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A whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data

The DOGE team may have taken data related to union organizing and labor complaints and hid its tracks, according to a whistleblower. Charlotte Gomez for NPR hide caption

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A whistleblower’s disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data

A whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official.

President Trump threatened on social media to revoke the tax-exempt status of Harvard University.

President Trump threatened on social media to revoke the tax-exempt status of Harvard University. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption

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Higher ed war heats up as Trump threatens Harvard's tax-exempt status

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Nadworny-Colleges React to Harvard

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 Imani Woody Macko (left) stands with her wife, Andrea Macko Wood, on the covered patio of a new white and gray 15-unit apartment building for LGBTQ+ seniors in Washington, D.C.

President and CEO of Mary's House for Older Adults Imani Woody Macko (left) stands with her wife, Andrea Woody Macko, in Washington, D.C. The building is an LGBTQ+ friendly communal living space for adults 60 and over. Charlotte Kesl for NPR hide caption

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D.C. opens its first LGBTQ senior home

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Elephants at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in Escondido, Calif., quickly formed an "alert circle" to protect their young following Monday's 5.2 magnitude earthquake.

Elephants at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in Escondido, Calif., quickly formed an "alert circle" to protect their young following Monday's 5.2 magnitude earthquake. Ken Bohn/San Diego Zoo Safari Park hide caption

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When an earthquake struck San Diego, these elephants formed a protective ‘circle of life’

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Senator Raphael Warnock poses in front of the unfinished portrait of former President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock looks at the unfinished portrait of former President Franklin D. Roosevelt. FDR was sitting for the portrait at his retreat in Warm Springs, Ga., on April 12, 1945, when he suffered a stroke and died. Lynsey Weatherspoon/for NPR hide caption

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80 years after President Franklin Roosevelt's death, Trump cuts threaten his legacy

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A whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data

The DOGE team may have taken data related to union organizing and labor complaints and hid its tracks, according to a whistleblower. Charlotte Gomez for NPR hide caption

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A whistleblower’s disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg departs E. Barrett Prettyman United States Court House on April 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has begun an antitrust trial against Meta over the company's acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp and allegations that the company holds a monopoly over the social networking market.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg departs E. Barrett Prettyman United States Court House on April 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has begun an antitrust trial against Meta over the company's acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp and allegations that the company holds a monopoly over the social networking market. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption

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Mark Zuckerberg defends Meta in court against monopoly claims

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Inside this unassuming federal courthouse in Abingdon, Va., a jury was tasked with deciding whether prison guards were liable for inmate Charles Givens' death.

Inside this unassuming federal courthouse in Abingdon, Va., a jury was tasked with deciding a whether prison guards were liable for inmate Charles Givens' death. Jaclyn Diaz/NPR hide caption

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Inmate Death Trial

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