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Barely a month into her new role as editor in chief of CBS News, Bari Weiss is already making her mark. Media critic Oliver Darcy tells AURN News her early moves could signal a Trump-friendly shift under new ownership.

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The government shutdown has entered its fourth week, marking one of the longest in U.S. history. Frustration is rising as both parties remain locked in gridlock and millions of Americans brace for financial fallout.

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With defiance and conviction, New York Attorney General Letitia James pleaded not guilty to federal bank-fraud charges in Norfolk, Virginia. The indictment, filed weeks after President Donald Trump called for her prosecution, accuses her of lying about a Virginia property. James says the case is politically motivated and vows to keep fighting.

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Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee is leading in a crowded Texas House race, according to a new Hobby School poll. Menefee tells AURN News he feels “momentum” as he connects with voters concerned about health care, social safety nets, and democracy.

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The White House says President Donald Trump’s $300 million ballroom project — which required tearing down the entire East Wing — won’t cost taxpayers a dime. But with missing donor dollar amounts and no federal review, critics are questioning oversight and transparency.

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Tallahassee residents are demanding city officials halt the sale of a golf course built atop the graves of enslaved people. Archaeologists confirmed 23 graves and 14 possible burial sites on the property. The city has leased the land for $1 a year since 1956, and now plans to sell it for $1.25 million — without fulfilling its promise of a memorial.

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An Associated Press analysis finds that Black enrollment at top U.S. colleges has plunged since the Supreme Court’s ban on affirmative action — with some schools seeing numbers not seen since the civil rights era. Students say it feels like erasure as the Trump administration tightens oversight.

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A new YouGov poll shows most Americans disapprove of plans to tear down the East Wing of the White House to make way for a $300 million ballroom tied to President Donald Trump’s renovation project.

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