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This Tuesday, July 3, 2018 selfie photo provided by Oregon state Rep. Janelle Bynum, shows her posing with a Clackamas County Sheriff's officer after he stopped her in Clackamas, Ore

Lawmaker In 'Canvassing While Black' Incident: 'You Can't Legislate Humanity'

5:36pm July 08, 2018

A neighborhood resident called 911 on Oregon state Rep. Janelle Bynum, who is a black woman, while she was canvassing. Bynum does not think legislation is the fix for reducing such police encounters.

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The Supreme Court Justice Confirmation Process

5:36pm July 08, 2018

by Nina Totenberg

As President Trump prepares to announce his nomination to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy, we take a look into how the confirmation process has changed, and what to expect in the weeks ahead.

NATO Summit Preview

5:36pm July 08, 2018

NPR's Michel Martin speaks to Alexander Vershbow, a former deputy secretary general of NATO, about the upcoming NATO Summit.

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Federal Court Blocks ICE's 'Arbitrary' Detentions Of Asylum Seekers

5:36pm July 08, 2018

A federal judge found the Trump administration has been improperly detaining people who qualified for asylum. NPR's Michel Martin speaks to Hardy Vieux, legal director of Human Rights First.

Trump Administration Suspends Insurance Payments Under Affordable Care Act

5:36pm July 08, 2018

Michel Martin speaks with New Mexico Health Connections founder, Dr. Martin Hickey and Wall Street Journal reporter Anna Mathews about the suspension of billions of dollars in payments to encourage insurers to participate in Obamacare.

Legal Immigration Under The Trump Administration

9:07am July 08, 2018

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Cheryl David, a New York immigration lawyer, about legal immigration into the U.S. and how the process has become different during the Trump administration.

Southeast Oregon rancher Rancher Wayne Evans says he'll make it through this short water year, but it could cost him as much as $100,000 in lost hay, lost weight on his calves and equipment for hauling water to his livestock.

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Deepening Drought In Western U.S. Costs Ranchers Money And Heartache

8:44am July 08, 2018

by Anna King

Because his profits are tied to rain and snow, one Oregon rancher will have to pay thousands to haul water and grass to his cattle in the mountains. And the land just continues to become more parched.

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Investigating Flood Insurance

8:44am July 08, 2018

Mark Collette of the Houston Chronicle tells NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro about his investigation into the National Flood Insurance Program.

Jack Goldsmith Says Temper Your Supreme Expectations

8:44am July 08, 2018

Harvard Law professor Jack Goldsmith tells NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro both liberals and conservatives should temper their expectations for a new Supreme Court.

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Richmond's Confederate Monuments

8:44am July 08, 2018

by Megan Pauly

Richmond, Va. is a former capital of the Confederacy. After a review, a panel has decided the city should take down its Jefferson Davis monument and find a better way to provide historical context.