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By Steve Inskeep

Published May 29, 2025 at 11:05 PM HST

Trump visits Pittsburgh to celebrate U.S. Steel-Nippon Steel deal, Elon Musk says he's leaving DOGE, judge blocks Trump administration's effort to bar Harvard from enrolling international students.

Steve Inskeep

Steve Inskeep is a host of NPR's Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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