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Education reporter at Texas Public Radio in San Antonio. Host of the Golden Pennies and The Enduring Gap podcasts 📧camille@tpr.org www.tpr.org/podcast/golden-pennies www.tpr.org/podcast/the-enduring-gap

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Houston Public Media @houstonpublicmedia.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
The killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by a federal immigration agent has left the predominantly Latino East End community reeling. But for the neighborhood with a history of activism, it’s also a call to action.
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‘This is our barrio’: Houston’s East End residents say fatal ICE shooting calls for community resilience
The killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by a federal immigration agent has left the predominantly Latino community reeling. But for the neighborhood with a history of activism, it’s also a call to action.
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Houston Public Media @houstonpublicmedia.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
The Texas Newsroom and FRONTLINE (PBS) are collaborating on a new five-part podcast series, After the Flood, an intimate and deeply reported look at the catastrophic Central Texas flooding that killed more than 130 people over the Fourth of July weekend in 2025.
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Introducing ‘After the Flood,’ a podcast about the 2025 disaster in the Texas Hill Country
Reporters have been following survivors as they rebuild their lives in the aftermath of one of the deadliest floods in state history.
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Houston Public Media @houstonpublicmedia.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Taxpayers will bear the cost of fixing errors in Bluebonnet Learning materials published by the Texas Education Agency. The curriculum has drawn attention for its references to Christianity and the Bible.
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Texas education board approves 4,200 corrections in Bible-infused curriculum
Taxpayers will bear the cost of fixing errors in learning materials published by the Texas Education Agency. The curriculum has drawn attention for its references to Christianity and the Bible.
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Education Writers Association @edwriters.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Meet the 21st class of EWA Reporting Fellows! Six will focus on ambitious higher ed topics, receiving up to $10K. Three reporters will each receive $5K micro-fellowships for K-12 special ed topics. ewa.org/members-news...
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Mike Walker @newnarrative.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
The Times interviewed dozens of migrant men sent to a prison in El Salvador by the Trump administration. Independent forensic analysts called the testimony credible and consistent and said the treatment met the U.N.’s definition of torture. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
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‘You Are All Terrorists’: Four Months in a Salvadoran Prison
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Norma Martinez @normdog1.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Voters in 4 out of 5 area school districts rejected voter-approval tax rate elections to help pay for salaries, operations, and supplies. I talk to TPR's education reporter @camille-phillips.bsky.social about what's next for these districts. @texaspublicradio.bsky.social shorturl.at/vHoYr
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Voters struck down four school tax-rate elections in the San Antonio area. What happens now?
Only one of the five San Antonio area school tax-rate elections passed on Nov. 4. TPR's Norma Martinez sat down with Education Reporter Camille Phillips to discuss what happens next.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 07/11/2025
ProPublica identified 20 segregation academies in Mississippi that received almost $10 million over six years through a state-funded program. At least eight opened with an early boost from state-funded vouchers in the 1960s. (Published Nov. 2024)
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Segregation Academies in Mississippi Are Benefiting From Public Dollars, as They Did in the 1960s
ProPublica identified 20 schools in the state that likely opened as segregation academies and have received almost $10 million over the past six years from the state’s tax credit donation program.
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Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Five school districts in the San Antonio area asked voters for permission to boost the tax rate for operating expenses like salaries. Only one of them passed. Read More👉 ebx.sh/OxfiPL
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Camille Phillips-Texas Public Radio @camille-phillips.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
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School tax-rate elections fail in Judson, East Central, La Vernia and SCUC ISD; succeeds in Boerne
Five school districts in the San Antonio area asked voters for permission to boost the tax rate for operating expenses like salaries. Only one of them passed.
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Camille Phillips-Texas Public Radio @camille-phillips.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Federal judges order administration to pay SNAP benefits but what’s next remains unclear www.npr.org/2025/10/31/n...
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Federal judges order administration to pay SNAP benefits but what's next remains unclear
Two federal judges ordered the Trump administration to use emergency funding to provide SNAP benefits. But it's unclear how much, or when, those funds would be provided before the funding runs dry.
