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Moon
Technology
The Trump administration wants to put Americans back on the moon
Man walks in front of rows of people in suits
Science
Why this Nobel laureate thinks Trump’s science policy will help make China great
State Department chief Rex Tillerson has backed dramatic cuts to his department, saying its current funding levels are "simply not sustainable."
Global Politics
So we slash US foreign aid. But why?
Coal plant
Economics
Trump’s plan for the EPA is death by ‘a thousand cuts’
Trump
Economics
How big is Trump’s 10 percent defense increase? It’s three times Canada’s annual military budget, for one.
Diplomacy and development take a backseat to military spending in President Trump's proposed budget.
Global Politics
Eliminating the State Department entirely still wouldn’t cover Trump’s proposed hike in military spending
01/25/17: Executive Actions on Immigration, Budget Woes in Oklahoma City
Full Episode
Obama Invests $19 Billion in U.S. Cybersecurity
Full Episode
If Homeland Security Department funding runs out, many Transportation Security Administration employees will be asked to work without a pay check.
Conflict
‘Essential’ workers in the Department of Homeland Security gear up to possibly work without pay