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President Trump is heading to two disaster zones for his first trip since returning to the White House.
So how are politics getting involved in aid relief for California and North Carolina?
I'm Michelle Martin.
That's a Martinez.
And this is up first from NPR News.
Trump is targeting the federal government's diversity programs.
They got their start during the civil rights movement decades ago.
And he also wants to get rid of efforts to investigate extremism in the military.
Things like focusing on extremism have created a climate inside our ranks that feel political when it hasn't ever been political.
How can all this change the ranks of the people charged with defending the country?
And the US Is seeking to extradite an Israeli private investigator accused of a hacking operation against American climate activists.
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President Trump is back in Washington pursuing major policy changes on his own terms.
We know from the past that means challenging precedent, busting norms and pushing against the status quo.