/government-politics Government & Politics en-US Copyright Mon, 30 Jun 2025 20:30:00 GMT /government-politics/2025-06-30/life-and-death-lakewood-officials-residents-demand-accountability-for-heat-wave-power-outages FirstEnergy says local infrastructure improvements are coming as part of a multi-year plan, but business owners, residents and public officials say they're fed up with frequent outages. Mon, 30 Jun 2025 20:30:00 GMT /government-politics/2025-06-30/life-and-death-lakewood-officials-residents-demand-accountability-for-heat-wave-power-outages Abbey Marshall /2025-06-29/republican-sen-thom-tillis-will-not-seek-reelection-next-year-after-trump-attacks Tillis was one of only two Senate Republicans, along with Rand Paul, Ky., who voted against a motion to start debate on Republicans' massive tax and spending bill. Sun, 29 Jun 2025 19:12:00 GMT /2025-06-29/republican-sen-thom-tillis-will-not-seek-reelection-next-year-after-trump-attacks Deirdre Walsh /npr-news/2025-06-29/u-n-nuclear-watchdog-says-iran-could-enrich-uranium-again-in-a-matter-of-months Rafael Mariano Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, told CBS that Iran had a "a very vast ambitious" nuclear program. Sun, 29 Jun 2025 16:40:44 GMT /npr-news/2025-06-29/u-n-nuclear-watchdog-says-iran-could-enrich-uranium-again-in-a-matter-of-months Joe Hernandez /2025-06-29/russia-launches-record-aerial-attack-on-ukraine Russia launched the largest aerial assault on Ukraine overnight since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, according to the Ukrainian Air Force. Sun, 29 Jun 2025 11:54:23 GMT /2025-06-29/russia-launches-record-aerial-attack-on-ukraine Joanna Kakissis /npr-news/2025-06-29/trump-calls-for-a-deal-on-israels-war-in-gaza-as-signs-of-progress-emerge President Trump pleaded for progress in ceasefire talks in the war in Gaza, as Israel and Hamas appeared to be inching closer to an agreement. Sun, 29 Jun 2025 09:09:24 GMT /npr-news/2025-06-29/trump-calls-for-a-deal-on-israels-war-in-gaza-as-signs-of-progress-emerge The Associated Press /npr-news/2025-06-29/the-trump-administration-is-building-a-national-citizenship-data-system The Department of Homeland Security, with help from DOGE, has rolled out a tool that purports to be able to check the citizenship status of almost all Americans. Sun, 29 Jun 2025 09:00:00 GMT /npr-news/2025-06-29/the-trump-administration-is-building-a-national-citizenship-data-system Jude Joffe-Block, Miles Parks /2025-06-28/dewine-there-will-certainly-be-something-hell-veto-in-ohio-budget-but-he-offers-few-hints Gov. Mike DeWine said there will “certainly be something” he’ll veto in the two-year Ohio budget, but he wouldn’t give too many hints on Saturday morning. Sat, 28 Jun 2025 21:17:30 GMT /2025-06-28/dewine-there-will-certainly-be-something-hell-veto-in-ohio-budget-but-he-offers-few-hints Karen Kasler /2025-06-28/around-100-000-march-in-budapest-pride-event-in-defiance-of-hungarys-ban Marchers gambled with potential police intervention and fines to participate in the annual Budapest Pride, which was outlawed by a law passed by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's right-wing governing party. Sat, 28 Jun 2025 17:37:23 GMT /2025-06-28/around-100-000-march-in-budapest-pride-event-in-defiance-of-hungarys-ban The Associated Press /2025-06-28/with-a-series-of-wars-israels-military-reshapes-the-mideast Israel was stunned by a surprise Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023. Since that day, Israel has delivered devastating blows to rivals and has reconfigured the Middle East. Sat, 28 Jun 2025 13:20:46 GMT /2025-06-28/with-a-series-of-wars-israels-military-reshapes-the-mideast Greg Myre /npr-news/2025-06-28/hard-to-imagine-a-worse-time-to-deport-afghan-refugees-human-rights-advocates-say There were 71,000 deportations in the first half of June alone, according to U.N. estimates. These Afghan refugees are returning to a country in the throes of a humanitarian crisis. Sat, 28 Jun 2025 11:01:05 GMT /npr-news/2025-06-28/hard-to-imagine-a-worse-time-to-deport-afghan-refugees-human-rights-advocates-say Ruchi Kumar