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Secretaries of state and elections officials across the country may not know how robust their preparations are until Election Day.

Anticipating A Russian Attack On The 2018 Election: What If Trump Is Right?

5:12pm July 29, 2018

by Philip Ewing

The president goes back and forth about what he accepts and denies about Russian election interference. Even so, his recent warning about an attack that helps Democrats is a cogent one.

Elena Santizo hugs two of her children at an airport in Tennessee after a nearly three-month separation.

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Moved By The Family Separation Crisis, Volunteers Step Up To Help In Reunification

3:00pm July 29, 2018

by Monica Ortiz Uribe

The work of unifying families separated at the U.S./Mexico border continues although court-imposed deadlines to reunite them have past. In El Paso, the crisis has inspired citizens to get involved.

Philadelphia is ending a controversial data-sharing contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. In recent weeks, protesters have gathered at City Hall to call for the reunification of families separated by the Trump administration's zero-tolerance

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Philadelphia Is Ending A Major Contract With ICE

2:11pm July 29, 2018

by Bobby Allyn

Philadelphia is terminating a long-running contract with federal immigration officials that critics say has been used by agents to target unauthorized immigrants for arrest.

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The State Of The 'Alt-Right'

8:02am July 29, 2018

As we approach a year since the deadly rally in Charlottesville, NPR's Renee Montagne asks George Hawley of the University of Alabama about the state of the "alt-right."

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Voices Of Migrants

8:02am July 29, 2018

by Mónica Ortiz Uribe

Elena Santizo was released from an immigration detention center this week just in time to meet the court-imposed deadline. Her destination after release was Tennessee to be reunited with her family.

Priest Who Says He Was Victim Of Cardinal Theodore McCarrick Reacts To Resignation

8:02am July 29, 2018

Desmond Rossi says Theodore McCarrick, who just resigned as a Catholic cardinal, sexually harassed him. NPR's Renee Montagne asks Rossi for his reaction to McCarrick's resignation.

A Cal Fire firefighter mops up hot spots after the Carr Fire moved through the area on Saturday in Redding, Calif. The fire is 5 percent contained.

Death Toll In Northern California's Carr Fire Rises To 5

11:10pm July 28, 2018

by Emma Bowman

The massive wildfire in Shasta County that's forced the evacuations of at least 38,000 people is only 5 percent contained — and continues to grow.

Michael Cohen, former personal attorney for President Trump, has no paperwork, audio recordings or other hard evidence to back up his story that the then-candidate approved the 2016 Trump Tower meeting, CNN also reported.

The Russia Investigations: Will Michael Cohen Turn State's Evidence?

9:15pm July 28, 2018

by Philip Ewing

Donald Trump's onetime attorney threatens to drop a dime and offer critical evidence to the special counsel investigation. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein gets a reprieve — for now.

Cyberattackers, traced back to the Vladimir Putin-backed GRU Russian intelligence agency, attempted to hack into the emails of Sen. Claire McCaskill last year.

Russian Hackers Targeted The Most Vulnerable Part Of U.S. Elections. Again

9:12pm July 28, 2018

by Miles Parks

Campaigns are easy marks for hackers, and this week, a Democrat running for re-election in a deeply red state announced that her staff recently came under attack.

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Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, shown with Pope Francis, has resigned from the College of Cardinals over sexual abuse allegations. An investigation found evidence he had abused a teenager 47 years ago.

Cardinal Theodore McCarrick Resigns Amid Sexual Abuse Allegations

8:48pm July 28, 2018

by Shannon Van Sant

McCarrick was a globe-trotting Washington power broker and one of the Vatican's highest officials. He faces multiple allegations of sexual abuse, misconduct and harassment.