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Trump tells Justice Dept. to seek release of Epstein grand jury testimony; NV education advocates blast freeze on federal funds; and VA leaders push EV adoption as economic, national security imperative.

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An asylum case sparks alarm, protests invoke the late John Lewis, Trump continues to face backlash over the Epstein files and the Senate moves forward with cuts to foreign aid.

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The Trump administration's axe to clean energy funding could hit rural mom-and-pop businesses hard, cuts also jeopardize Alaska's efforts to boost its power grid using wind and solar, and a small Kansas school district engages new students with a focus on ag.

Mike Clifford Longman

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Mike Clifford Longman has been a radio and television broadcast journalist for more than four decades. For much of his career, he focused on cops, courts, and corruption. He joined Public News Service in 2005, as a producer for several states. Since 2018 he has been the national PNS Daily Newscast anchor. https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikecliffordlongman/


Honors and Awards: Major awards include the Silver Gavel Award (American Bar Association) and twice awarded the Jim Metcalf Award - Top Honors for excellence in Television Writing from the New Orleans Press Club.

Languages Spoken: English, French

Topic Expertise: Police Misconduct, Politics, Death Penalty, corruption.

Local Expertise: New York, New Orleans, Gulf Coast

Location: New York City, NY

Demographic Expertise: LGBTQ, Northern and Southern communities

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