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Mayor Pete Buttigieg's Case For Attracting Young Voters

4:51pm November 11, 2019

by Juana Summers

South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg is pitching himself as a transformational candidate. He is trying to make his case to youth voters, but a majority of yound people don't back him.

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What Happens When States Have The Power To Reject Refugees

4:51pm November 11, 2019

by Joel Rose

The Trump administration has been scaling back the U.S. refugee program for years. Now it wants to give states and towns the power to block any refugees from resettling in their backyards.

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Reporter's Audio Recordings Of D-Day Discovered After 75 Years

4:51pm November 11, 2019

This week the D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Va., received audio recordings of a reporter narrating the landing in France. A homeowner found them in the house he bought where they had been for 75 years.

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The Origins Of 'Throw Him (Or Her) Under The Bus'

4:51pm November 11, 2019

We try to learn where the phrase "throw him or her under the bus" came from.

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Here's How Some Witnesses Are Prepped To Testify Before Congress

4:51pm November 11, 2019

NPR's Ari Shapiro interviews attorney-at-law Stanley Brand about how he prepares witnesses before they testify before Congress.

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A Preview Of This Week's Public Impeachment Hearings

4:51pm November 11, 2019

Lawmakers prepare for the open impeachment hearings that begin this week. Republicans continue to echo the president - that there was nothing impeachable out of the call with the Ukrainian president.

A Look At U.S. Military In Syria

4:51pm November 11, 2019

by Jane Arraf

A look at the U.S. military still in Syria shows what it's doing after weeks of uncertainty over the mission. The uncertainty continues and so does the ISIS violence.

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In an interview with NPR about her new book, former Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley said she made an effort to avoid "toxic" and "trashy" Washington — and that she'll campaign for President Trump in 2020. Above, she poses for a portrait at NPR studio

Former U.N. Ambassador Haley: Trump Actions 'Not A Good Practice' But Not Impeachable

4:51pm November 11, 2019

In an interview with NPR about her new book, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley said she made an effort to avoid "toxic" and "trashy" Washington — and that she'll campaign for Trump in 2020.

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Sgt. Charles Kelley was honored with the Distinguished Service Cross in World War I.

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Remembering The 1st Veterans Memorialized By Veterans Day

11:25am November 11, 2019

by Kathleen Kelley Rushlow

Many Americans may have forgotten that Veterans Day began as a commemoration of World War I veterans. NPR's Kathleen Rushlow remembers her grandfather, who served in the 12th Machine Gun Battalion.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., depart a press conference at the Capitol on Oct. 2. The impeachment inquiry enters a new phase this week with the start of public hearings.

The Ukraine Impeachment Inquiry Begins A New Phase This Week: What You Need To Know

8:25am November 11, 2019

by Philip Ewing

After weeks of closed-door depositions, Democrats are planning open hearings this week about the Ukraine affair. Here's where the story stands — and what's coming next.