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  • Since Donald Trump took office in January, a lot has happened.

  • The White House budget office ordered a pause on all federal grants and loans.

  • The impact of the Trump administration's tariffs is already being felt in President Trump's efforts to radically remake the federal government.

  • The NPR Politics Podcast covers it all.

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  • Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Korva Coleman.

  • There's word from the Vatican this morning.

  • Pope Francis has died at his residence at the age of 88.

  • The Pope's death comes one day after Christians celebrated Easter Sunday around the world.

  • NPR Sylvia Pugli reports Francis was the first non-European Pope in about a thousand years.

  • Jorge Maria Bergoglio was born in Buenos Aires, the son of Italian immigrants.

  • He was the first Jesuit to become Pope,

  • the first to take the name of St. Francis of Assisi and the first Pope from the Global South.

  • Francis was beloved for his common touch and his vision of a merciful and inclusive church.

  • He described it as a field hospital after battle,

  • healing the wounds of the faithful and going out to find those who have been hurt,

  • excluded or fallen away.

  • A firm believer in the need to save the planet,

  • Francis was not afraid to criticize Western societies for what he called their unfettered pursuit of money.