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NPR Exclusive: new numbers from Kathryn Dunn Tenpas and Brookings on high level-level staff and cabinet turnover a year into Trump’s new term. There’s been less personnel drama than 2017 but turnover is still sky high compared to other recent presidents.
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Less personnel drama but still sky high turnover one year into Trump's new term
A large share of the departures so far this term were on the National Security Council staff.
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January 20, 2026 at 1:22 PM
NPR Exclusive: new numbers from Kathryn Dunn Tenpas and Brookings on high level-level staff and cabinet turnover a year into Trump’s new term. There’s been less personnel drama than 2017 but turnover is still sky high compared to other recent presidents.
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Ed Glaeser and Samantha Silverberg explain how screwed up the federal government's approach to subsidizing muni transit system's procurement of buses is -- and what to do about it. Short video.
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Paying Less for Public Transit Buses
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December 18, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Ed Glaeser and Samantha Silverberg explain how screwed up the federal government's approach to subsidizing muni transit system's procurement of buses is -- and what to do about it. Short video.
via @brookings.edu youtu.be/XLTGu8HFvuQ?...
via @brookings.edu youtu.be/XLTGu8HFvuQ?...
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In a short video, Ben Bernanke and Janet Yellen explain why maintaining the independence of the Fed is so important to U.S. prosperity. Via @brookings.edu
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The Independence of the Federal Reserve: Why It Matters
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December 16, 2025 at 8:10 PM
In a short video, Ben Bernanke and Janet Yellen explain why maintaining the independence of the Fed is so important to U.S. prosperity. Via @brookings.edu
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New research estimates that as many as 2.2 million more people could die of tuberculosis if U.S. cuts to foreign aid become permanent.
TB is the No. 1 killer among infectious diseases. A new study says its toll could mount
New research estimates that as many as 2.2 million more people could die of tuberculosis if U.S. cuts to foreign aid become permanent.
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September 13, 2025 at 11:19 AM
New research estimates that as many as 2.2 million more people could die of tuberculosis if U.S. cuts to foreign aid become permanent.
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What's the actual impact on USAID cuts? PBS looks at what's happening in Bangladesh: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6K2s...
Fight against tuberculosis stalls in Bangladesh as U.S. cuts aid
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August 15, 2025 at 2:43 PM
What's the actual impact on USAID cuts? PBS looks at what's happening in Bangladesh: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6K2s...
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After Musk’s dismantling of USAID, deaths can be counted by the hundreds of thousands. “If there were justice in the world, Musk would never be able to repair his reputation, at least not without devoting the bulk of his fortune to easing the misery he’s engendered.“
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
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Opinion | Elon Musk’s Legacy Is Disease, Starvation and Death
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May 30, 2025 at 1:18 PM
After Musk’s dismantling of USAID, deaths can be counted by the hundreds of thousands. “If there were justice in the world, Musk would never be able to repair his reputation, at least not without devoting the bulk of his fortune to easing the misery he’s engendered.“
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...