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Trump-Xi Meeting, Head Start Funding, Surgeon General Nominee

October 30, 202514 min

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President Trump met with China’s President Xi Jinping in South Korea, where the two leaders agree to ease trade tensions after months of tariff wars and threats. More than 65,000 children could lose access to Head Start as the government shutdown threatens to cut off funding for childcare and early learning programs. And a Senate confirmation hearing for Trump’s nominee for Surgeon General, Dr. Casey Means, was delayed after she went into labor. Want more comprehensive analysis of the most impor

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