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On this week’s episode, we sit down with Grammy award-winning singer, actor and author Dr. Francois Clemmons. -
States need a major disaster declaration to access federal aid, but the wait time ranges from a few days to a few months. -
In St. Bernard Parish, fishing deckhands fear death and detention amid regular immigration sweeps - not by ICE, but the Coast Guard. Critics say the Trump administration is undermining the Coast Guard’s other missions - and harming working-class boat captains while sparing industries with powerful lobbies. -
Millions of rural Americans get their water from districts that serve 10,000 people or less. Thousands of those systems are failing to meet federal standards. -
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals voted 12-6 to lift a block that a lower court first placed on the law in 2024.
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