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The Trump administration is supercharging its aggression toward Latin America. What does the 'Donroe Doctrine' mean for the Western Hemisphere, and could it backfire for the U.S.? 

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This week, the Trump administration did a seemingly uncommon thing – it reversed course under pressure.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told a House subcommittee this week that the Justice Department would not go forward with its plans to implement a $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund.

Fellow Republicans in Congress who saw it as funneling federal money to the president’s supporters – possibly including Jan. 6 rioters – held up other legislation in protest.

For a president who claims broad authority over nearly everything, what can we make of his administration backing down?

The Atlantic’s Anne Applebaum, a historian of modern authoritarianism, weighs in.

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This month will mark two years since the beginning of the end for Joe Biden’s presidency – when the calls for him to end his campaign for a second term reached a fever pitch following a disastrous debate performance in 2024. 

And this month, for the first time, we’re hearing about that period of time from the person closest to the former president: his wife, Jill Biden.

In this episode, the former first lady discusses her view on her husband’s fitness for office during the campaign, and other moments and lessons described in her new memoir, “View From the East Wing.”

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This episode was produced by Tyler Bartlam, with audio engineering by Cena Loffredo. 

It was edited by Ashley Brown. 

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For six decades 60 Minutes has been one of the most trusted news programs in America… is CBS leadership making changes that could destroy the program’s future?

Over the last week, some of the biggest names at 60 Minutes have been fired from CBS News.

Executive Producer Tanya Simon, correspondents: Sharon Alfonsi, Cecilia Vega and last night Scott Pelley.

Pelley was fired after he confronted CBS leadership for, as he put it, trying to gut and "murder" the show. 

Now, the most iconic show in broadcast journalism is in freefall.

One of the program's most prominent alumnae weighs in.

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DOGE cuts, global confusion and the devastating effect on an HIV/AIDS organization in Mozambique.

Mozambique has the second-largest AIDS epidemic in the world. And Gaza province is the hardest hit spot in the country. NPR's Juana Summers recently traveled there to see how the Trump administration’s cuts left aid organizations scrambling.

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This episode was produced by Matt Ozug, Vincent Acovino and Alejandra Marquez Janse.

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