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Organizers Of March For Our Lives Working To Find New Location For Rally

4:20pm March 02, 2018

by Mikaela Lefrak

Organizers of the March for Our Lives are working to establish a new location in Washington, D.C., for their student-led rally for gun control later this month. Their original plans to hold the march on the National Mall fell through, because a student group filming a talent show already requested a permit for the same space.

Why Race Should Be Included In The Conversation About Arming Teachers

4:20pm March 02, 2018

President Trump has talked about a plan to arm more teachers as a way to prevent school shootings like the one at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Stephanie Gates, a black teacher in Chicago, about why it's important to include race in the conversation around arming teachers.

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Florida Lawmakers Focusing On Legislation To Prevent School Shootings

4:20pm March 02, 2018

by Greg Allen

Florida lawmakers are considering measures proposed after the deadly shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. The bill is opposed by the National Rifle Association because of limits on gun purchases and by some Democrats because it would arm teachers.

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Florida State Rep. Jared Moskowitz Discusses Delays In Gun Control Legislation

4:20pm March 02, 2018

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Florida state Rep. Jared Moskowitz, a Democrat who represents the Parkland area, about the state legislature's delay in voting on gun control measures, following the deadly shooting in February.

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'ProPublica' Report Shows That Morale Among HUD Employees Is At An All-Time Low

4:20pm March 02, 2018

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with ProPublica reporter, Alec MacGillis, about what is going on at the Department of Housing and Urban Development after news that the agency approved the purchase of a dining set that cost $31,000 in taxpayer money. He says the morale levels among employees at HUD are at an all-time low.

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Trump Endorses George P. Bush's Re-Election Bid For Texas Land Commissioner

4:20pm March 02, 2018

by Ben Philpott

The only member of the Bush political dynasty still in office is Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush. Although President Trump vanquished Bush's father, Jeb, and has criticized former presidents George H.W. and W. Bush, Trump has endorsed George P.'s re-election bid.

How The White House's Internal Dynamics Is Taking The Focus Off Policy

4:20pm March 02, 2018

NPR's Ari Shapiro is joined by David Brooks of The New York Times, and Karen Tumulty of The Washington Post, to discuss tariffs on steel and aluminum imports announced this week and the internal dynamics of the White House.

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Economist Ned Hill Looks At Potential Impacts Of Tariffs On Steel-Producing States

4:20pm March 02, 2018

The Trump administration proposed tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports Thursday. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with professor Ned Hill, an economist at The Ohio State University who studies American manufacturing, about the impact these tariffs will have on steel-producing states.

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A Utah teacher is shown how to handle a handgun by instructor Clint Simon (right) at a concealed-weapons training class to 200 Utah teachers in 2012.

Who Wants To Arm Teachers? Republican Men

4:20pm March 02, 2018

by Domenico Montanaro

A new NPR/Ipsos poll finds about 6 in 10 Americans are opposed to training teachers to carry guns in schools. But two-thirds of Republicans, including 71 percent of Republican men, are in favor of it.

A nurse prepares a flu shot at the Salvation Army in Atlanta last month. The disease is still "widespread" in many places, but slowing.

For The Second Week, The Flu Epidemic Has Eased

4:20pm March 02, 2018

by Richard Harris

The flu epidemic has peaked, the CDC said today. Activity declined last week, but the disease is still widespread and dangerous. And it's still not too late to get a flu shot.