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US House calls early summer recess to block voting on release of Epstein files; NYS groups join national day of action on public education; MS after-school programs receive critical funding after delay; WI professor ponders longer-term effects of GOP loyalty to Trump.

U.S. Marines mobilized to Los Angeles being sent home, Pentagon says; CA immigrants weigh health coverage against deportation risk; Federal changes create familiar funding dilemma for tribal nonprofits; and as dangerous temps grip NC, the need to address extreme heat rises.

Judge in Harvard funding lawsuit calls Trump administration's arguments 'a bit mind-boggling'; Ohio bill reignites debate over public drag performances; Program prepares AR youth for a career in politics; New trauma tool shows high adversity levels for children in southern IL.

Israeli forces kill 67 Palestinians seeking aid in northern Gaza, Hamas-run ministry says; Public broadcasting funding cuts could hurt rural Utah communities; NYS implements fire safety as battery storage investments grow; Ohio asylum case highlights civil rights and voter access; OR funding for affordable homeownership dwindles.

SkyWest flight aborted landing and performed 'go-around' to avoid colliding with a military aircraft; Hawaii conservation groups press for moratorium on deep-sea mineral mining; Surf's up at federal beaches this summer but many lifeguards off-duty; Federal budget bill puts MA clean energy jobs at risk.

Trump tells Justice Dept. to seek release of Epstein grand jury testimony; NV education advocates blast freeze on federal funds; and VA leaders push EV adoption as economic, national security imperative.

Trump supporters burn MAGA hats after he dismisses Epstein files furor as 'hoax'; As energy prices rise, NH residents call for no summer power shutoffs; Eau Claire resident 'terrified' of Medicaid cuts, federal changes; MS law in legal limbo as critics decry free speech restrictions.

Trump lashes out at 'weaklings' who believe Epstein 'B.S.' amid building GOP pressure to release documents; environmental groups say new OR groundwater law too diluted to be effective; people in PA to take action for voting rights, justice at "Good Trouble" protests.

Republicans plow ahead on cuts to PBS and foreign aid; LGBTQ advocates condemn FL Attorney General's focus on transgender athletes; Court allows NH TikTok lawsuit claiming deceptive practices to proceed; Funding fight in one Michigan city not stopping clean energy efforts.

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson calls for release of Epstein files amid backlash; Maine works to counter federal setbacks for clean energy projects; Indiana BMV cashes in on driver data; West Virginia's new law increases penalties for child abuse.