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President Biden delivers remarks on border security and enforcement. Watch it live.
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The White House is expanding a pandemic-era program allowing the administration to quickly expel people from Nicaragua, Cuba and Haiti who illegally cross into the country from Mexico.
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Live coverage tonight via NPR
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer is in Washington DC, where she has meetings to advocate for the state’s manufacturing sector. We have more from Rick Pluta.
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The federal student loan forgiveness program has now formally opened. And the ease of the process has taken a lot of responsibility off the shoulders of local university officials. WEMU’s Cathy Shafran explains.
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It has been 41 years since the US Congress held its first hearings about “global warming” and 25 years since the Kyoto Protocol was approved It committed the nations of the world to address the climate crisis. For decades, the fossil fuel industry’s stranglehold on US politics kept action at bay. In mid-August, the Inflation Reduction Act was signed into law committing $369 billion toward climate emission reduction efforts. WEMU's David Fair checked in with Mike Garfield from the Ann Arbor-based Ecology Center to get early analysis of the benefits and shortcomings of the measure and what it may provide to Washtenaw County and Southeast Michigan.
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Eastern Michigan University officials are warning current and former students who are hoping to receive assistance under President Biden’s student debt forgiveness plan to be cautious and patient. WEMU’s Taylor Pinson reports
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President Biden announced that his administration wants to end hunger by 2030. Here in Washtenaw County, Markell Miller from Food Gatherers says it’s an audacious goal that she welcomes. WEMU's Josh Hakala reports.
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President Biden's remarks to the U.N. General Assembly are expected at 10:35 a.m. ET on Wednesday, September 21.
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The U.S. and NATO allies continue to commit more money and weapons to Ukraine as it defends itself against the Russian invasion. All the while, Vladmir Putin is increasing rhetoric around the potential use of nuclear weapons. How far down the line will this go? That’s part of the conversation WEMU's David Fair had with 12th District Congressional Representative Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn).