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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who caucuses with Democrats, has been touring the country with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) to push back against the Trump administration.

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The Dow Jones advanced after Trump said he wouldn't fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell and on hopes of easing tensions over tariffs with China.

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The conclave to select a new pope will be sharply different from the body that chose Francis in 2013. Experts say that could make it harder to predict what the conclave will do.

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The National Institutes of Health plans to pool information from private sources like pharmacies and smartwatches.

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European Union watchdogs fined Apple and Facebook's parent company hundreds of millions of euros as they stepped up enforcement of the 27-nation bloc's digital competition rules.

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The Illinois Democrat has announced he will retire at the end of his term next year after nearly three decades in the Senate. His departure creates a key opening in Democratic leadership.

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The Department of Education says it will resume collections on May 5 and send wage garnishment notices "later this summer." Here's how to know — and what to do — if you'll be affected.

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A lawsuit alleges the Trump administration violated the free-speech rights of nonprofits and municipalities that have had federal funding for climate and environmental projects frozen or cancelled.

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The U.S. is showing signs that it is increasingly willing to withdraw from a peace process that has grown more complex in recent months.

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The IMF has soured on the global economy in a new forecast due to President Trump's tariffs. NPR talks with Jason Furman, an economist and Harvard professor, about Trump's management of the economy.

The International Monetary Fund is warning that President Trump's tariffs could pose significant challenges for the global economy. And, Pope Francis' body lies in state until his Saturday funeral.

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The word itself predates Christianity, but the conclave with its secretive deliberations and ancient trappings still captures the public's curiosity.

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In some countries, including those facing national elections soon, political leaders who've advocated a homegrown style of MAGA are suddenly scrambling to distance themselves from the U.S. president.

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Weinstein is facing sex crimes charges after his 2020 New York conviction was overturned last year. The #MeToo movement was catalyzed in part by the many women who came forward to accuse the disgraced producer of misconduct.

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With the U.S. now reporting more than 800 measles cases, a new poll from health policy research group KFF finds that many people are being exposed to false claims about measles and the measles vaccine.

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Frustrated with their party's response to President Trump, a wave of young Democrats are challenging incumbents in safe blue districts, hoping to mirror Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's upset win in 2018.

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Pope Francis' body lies in state for public viewing at St. Peter's Basilica as the Vatican prepares for his funeral on Saturday.

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Police accused rebels of masterminding the attack, which sparked outrage and drew international condemnation, including from U.S. President Donald Trump.

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Jurors found Lori Vallow Daybell guilty after deliberating for about three hours, and she faces another possible life sentence on top of the three she is already serving in Idaho.

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