Smoky Hills PBS is a rural station that sits in the heart of Kansas wheat country. It's among the places that advocates fear could be hardest hit if the Senate votes to claw back $1.1 billion in federal funding for Corporation for Public Broadcasting. My latest for USA TODAY: usatoday.com/story/news/nat…

From @usatoday national columnist Suzette Hackney: George Houston was pressured to sell his land in 1968 for a new middle school. It was never built. Now, his family is fighting back -- and changing state law in Washington along the way. usatoday.com/story/news/nat…

Former USA TODAY editor David Mazzarella, who helped give paper its hard news edge, dies | He was a fellow Rutgers University and The Daily Targum alum. usatoday.com/story/news/nat…

The latest from BrieAnna J. Frank 🌵 on the USA TODAY First Amendment beat. Reporting from Boston. usatoday.com/story/news/nat…

Judge restores program aiding mentally ill detainees. From ⁦Nick Penzenstadler⁩ usatoday.com/story/news/pol…

The Trump administration is seeking to dramatically reshape higher education across the U.S. Chris Quintana takes a deep dive for USA TODAY looking at the man Trump wants leading the charge. usatoday.com/story/news/inv…

Immigration raids and deportations are roiling American farms. Chris Kenning talks to farmers about the path forward. USA TODAY usatoday.com/story/news/nat…

In Montreal, Michael Collins explores how Canadian businesses are dealing with the tariff fight with President Donald Trump and the United States. usatoday.com/story/news/pol…

Canadians have pulled American alcohol from the shelves. So how does one make an Old Fashioned without Kentucky bourbon? Kentucky-native and Old Fashioned connoisseur Michael Collins decided to find out. usatoday.com/story/news/pol…

Texas Democrats fled the state to oppose GOP redistricting. Why this one stayed behind. A dispatch from ⁦Rick Jervis⁩ in Austin at the state Capitol. usatoday.com/story/news/pol… USA TODAY

The LA city council recently banned the N-word and C-word in its meetings, saying the terms have frequently disrupted the proceedings. But groups like @thefireorg, @facoalition and @aclu say the rule violates free speech. My latest for @usatoday: usatoday.com/story/news/nat…

SCOOP: IU has sanctioned an outspoken professor after finding an anonymous complaint about his classroom speech had merit — likely making him the first professor to be punished under Indiana's new intellectual diversity law enacted last year. IndyStar indystar.com/story/news/edu…

Tomorrow marks 20 years since Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast. ⁦Rick Jervis⁩ covered a lot of the early rebuilding efforts for ⁦USA TODAY⁩. He went back to see if New Orleans' culture survived Katrina. Here's what he found. usatoday.com/story/news/nat…

In New Orleans, Broadmoor and the Lower Ninth Ward tell competing stories of recovery since Hurricane Katrina. One emerged stronger than before. The other remains entrenched in a battle for survival. ⁦usatoday.com/story/news/nat… ⁦USA TODAY⁩ ⁦⁦⁦Rick Jervis⁩

In Katrina's wake, one New Orleans community thrives as another still fights for survival usatoday.com/story/news/nat… via USA TODAY

‘It's like dopamine.’ Looking for role models, troubled young men find Andrew Tate. The first in a series, EXTREMELY NORMAL, which examines & investigates how extremist movements, ideas and influencers are increasingly becoming mainstreamed: usatoday.com/story/news/nat…

I'm shifting into a new role as a congressional reporter USA TODAY. (I'll still be covering education policy when I can!) Hill folks, please add me to your listservs, the more the better: [email protected]

Thoroughly enjoyed watching this fantastic reporting by Will Carless! He looks at loneliness among young men and why it's prompted some of them to turn to the Manosphere. Check it out: youtube.com/watch?v=NoC7t2… USA TODAY

Pres. Trump says the Smithsonian Institution is too "woke." My colleagues and I went to several museums + interviewed dozens of visitors to assess his concerns. Here's what we found: usatoday.com/story/news/pol… Christopher Cann Chris Quintana Karissa Waddick Stephen Beard Duane Gang

More great storytelling from USA TODAY national columnist Suzette Hackney. usatoday.com/story/news/nat…