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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Can Trump win his fight with ‘sanctuary’ states and cities?

    President Trump’s attempts to freeze federal dollars for “sanctuary” jurisdictions were thwarted in court last week. Where is the battle headed?

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    By Madeleine Brand • Apr 28, 2025 • 1 min read

    President Trump’s attempts to freeze federal dollars for “sanctuary” jurisdictions were thwarted in court last week. Where is the battle headed?

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    Trump v. ‘sanctuary’ jurisdictions, Rufus Wainwright’s ‘Dream Requiem’
    1. 0:00Can Trump win his fight with ‘sanctuary’ states and cities?You’re reading this
    2. 11:35SCOTUS considers disability law, state funding for religious schools
    3. 22:31‘Sinners’ shakes up the box office and Hollywood
    4. 33:37Rufus Wainwright on ‘Dream Requiem,’ prescient power of music
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    The full episode

    1 of 4
    Trump v. ‘sanctuary’ jurisdictions, Rufus Wainwright’s ‘Dream Requiem’
    1. 0:00Can Trump win his fight with ‘sanctuary’ states and cities?You’re reading this
    2. 11:35SCOTUS considers disability law, state funding for religious schools
    3. 22:31‘Sinners’ shakes up the box office and Hollywood
    4. 33:37Rufus Wainwright on ‘Dream Requiem,’ prescient power of music
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