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President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport, Friday, March 28, 2025, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP/AP hide caption

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President Trump, joined by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (left) and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick (right), signs an executive order on Feb. 25 on price transparency requirements for the health care industry. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption

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Elon Musk wears a cheesehead hat as he speaks during a rally in Green Bay, Wisc. on March 30, 2025. An election to choose a new state Supreme Court justice takes place Tuesday and Musk has contributed millions to the race, hoping to secure a win for the conservative candidate. Robin Legrand/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Protesters rally against Tesla CEO Elon Musk outside a Tesla store in San Francisco on Saturday. Noah Berger/AP hide caption

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Tesla hurt by lack of innovation and Musk's political activity, brand consultant says

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Eight million federal student loan borrowers are waiting for the courts to decide if their repayment plan is legal, while another 9 million are late on their payments and may be plunging toward default. Illustration by Annelise Capossela for NPR hide caption

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Comedian, writer and actress Amber Ruffin was scheduled to perform at the upcoming White House Correspondents' Dinner on April 26 in Washington, D.C., but the group that runs the event has canceled her appearance. Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP hide caption

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Demonstrators rally against Tesla CEO Elon Musk during a "Tesla Takedown" protest outside a Tesla store in New York City on Saturday. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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As a special adviser to President Trump, Kari Lake is overseeing the dismantling of federally funded networks that broadcast overseas. Federal judges have issued restraining orders blocking her from further actions against Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images/Getty Images North America hide caption

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Dr. Peter Marks has long steered the Food and Drug Administration's regulation of vaccines. Greg Nash/POOL/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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A towering statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee is removed in Richmond, Va., in September 2021. It was one of many monuments and statues to Confederate leaders removed or relocated following protests after George Floyd's murder in 2020. Steve Helber/AP hide caption

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Demonstrators raise signs at a rally to protest the closing of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau last month in Washington, D.C. Jemal Countess/Getty Images for MoveOn/Getty Images North America hide caption

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A view of the Smithsonian Institution Building in Washington, D.C., at sunset in September 2013. Mladen Antonov/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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How will Trump's executive order affect the Smithsonian?

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Vice President Vance (at right), seated next to second lady Usha Vance, eats at a table with service members at the U.S. military's Pituffik Space Base, in Pituffik, Greenland, on March 28. Jim Watson/Pool/Getty Images hide caption

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President Trump speaks at the White House on Thursday, when he signed an executive order targeting WilmerHale, marking the latest expansion of the president's campaign against law firms tied to his political enemies or investigations into his actions. Chris Kleponis/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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Protesters hold signs in solidarity with the American Federation of Government Employees at a March 4 rally in support of federal workers at the Office of Personnel Management in Washington, D.C. Alex Wroblewski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Trump ends federal employee union rights

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President Donald Trump, National Security Adviser Michael Waltz, Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listen to a question from a reporter during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on March 13. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption

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