The theme of the Public Affairs Conference 2026 is "The We Factor: Building Connections that Matter."
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A federal appeals court panel in D.C. hears arguments Tuesday on the Trump administration's crackdown on immigrant truckers. Critics say that will do little to make the nation's roads safer.
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At the Emmys, The Pitt and Widow's Bay took home big wins. There were some beautiful moments, awkward jokes and surprises too.
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NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Bill Gates, the former Microsoft CEO turned philanthropist, about his contributions to AI equity initiatives -- and his criticisms of an AI-powered future world.
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A group of former campaign and Senate staffers for John Fetterman say they will soon begin dropping damaging stories about the Pennsylvania Democrat. Many of his constituents are already fed up.
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Residents in Louisiana near SpaceX's next launch site are concerned about the project's impact on the environment and say they were kept in dark about the deal.
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Two new, independent reports show detailed looks at the costs of the war in Iran. It's led to shortages in U.S. weapons, supply chain bottlenecks, and a price tag in the tens of billions of dollars.
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The words "climate change" are slowly being removed from textbooks in Florida and from the state's education standards.
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When Teyu Chou was 11 years old, his family immigrated to the U.S. The transition was isolating and confusing. But a fellow student stepped up and helped him adjust. -
China has made developing and selling humanoid robots an economic priority, but getting robots to work requires hours of repetitive "training" done by people to create data about the physical world.
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A new global democracy report finds the U.S. at its lowest level of democratic performance in the 50 years it has been measured. -
An annual report from the Census Bureau shows the average family made more money in 2025 than the year before, while the official poverty rate declined. Health care coverage was little changed from 2024. -
The judge ruled that the arts center's board may not put Trump's name back up on the building, saying such a change needs Congressional approval. -
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said his office spoke with Reiner's siblings and took their wishes into consideration in the decision. -
Kentucky Republican Thomas Massie introduced articles of impeachment against Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Tuesday over the war in Iran.
