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Trump plans to nominate Kevin Warsh to be the next chair of the Federal Reserve, when Jerome Powell's term expires in May. The president has been pushing the central bank to slash interest rates.
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(Airs 01/30/26 @ 3 p.m. & 02/01/26 @ 6 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with former Times Union Editor, current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith, Judy Patrick, former Editor of The Daily Gazette and former Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, and Barbara Lombardo, Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany and former Editor of The Saratogian. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy, and Barbara talk about the future of CBS news, tips for journalists covering ICE action and protests in Minnesota, a new newspaper in California called The California Post, and much more.
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New York Public Media
The governor says the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration crackdown required her to act.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul proposes another $535 million to keep National Guard in state prisons amid staffing shortage.
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In many upstate cities like Syracuse, Binghamton, and Rochester, the number of children living in poverty is upwards of 40%.
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This week on the Disabilities Beat, we dive into Governor Kathy Hochul's budget proposal for New York State, which has been met with mixed reactions from the disability community.
NPR News
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz about the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in his state.
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Trump was not the only factor behind the agreements, but his shaking up of the global order is worrying friends and foes and driving them closer.
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Alex Pretti's shooting death by federal agents in Minneapolis has prompted a DOJ civil rights probe. Renee Macklin Good's death by federal agents has not.
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Amid Iran's deadly crackdown, three women share their stories of resistance, fear and an unyielding hope for freedom.