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How Trump has flipped the meaning of civil rights

How Trump has flipped the meaning of civil rights

Apple News Today
Aug 26, 2025 14 min
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<p>Laura Meckler, national education reporter with the <a href="https://apple.news/Av6Bq-EmESn-Gk7G00_IjMA">Washington Post</a>, joins to break down how the Department of Education has dramatically reshaped civil rights in schools under Trump.</p> <p>In Gaza, an airstrike killed 22 people, including five journalists, on Monday. <a href="https://apple.news/AH25ZOoJPSU-swTUfsK6L2A">NPR</a> has the story. <a href="https://apple.news/A8GS18xOBRcSku6EGNEBUrQ">The Guardian</a> also reports that data shows five out of six Palestinians killed by the Israeli military in Gaza have been civilians.</p> <p>A massive swing in immigration is affecting the U.S. labor market. Paul Kiernan from the <a href="https://apple.news/Amz3IMvYORAG3rVIZAly0UA">Wall Street Journal</a> explains.</p> <p>Plus, Trump says he has <a href="https://apple.news/A7KTSPNa2QfaUObhZM-I0_w">fired</a> a Federal Reserve governor, FEMA <a href="https://apple.news/AyDL5bQvEQUipA1U4y5oHVA">warns</a> about the risks of another Hurricane Katrina, and a successful pig-to-human lung transplant is <a href="https://apple.news/Acc7UkFMsRJqsZZCGc5bi2g">performed</a> in China.</p> <p>Today&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>

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