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A Move To Create More Mentors Among Female Veterans

9:21am November 12, 2019

by Quil Lawrence

Dozens of women who work in special operations recently met in Southern California to find ways to encourage female troops to stay in the military or help them transition to rewarding civilian jobs.

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The Supreme Court hears arguments Tuesday in a case testing the legality of the DACA program.

DACA Recipients Look To Supreme Court For Hope

8:58am November 12, 2019

by Nina Totenberg

The Trump administration is asking the court to invalidate the program that temporarily protects from deportation some 700,000 DREAMers who were brought to the country illegally as children.

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We Visit A Mississippi Town 3 Months After Massive ICE Raid

8:26am November 12, 2019

by Ari Shapiro

From the day of the raids, the community has rallied behind immigrant families. All across town, you find the kind of relief efforts you might see after a natural disaster.

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Trump Impeachment Plays Out In Closely Divided Illinois District

7:28am November 12, 2019

by Brian Mackey

In the split congressional district, a GOP congressman is a strong defender of President Trump's actions with Ukraine. His district also includes college towns full of democratic voters.

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Kansas City Votes To Remove Martin Luther King's Name From Street

6:56am November 12, 2019

by Michelle Tyrene Johnson

A major street in Kansas City, Mo., was renamed to honor Martin Luther King Jr. earlier this year. But last week voters chose to restore the street's original name.

Charitable Giving Is Down. It Might Be Time To Reform The Charitable Deduction.

6:31am November 12, 2019

by Greg Rosalsky

It's distortionary. It's regressive. And right now it only benefits a sliver of taxpayers and nonprofits. It's time to talk about the charitable deduction.

Laura Cooper, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia, arrives at the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 30. A transcript of her testimony to House investigators in the impeachment inquiry was released on Monday.

READ: Defense Department Official's Impeachment Inquiry Testimony

7:13pm November 11, 2019

by NPR Staff

House investigators spoke with Laura Cooper, deputy assistant secretary of defense, in October. Cooper is responsible for policy toward Russia and Eastern Europe.

Catherine Croft, a specialist on Ukraine at the State Department, arrives for a closed-door deposition in the House impeachment inquiry.

READ: Ukraine Specialist Catherine Croft's Impeachment Inquiry Testimony

6:01pm November 11, 2019

by NPR Staff

Croft worked on the National Security Council. Her transcript is among those released by House investigators ahead of the first open hearings of the inquiry.

U.S. career diplomat Christopher Anderson arrives to review his testimony as part of the House impeachment inquiries on Capitol Hill on Nov. 7.

READ: Foreign Service Officer Christopher Anderson's Impeachment Inquiry Testimony

5:46pm November 11, 2019

by NPR Staff

Anderson served as special adviser for Ukraine negotiations under U.S. envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker from 2017 through July 12.

Evangelical Christians On Faith And Politics

4:51pm November 11, 2019

In, Part 1 of a two-part conversation with evangelical Christians in Fayetteville, N.C. about faith and politics, we talk about issues on their minds and impeachment.

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