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Camille Phillips-Texas Public Radio @camille-phillips.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
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Judson officials say electioneering complaint is closed
The Texas Attorney General’s office sent Judson ISD a letter on Tuesday alleging that the district has engaged in electioneering. District officials say they haven’t.
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USA TODAY @usatoday.com · 11/10/2025
The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
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Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says
The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
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Camille Phillips-Texas Public Radio @camille-phillips.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
I went back to Uvalde for the first time in awhile on Friday. It was good to see people again and be able to share the latest chapter in their story with @npr.org www.npr.org/2025/10/11/n...
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What Uvalde's new school looks like, three years after tragedy
Texas Public Radio's Camille Phillips reports from Uvalde, where a new school built with security upgrades opens three years after the Robb Elementary shooting.
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Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
"Religion doesn’t live outside of politics. It lives downstream.” Charlie Kirk's death has fueled new pressure on churches to not only speak on politics - but reaffirm what their congregants already believe. I spoke to one pastor caught in the middle.
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A Texas Church Strove to Be Apolitical. Then Charlie Kirk Was Killed.
In the wake of political violence and deepening division, high-profile Christian leaders—and church congregants—are pressuring pastors to take a stand from the pulpit.
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 02/10/2025
If the ACA subsidies expire, the impact will be felt disproportionately in Texas, where insurers have already requested premium hikes and health policy organizations project hundreds of thousands of people, if not over a million, will end up dropping their insurance coverage.
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Texas could bear the brunt of expiring ACA tax credits. Is the GOP delegation willing to make a deal?
Democrats in Congress want to renew the Obamacare subsidies as part of any deal to reopen the government. Texas Republicans say the policy needs major reforms.
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NPR @npr.org · 30/09/2025
JUST IN: President Trump has told top U.S. commanders that the military would be used against "enemy within."
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Trump defends use of U.S. military against 'enemy within'
Earlier, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the purpose of the department would exclusively be "war fighting."
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Scott Nover @scottnover.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
NEW: The Pentagon told journalists it will require them to pledge they won’t gather any information — even unclassified — that hasn’t been expressly authorized for release, and will revoke the press credentials of those who do not obey. @washingtonpost.com
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Pentagon demands journalists pledge to not obtain unauthorized material
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is imposing strict new rules that would severely limit the ability of journalists to report on the Pentagon.
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Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
A law that bans diversity, equity, and inclusion in Texas public schools took effect last week. But students in some San Antonio schools felt its impact even before it officially became law. Read More👉 www.tpr.org/education/2025-...
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Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Edgewood trustees sanctioned Trustee Michael Valdez for criticizing the superintendent and district police chief for the arrest of a parent activist in a news article. Read More👉 www.tpr.org/education/2025-...
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Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Nearly two years after trustees for the San Antonio Independent School District voted to close 15 schools, the district has opened a request for proposals to lease some of the closed schools. Read More👉 www.tpr.org/education/2025-...
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Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
When the North East Independent School District started the new school year Aug. 11, teachers and other staff at the district’s more than 60 schools were given two explicit pieces of guidance to follow that affect every LGBTQ+ student in the district of more than 57,000 students. Read at TPR.org
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Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
The Alamo Colleges District has joined a network of 55 community colleges focused on expanding enrollment in programs that provide students access to high-wage, in-demand careers. Read More👉 www.tpr.org/education/2025-...
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Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
East Central ISD is one of three San Antonio area school districts asking voters for permission to increase their tax rate this November in order to access additional revenue. Read More👉 www.tpr.org/education/2025-...
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Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
The DOL said last year it would phase out certificates allowing employers to pay some workers with disabilities less than the federal minimum wage. That ruling was recently withdrawn but efforts continue. Read More👉 www.tpr.org/news/2025-08-22...
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Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
It’s hard to know how many people made Houston their permanent home after the destruction in Louisiana, but they changed the culture in the Texas city. Read More👉 www.tpr.org/environment/202...
