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Trump Dissolves Controversial Voter Fraud Commission

7:36am January 04, 2018

by Pam Fessler

President Trump has dissolved the commission he had set up to investigate claims of voter fraud. Steve Inskeep speaks with Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap, one of the former commissioners.

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Without enough students to fill up its classrooms, Gaspar Vila Mayans elementary, a public school seated in a low-income area in San Juan, is facing the possibility of closure.

School Closures Loom In Puerto Rico As Enrollment Shrinks After Maria

6:00am January 04, 2018

More than 22,000 students have left the island since the storm. Authorities say they'll have to make further cuts, yet some of these schools are central to their communities.

News Brief: Trump Attacks Bannon, Manafort Sues The DOJ, Winter Storm

5:51am January 04, 2018

President Trump attacked his former adviser Steve Bannon after Bannon criticized the Trump campaign in a new book. Also, former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort is suing the Justice Department.

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Manafort Sues Justice Department Over Russia Investigation

5:51am January 04, 2018

by Ryan Lucas

Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort is suing the Justice Department and Robert Mueller, alleging that Mueller has exceeded his mandate by investigating matters unrelated to the 2016 election.

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People who call themselves DREAMers protest in front of the Senate side of the U.S. Capitol to urge Congress in passing a legislative fix for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, on December 6, 2017, in Washington, D.C.

Republicans And Democrats Seek Path To DACA Deal In Coming Weeks

5:00am January 04, 2018

by Scott Detrow

There's a key window leading up to Jan. 19, when government funding expires, if the two parties are going to agree on a permanent fix for people currently protected by the expiring DACA program.

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Share Your Flooding Story And Plan

5:00am January 04, 2018

After severe hurricanes, residents and officials from Florida to California and New York to Alaska are thinking about how to cope with repeated flooding and future flood risk.

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Digital Spying And Divorce

4:59am January 04, 2018

by Aarti Shahani

A woman discovers she's being spied on by her former husband using a GPS tracker, and she suspects using spyware as well. We look at how digital spy tools are changing divorce.

The storm spread snow and freezing rain across the Southeast on Wednesday. It's expected to intensify as it moves up the coast.

Scientists Warn 'Bomb Cyclone' Brings Strong Winds, Cold Temperatures

4:59am January 04, 2018

by Rhitu Chatterjee

This powerful storm was created by a cold jet stream colliding with warm air over the Atlantic. It is similar to Superstorm Sandy but is likely to cause less damage.

President Trump, flanked by Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach and Vice President Pence, speaks during the first meeting of his Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity in July.

Trump Dissolves Controversial Election Commission

8:45pm January 03, 2018

by Jessica Taylor

The president has claimed, without evidence, that as many as 5 million illegal votes were cast in the 2016 presidential election. The commission had been mired in legal battles.

Trump Dissolves Presidential Commission On Voter Fraud

8:36pm January 03, 2018

by Pam Fessler

President Trump dissolved the presidential commission he established last year to investigate claims of voter fraud in the 2016 election.

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