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Video taken on June 8 and 9 from atop the Washington Monument shows people gathering on the National Mall shortly before a large anti-Trump message appeared in dead or discolored grass there. Seen from above, the faint outline of the numbers "86 47" can be seen; "86" is slang for removing or getting rid of something, and Trump is the 47th president. The Interior Department says it is investigating. The same number sequence, "86 47," spelled out in seashells was part of an image that former FBI Director James Comey once shared on social media. He's been charged with making threats against the president, which he denies. Footage via EarthCam
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A recently released Justice Department memo questions decades of protections for Americans with disabilities. The DOJ says states aren’t required to provide home and community-based services that have long kept disabled Americans out of institutions, if they would benefit from these other services. It’s the latest effort by the Trump administration to shift longstanding practices for the disability community. Ali Rogin has more.
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New concerns are emerging about President Trump’s sweeping pardon of Jan. 6 defendants after a report found that nearly 100 of them have been arrested, charged or convicted of additional crimes since the attack in 2021. It comes as continuing efforts by Trump and his allies to recast the events of that day have reignited debate over accountability and the rule of law. Liz Landers has more.
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Billionaire Elon Musk gave what appeared to be a fascist salute Monday while making a speech at the post-inauguration celebration for President Donald Trump at the Capital One Arena. “Some elections are important, some are not. But this one, this one really mattered and I just want to say thank you for making it happen,” Musk said before putting his hand on his chest and then raising it in a salute that appeared similar to the “Sieg Heil” used by Nazis at their victory rallies. “It is thanks to you that the future of civilization is assured," Musk said. Trump named Musk and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy to lead the "Department of Government Efficiency," an outside commission aimed at identifying federal programs and spending to cut. After Trump was sworn in, multiple lawsuits were filed against the Trump administration claiming that the move violates federal transparency laws.
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The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C. is set to undergo more repairs just days ahead of America’s 250th anniversary. That’s according to President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly claimed without evidence that vandals caused the algae blooms and peeling paint that have plagued the pool since its renovation. Stephanie Sy reports.
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A century ago, Black physicians built hospitals, clinics and medical schools across the South — only to see them dismantled by policy, segregation and an influential report. Investigative journalist Nicole Carr traced that history through her own family and found the consequences are still being felt today. Geoff Bennett (Geoff Bennett) spoke with Carr about her book, "The Price of Exclusion."
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As the school year comes to a close, a new analysis shines a harsh spotlight on what's being called a "learning recession" among American students. It's a problem that started long before the pandemic, according to the latest National Education Scorecard — an annual deep dive into data about kids in grades K-12. The findings of this report are sobering. Children had a steady decline in math and reading scores beginning all the way back to 2013, which happens to be when smartphones and social media really took off. Compared to a decade ago, math scores today are down in 70% of school districts. Reading scores are down in 83%. Scores have climbed a bit since 2022, but nowhere close to making up all the lost ground. In fact, 8th grade reading scores are now at their lowest level since 1990. William Brangham recently spoke with Thomas Kane, one of the authors of the scorecard and a professor at Harvard University.
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Former FBI Director James Comey says he wants to know if he could apply to the Justice Department's $1.7 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund." "If it's for people who have been targeted for reasons other than the normal standards of the Department of Justice, I'm ready to get in line," he tells Geoff Bennett.
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The U.S. government has agreed to drop any tax claims and audits of President Trump, his sons and the Trump organization, according to a letter signed by acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. It comes a day after the government announced a nearly $1.8 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” to compensate some of the president’s allies. Ali Rogin has the latest.
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There was confusion in Congress after President Trump announced that his pick for director of national intelligence, Jay Clayton, would not show up for his scheduled confirmation hearing. The Senate Intelligence Committee’s top Democrat, Sen. Mark Warner, said he doesn't know whether Clayton's nomination has been postponed or withdrawn. amna speaks to Andrew Desiderio for more.
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For more than 25 years, comedian Dave Chappelle has called the small village of Yellow Springs, Ohio, home. amna traveled there to meet with Chappelle and understand why he’s invested millions of dollars into this community and why he believes the local public media station is crucial to the town’s future.
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For years, national conversations about cancer have often focused on “Cancer Alley” in the Deep South or Appalachian states with high smoking rates. But recently, a different state has grabbed headlines. Iowa has the second-highest cancer incidence in the country, and it is one of three states where rates are rising. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports.
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WATCH: Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood perform "Imagine" at the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter in Washington
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President Donald Trump's economic approval rating has hit a new low, according to the latest PBS News/NPR/Marist poll. A third of Americans approve of how the president is handling the economy, the lowest mark since Marist began asking the question in 2019. Sixty percent of Americans disapprove of Trump's economic approach. Overall, 36% of Americans approve of his performance in office, the poll found, continuing a downward trend since March 2025.
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Since Roe v. Wade was overturned, a majority of Republicans continue to oppose abortion. But there’s been a shift in opinion among many Americans. More Democrats and independents now say abortion should be legal in all, and in some cases, there are even conservatives questioning their own views in response to state bans. Sarah Varney brings us the story of one Arkansas woman whose own pregnancy changed how she sees abortion.
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EXCLUSIVE: While rhetoric disparaging Islam is not new, “there's an unabashed nature to it,” right now, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said in an interview airing Friday. “It is being echoed from the highest offices in this country,” he tells amna. “They do so without any sense of shame.” Watch more from the interview on Friday's PBS News Hour.
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As we approach the nation's 250th birthday, PBS News is looking at some notable, but lesser-known, people and moments in American military history. Of the more than 350,000 Black U.S. service members who served in World War I, 89% were assigned to labor support units due to discrimination. But one segregated infantry regiment came out of the war highly decorated and renowned: the 369th Infantry Regiment, known as the "Harlem Hellfighters." PBS News' Cecilia Lallmann explores the regiment’s storied legacy, from its beginnings as New York State’s first all-Black National Guard unit to its historic achievements during World War I. This post was produced by Cecilia Lallmann, Shyla Duff, Julia Griffin, Travis Daub and Dan Cooney.
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The Justice Department has released a batch of previously unreleased documents from the Epstein files that include notes from FBI interviews with a woman who says she was assaulted by President Donald Trump as a minor. In interviews with the FBI, the woman alleged she was assaulted by Trump in the 1980s and that she was also a victim of Epstein's. The documents were released after multiple news outlets discovered they were missing from the initial mass release of files. Ali Rogin reports.
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