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Reversing Obama administration policy, the White House cites "grave national security risks." Watchdog groups have criticized the Trump administration's decision as a move against transparency.

Corporate sponsors for the usually apolitical event held on the White House South Lawn include tech giants Meta, YouTube and Amazon.

The White House says the Smithsonian Institution must submit materials about current and upcoming exhibitions and events for a review that will determine whether they express "improper ideology."

NPR's Julie McCarthy reports from London that the Royal National Theatre is currently presenting a feat never before undertaken. It is staging -- simultaneously -- Alan Ayckbourne's twin plays House and Garden. Actors move back and forth between two theaters, racing from one stage to the other to hit their cues. Audiences, though, can view only one play at a time. Ayckbourne calls the twin farces "a modern morality play."

Construction on new homes has fallen short by 5.5 million units over the last two decades, a new report by the Association of Realtors finds.

about what to expect from President Clinton's news conference today, his second since winning reelection. He is likely to announce replacements for departing secretaries of Commerce, Transportation, and Housing & Urban Development and for his economic team. The President also may indicate whether Janet Reno will stay on as Attorney General.

The White House and Congress react to North Korea's suggestion it might launch pre-emptive attacks should it feel threatened by the United States. The administration calls the threat "saber rattling." But senior Democrats in the Senate demand the situation be treated as a crisis. NPR's David Welna reports.

NPR's Vicky O'Hara reports on South Korean President Kim Dae Jung's visit to the White House today. He is expected to push for negotiations on curbing missile development in North Korea. Despite this, analysts say President Bush's plans for a missile defense system could cause Asian powers to expand their own weapons programs.

Farnsworth House, a tiny glass pavilion designed by the late modernist master Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, goes on the auction block Friday. Preservationists worry that the new buyer will move the structure from its current site on the banks of the Fox River in Illinois. They say that would destroy its artistic integrity. Chicago Public Radio's Edward Lifson reports.

Three women Democratic state representatives are calling for an independent investigation of House Speaker Michael Madigan's office.Thursday's…