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Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
An investigation by NPR, Texas Public Radio and 1A in 2024 found that more than 250 workers had died as a result of preventable trench collapses since 2013, and that at-fault companies were rarely held accountable. Read More👉 www.tpr.org/economy-and-lab...
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Camille Phillips-Texas Public Radio @camille-phillips.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio started the fall semster this week with 19 fewer degrees than ut offered in the spring. Here’s what they cut, including math, chemistry, drama, and Mexican American Studies.
A list of the 15 bachelor’s degrees, 3 master’s degrees and 1 doctorate Our Lady of the Lake University discontinued after Spring 2025.
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Camille Phillips-Texas Public Radio @camille-phillips.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
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Our Lady of the Lake students say OLLU gave them no viable options to complete their degree
OLLU started the fall semester on Monday with 19 fewer degree programs than it had in the spring. Students in one of the cut programs say the university isn’t meeting its obligations to them.
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NPR @npr.org · 17/08/2025
The U.S. State Department says it's halting visas for visitors from Gaza as it reviews its process for granting visas for medical evacuees.
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State Department halts 'medical-humanitarian' visas for people from Gaza
The U.S. State Department says it's halting visas for visitors from Gaza as it reviews its process for granting visas for medical evacuees.
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KERA News @keranews.org · 05/08/2025
The proposal revives a failed effort from earlier this year and responds to years of legal fights over accountability.
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Texas lawmakers revive plan to replace STAAR test
The proposal revives a failed effort from earlier this year and responds to years of legal fights over accountability.
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Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
Breaking News: At least 51 Texas House Democrats left the state Sunday, one day after a bill that would dramatically redraw Texas' congressional maps, House Bill 4,passed out of committee in the GOP-led House of Representatives on a party-line vote. Read More👉 www.tpr.org/news/2025-08-03...
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Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
The NWS has issued a flash flood warning for Northwestern Bandera, Southwestern Gillespie, and Central Kerr counties until 7:15 p.m. Saturday. The NWS warned of "life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses." www.tpr.org/news/2025-08...
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Flash flood warning issued for Kerr, Gillespie and Bandera counties
The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for Northwestern Bandera County, Southwestern Gillespie County and Central Kerr County until 7:15 p.m. Saturday.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 30/07/2025
A ex-DOGE staffer developed an AI tool that hallucinated the size of Veterans Affairs contracts. For example, it concluded that more than a thousand deals were each worth $34 million, when in fact some were for as little as $35,000. (Published June)
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DOGE Developed Error-Prone AI Tool to “Munch” Veterans Affairs Contracts
We obtained records showing how a Department of Government Efficiency staffer with no medical experience used artificial intelligence to identify which VA contracts to kill. “AI is absolutely the…
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NPR @npr.org · 29/07/2025
"DACA does not confer any form of legal status in this country," said DHS assistant press secretary Tricia McLaughlin, who then encouraged "every person here illegally" to self-deport.
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DHS is urging DACA recipients to self-deport
"DACA does not confer any form of legal status in this country," said DHS assistant press secretary Tricia McLaughlin, who then encouraged "every person here illegally" to self-deport.
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Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Education Reporter Camille Phillips wanted to know if a ban on hemp sales to minors could cut down on the number of Texas students punished for vaping. Here's what she found out. Read More👉 www.tpr.org/education/2025-...
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Camille Phillips-Texas Public Radio @camille-phillips.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
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Number of missing from July 4 floods drops to 3, Kerr County officials say
After days of reports of more than 100 missing victims, officials now say the number of missing is significantly lower than originally reported.
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Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
Defunded. Not defeated. TPR is stronger with you. Thank you for helping us get to our goal. Our work is far from over. Every gift strengthens our future. Contribute to the TPR Resiliency Fund: www.tpr.org/resiliency
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NPR @npr.org · 18/07/2025
Camps in nature can be great for kids, but they can also expose campers to floods, wildfires and heat. Here are the top questions experts say people should ask camps about safety.
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Ask your kids' camps these key questions about heat and flood safety, experts say
Camps in nature can be great for kids, but they can also expose campers to floods, wildfires and heat. Here are the top questions experts say people should ask camps about safety.
