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1. Trump official signals potential rollback of changes to census racial categories

   Trump officials are reviewing changes to racial and ethnic categories that the Biden administration approved for the 2030 census and other federal government forms, a White House agency official says.

2. HHS changed the name of transgender health leader on her official portrait

   Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered.

3. Trump's 'garbage' comment met with disappointment in Somalia

   In Somalia, people are pushing back and pointing to the positives after President Trump disparaged their country.

4. Putin and Modi expand India-Russia economic ties in talks in New Delhi

   India gave Russia's leader a warm welcome in his first visit since his country invaded Ukraine. The visit in part signaled India's defiance of the U.S., which has punished New Delhi for buying Russian oil.

5. For the first time this century, child deaths under age 5 will likely rise. Why?

   A dramatic drop in mortality for youngsters under age 5 has been one of the great accomplishments in global health. But estimates suggest that in 2025 child deaths will go up.

6. Appeals court hands Trump a victory, OK'ing firings of two independent agency heads

   The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2 to 1 that President Trump's firings of Democratic members of the Merit Systems Protection Board and the National Labor Relations Board were lawful.

7. EU hits Elon Musk's X with $140 million fine over business practices

   The fines were due to the platform's misleading use of blue check marks to identify verified users and a lack of transparency over ads and data access for researchers.
   
   

8. Trump's security strategy slams European allies and asserts U.S. power in the Americas

   The Trump administration has set forth a national security strategy that paints European allies as weak and aims to reassert America's dominance in the Western Hemisphere.

9. CDC advisers vote to overturn decades-long policy on hepatitis B vaccine for infants

   In a controversial move, the vaccine advisory group reversed a recommendations for universal immunizing of newborns intended to protect them from a virus that attacks the liver.

10. Are you a swing voter? We want to hear how you're feeling about politics

    Do you think the country is going in the right or wrong direction? Are you happy with your vote last year or do you have any regrets? Or maybe you sat the election out? NPR wants to speak with swing voters across the political spectrum.