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USA TODAY White House Correspondent Joey Garrison discusses President Donald Trump's postponement of new tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico that fall under the three nations' free trade deal.
President Trump's sweeping freeze on federal funding has been hit with another legal blow.
A deadline looms to avoid a government shutdown.
SpaceX's Starship rocket broke up during its eighth uncrewed flight test.
USA TODAY National Correspondent Elizabeth Weise discusses a rapid decline in the U.S. butterfly population.
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