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Camille Phillips-Texas Public Radio @camille-phillips.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Watch election results as they unfolded Saturday night, with Gina Ortiz Jones defeating Rolando Pablos to become the next mayor of San Antonio. @texaspublicradio.bsky.social
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Camille Phillips-Texas Public Radio @camille-phillips.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Gina Ortiz has been elected mayor of San Antonio. @texaspublicradio.bsky.social
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 05/06/2025
Breaking: Texas agrees with feds to end in-state tuition for undocumented students.
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Texas agrees with feds to end in-state tuition for undocumented students
Almost 20,000 undocumented college students in Texas will likely lose in-state tuition after this sudden policy reversal.
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Camille Phillips-Texas Public Radio @camille-phillips.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Inbox: Francisco Solis has been named President of San Antonio College. Solis has been interim president of SAC since last year. @texaspublicradio.bsky.social
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Jackie Velez - Texas Public Radio @jvelezsa.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Texas Public Radio, the San Antonio-based NPR member station, has been recognized with five Regional Edward R. Murrow awards for investigative reporting, sports reporting, news documentary, podcast, and newscast. www.tpr.org/news/2025-05...
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TPR wins 5 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards
Texas Public Radio, the San Antonio-based NPR member station, has been recognized with five Regional Edward R. Murrow awards for investigative reporting, sports reporting, news documentary, podcast an...
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Camille Phillips-Texas Public Radio @camille-phillips.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
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Fact-checking Gov. Abbott’s claim that public schools have an ‘all-time high’ of $15K per student
During his full-throttle push to pass private school vouchers this legislative session, Gov. Greg Abbott repeatedly claimed that funding for public schools 'is at an all-time high.' A TPR fact-check f...
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Camille Phillips-Texas Public Radio @camille-phillips.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
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Texas Senate proposal swaps school funding increase for teacher pay boost that favors small districts
Texas school districts’ best chance of seeing a significant increase in per student funding next year now appears unlikely. The school finance package now uses that money directly for teacher pay.
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Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
During his full-throttle push to pass private school vouchers this legislative session, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott repeatedly claimed that funding for public schools “is at an all-time high.” A TPR fact-check found that to be misleading, based on an analysis of state data and expert interviews.
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Fact-checking Gov. Abbott’s claim that public schools have an ‘all-time high’ of $15K per student
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NPR @npr.org · 08/05/2025
The National Institutes of Health will partner with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid to create a database of Americans with autism, using insurance claims, medical records and smartwatch data.
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RFK Jr. says autism database will use Medicare and Medicaid info
The National Institutes of Health will partner with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid to create a database of Americans with autism, using insurance claims, medical records and smartwatch data.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 05/05/2025
The Education Department was deep into an investigation of a school district where students allegedly played whipping sounds from their phones during a lesson about slavery. Then in March, Trump fired all of the employees working on the case. By @jsmithrichards.bsky.social & @jodiscohen.bsky.social
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A Gutted Education Department’s New Agenda: Roll Back Civil Rights Cases, Target Transgender Students
The Trump administration is subverting the traditional priorities of the department’s decimated civil rights office by making discrimination investigations practically impossible — instead enforcing…
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David Folkenflik @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
President Trump seeks to fire three of the five board members for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The CPB - led by a former head of the GOP - sues the White House, saying Trump doesn't have the authority to do so. My latest story for NPR www.npr.org/2025/04/29/n...
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Corporation for Public Broadcasting sues Trump in fight for control
Hours after President Trump tried to remove three board members, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting responds with a lawsuit arguing he does not have that authority.
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Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 26/04/2025
Reporters’ phone records could again be searched, Justice Dept. says Attorney General Pam Bondi rescinded a Biden-era policy that prevented officials from using such tactics in leak investigations. wapo.st/4cVtKbA
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Reporters’ phone records could again be searched, Justice Dept. says
Attorney General Merrick Garland barred U.S. prosecutors in 2022 from seeking court records for reporters’ phone and email records in leak investigations.
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