Trump’s Defends Affordability, SCOTUS & Presidential Power, Indiana Redistricting

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President Trump heads to Pennsylvania to defend his record on affordability as polls show voters increasingly blame his policies for high prices.
The Supreme Court appears poised to grant presidents far greater power over independent agencies, signaling a major shift in how the federal government operates.
And Indiana lawmakers move toward a congressional map that could eliminate the state’s last two Democratic seats, intensifying a nationwide battle over mid-cycle redistricting.

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SCOTUS FTC Case, ACA Extension Vote, Zelensky In London

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The Supreme Court hears a case that could upend decades of limits on executive power by allowing the president to fire leaders of independent agency leaders.
Pandemic-era Affordable Care Act subsidies are on track to expire at the end of the month, with Democrats pushing an extension and Republicans offering no unified plan.
And President Zelenskyy meets with European leaders in London as they push back on U.S. pressure for Ukraine to accept concessions in peace talks with Russia.

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The Families Hiding from ICE

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With increased immigration enforcement under President Trump, many
families with undocumented members are living in fear of US Immigration
and Customs Enforcement, or ICE. Many are afraid to leave their homes
and families are having to face the reality that they may be separated,
detained and even deported. This week on The Sunday Story, NPR
immigration correspondent Jasmine Garsd, reporting for the Code Switch
podcast, takes us into the lives of the immigrant families who are
facing immense pressure in the United States.

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Hegseth Scrutiny, Jan 6th Pipe Bomb Suspect, Texas Redistricting Ruling

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A Pentagon watchdog report and video of a deadly boat strike in the Caribbean deepen scrutiny of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s actions.
Federal agents arrested a Virginia man accused of planting the Jan. 6 pipe bombs after a years-long investigation that uncovered new forensic leads.
And the Supreme Court cleared Texas to use a Republican-drawn congressional map that could shift multiple House seats and reshape the 2026 midterms.

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Trump’s Racist Somali Remarks, Signalgate Report, CDC Vaccine Meeting

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President Trump leans into a familiar political strategy of attacking immigrant communities as he intensifies racist comments about Minnesota’s Somali population and Congresswoman Ilhan Omar.
A Pentagon watchdog report finds Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth endangered U.S. troops by sharing classified strike plans over Signal, directly undercutting the White House’s claim that no harm was done.
And a CDC advisory panel appointed by the Trump administration prepares to revisit long-standing vaccine recommendations, including whether to scale back protections for newborns and young children.

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NABW revived, set to launch gender-responsive procurement position paper in Lilongwe today

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LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-The country’s National Association of Business Women (NABW) is set to launch its advocacy paper under the project Enhancing Gender-Inclusive Public Procurement and Open Contracting in Malawi.

The Launch and presentation of the Advocacy Position Paper on Gender-Responsive procurement slated today, Thursday in the capital Lilongwe at Crossroads Hotel aims at facilitating dialogue among stakeholders on inclusive procurement reforms, engaging the media in promoting women’s economic participation.

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NABW Executive Director Barbara Banda told The Maravi Post in an interview that women-led enterprises in Malawi continue to face barriers in accessing public procurement opportunities including limited access to information and procurement platforms, inadequate awareness of procurement policies such as the MSME Order 2020, limited capacity to prepare compliant bids and financial and collateral constraints hence the launch.

“The Advocacy Position Paper provides evidence from policy analysis, stakeholder interviews, and consultations, identified gaps in the procurement ecosystem, recommended gender-inclusive procurement reforms, practical measures for MDAs, SOEs, PPDA, and policymakers.

“The paper also advocates for gender quotas or set-asides for women-owned enterprises, simplified bidding requirements and strengthened implementation of MSME Order 2020,” discloses Banda.

The event has attracted government institutions, state-owned enterprises, civil society, private sector players, and women-led businesses and among others.

The National Association of Business Women (NABW), with support from the Women and Girls Fund (WGF), is implementing a national advocacy project titled Enhancing Gender-Inclusive Public Procurement and Open Contracting in Malawi.

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