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Jake's Reporting

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Video Here’s what the Department of Education actually does 2:00
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Video Do Pentagon leaders think they know Jackie Robinson’s story better than Jackie Robinson did? 4:38
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Homeless in America

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This mayor is clearing homeless encampments. Hear why it’s part of a bigger plan 5:26
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Homeless in America: Reentering society after incarceration 3:26
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DC clears out encampments as homelessness rises 4:24
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How one nonprofit is serving hundreds of homeless children 4:00
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Homeless people got $12,000 a year. How their lives changed 4:54

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Video GOP Rep. on Hegseth: If I were President, he’d be fired 7:00
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Video Why the Executive Producer of ’60 Minutes’ is stepping down 7:29
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Video How Pope Francis will be remembered by other faith leaders 5:16
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Video KY congressman: A tariff is a tool. How you use it matters 4:02
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Video Canadian Ambassador’s warning amid Trump’s tariff chaos 5:09
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Video Sen Warren: Americans will suffer from Trump’s ‘dumb’ tariffs 6:34
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Video Mia Love, first elected Black Republican congresswoman, dies at 49 3:00
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