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Trump heads to China for state visit. And, how the war in Iran has affected inflation

Trump administration following a dramatic public disagreement with top officials about whether the agency should continue to exist. ### What's Eating America ![Richard Henderson and his wife Rachel Negro grocery shop for their family

Trump's towering arch clears another federal hurdle, despite public pushback

reflecting pool resurfacing, Kennedy Center renovations and a triumphal arch are among the many changes Trump wants to make in D.C.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2835x2835+1085+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1c%2F02%2Ff18099434cdca3830d2a3babb7e5%2Fdiptych-3.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/04/nx-s1-5798651/trump-dc-construction-tracker-ballroom-arch) ### [National](https://www.npr.org/sections/national/) ### [The many ways Trump wants to change

Trump inserts himself into the centre of America's 250th birthday celebrations

planned 16-day "Great American State Fair" celebration on the National Mallin Washington DC later this month. While it's unclear whether the musicianswill in fact be replaced by what Trump has called a "giant

The red state, blue state divide is real. But it's driven by more than just politics

Trump standing outdoors with his back to the camera. The Washington Monument rises in the background.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5504x5504+1376+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fff%2Ff0%2Fb99b40ec4160999d7da34128e5e2%2Fgettyimages-2246755024.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2025/12/03/nx-s1-5607271/word-of-week-ideology) ### [Word of the week](https://www.npr.org/series/g-s1-57824/word-of-the-week) ### [The use and misuse of the word 'ideology

Why Washington’s reflecting pool has gone from ‘US blue’ to algae green

reflecting pool was awarded without a bidding process as “there is no one else in the world that does what we do”. He added: “I’m nothing officially in the company [Greenwater Services]. They

What — and who — will be at the Great American State Fair? Here's a primer

Planning for national 250th anniversary events mainly falls to two main groups, which have [become increasingly politicized](https://www.npr.org/2026/06/05/nx-s1-5847018/even-americas-250th-birthday-has-grown-tumultuous). In 2015, looking ahead, Congress created a nonpartisan commission to orchestrate anniversary celebrations, which

Record-breaking DHS shutdown ends. And, May Day protests to draw crowds nationwide

plan five weeks ago to fund DHS except for some immigration enforcement divisions.** House Speaker Mike Johnson initially called that bill a joke, but later reached a deal with the more conservative members

Not just Trump: Redistricting race will hinge on what these state leaders did

reflected on how Indiana lawmakers rejected redistricting. **George Hale/WFIU** George Hale/WFIU But then, Republican Sen. Rodric Bray, president pro tempore of the state Senate, announced that Republicans didn't have the votes to pass redistricting