts will unfold this fall, but some lawmakers have already weighed in on the most controversial issue: whether it makes sense, at a time of huge budget deficits, to extend tax relief for those earning more than $250,000.