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Chris Kenning
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National Correspondent, USA TODAY
Stories: https://www.usatoday.com/staff/2648110001/chris-kenning/
Contact: ckenning@usatoday.com
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Medicaid expansion boosted Appalachia. What will cuts do? I discuss on today's episode of The Excerpt. art19.com/shows/5-thin...
RFK Jr. says he doesn't know how many Americans died from COVID as he's grilled at hearing
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was grilled during an explosive hearing Thursday. USA TODAY National Correspondent Chris Kenning discusses what Medicaid cuts mean for parts ...
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September 5, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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It's been one month since the brazen jailbreak in New Orleans. With 2 escapees still on the run, @chriskenning.bsky.social in this deep dive takes us inside the escape, the manhunt and the push to fix a broken jail system. @usatoday.com www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
A jailbreak, a monthlong manhunt and a push to fix New Orleans’ broken lockup
The 10 men broke out of a New Orleans jail in an escape straight out of Hollywood. Now, with two escapees are still on the run 30 days into the search.
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June 16, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Trump’s cuts complicate hopes for a coal revival. I discuss on today's episode of The Excerpt. art19.com/shows/5-thin...
Congress starts working on Trump's 'big beautiful bill'
USA TODAY Senior Congress Reporter Riley Beggin breaks down what to know as the GOP starts work on a sweeping Trump priorities bill. Trump provides automakers some relief from 25% tariffs. Republica...
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April 30, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Bhutanese Refugees Deported From the US Find Themselves Stateless Once More via @thediplomat.com
Bhutanese Refugees Deported From the US Find Themselves Stateless Once More
A former refugee, legally resettled in America after exile from Bhutan 30 years ago, has been sent back decades later as Trump’s anti-immigration agenda revives old horrors.
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April 22, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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Really nice storytelling from @chriskenning.bsky.social & @usatoday.com about figure skating's twin disasters and how the sport is drawing upon its past as it recovers from the DC crash. At the world championships last night, there was a tribute to the victims. www.usatoday.com/story/news/2...
Not us. Not again. How figure skating’s past is inspiring its recovery from the DC crash
Figure skating’s world championships are underway this week in Boston, a city that carries visceral memories of the sport’s improbable twin disasters.
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March 27, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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Resettlement groups challenge Trump's refugee freeze in federal court

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Refugee resettlement groups challenge Trump's program freeze
U.S. refugee resettlement organizations asked a federal judge on Monday to lift President Trump’s suspension of the U.S. refugee program
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February 11, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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"If we were watching this happen in Venezuela or Malawi and we saw a billionaire seize the money supply and the checkbook of the government, we would call it a coup': Watchdogs and Dems attack Elon Musk Treasury Department takeover www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
'We would call it a coup': Watchdogs and Dems attack Elon Musk Treasury Department takeover
The dramatic power play began Friday, continued through the weekend -- and poses extraordinary and unprecedented threats to US security, lawmakers say
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February 4, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Married figure skating champions. A student returning to college after attending a funeral. A lawyer heading home from a work trip on her birthday. Members of a steamfitters union. An airline officer engaged to be married……Stories of lives lost in the DC plane crash
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Students, Olympic skaters, families and more. A tribute to lives lost in the DC plane crash
American Airlines Flight 5342 and a U.S. Army Black Hawk collided in Washington, D.C. Authorities believe all 67 on board both aircraft died.
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January 31, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Refugees and resettlement groups are bracing for a second Trump presidency www.usatoday.com/story/news/2...
Refugees and resettlement groups brace for a second Trump presidency
Refugee communities and agencies are bracing to see whether Trump again curtails the U.S. resettlement program.
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January 18, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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Latest: From unhoused folks to beachfront Malibu homeowners, wildfires hit all of LA society, with @willcarless.bsky.social

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From unhoused folks to beachfront Malibu homeowners, wildfires hit all of LA society
Wildfires don't care about the size of your bank account. From people in tents to luxury homeowners, every part of Los Angeles society is affected.
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January 12, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Jimmy Carter's humanity was evident in many ways, but his connection to music from Bob Dylan to Willie Nelson was a remarkable example. If you haven't seen it, check out this doc on the 'Rock and Roll' president: youtu.be/AfFF-PP78iA
Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President | Official Trailer
YouTube video by Greenwich Entertainment
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December 30, 2024 at 11:04 PM
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Luigi Mangione's improbable path from high school valedictorian and Ivy League grad to heath insurance CEO shooting suspect

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Luigi Mangione's path from valedictorian, engineer, Ivy League grad to person of interest
The person of interest in the killing of a New York CEO took a strange path, from valedictorian to McDonald's customer with a 3-D printed weapon.
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December 10, 2024 at 3:48 AM