Fact Checking Trump On Veteran Affairs
President Trump spoke of his administration's achievements in reforming the Department of Veterans Affairs. NPR's Quil Lawrence fact checks the president.
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Ex-Intelligence Officers Respond To Trump's Afghanistan Strategy
President Trump said, "We are not nation building again. We are killing terrorists." Ex-intelligence officers say expect a more intense CIA role on both the Afghan and Pakistani sides of the border.
Republican Congressman Mike Coffman Reacts To Trump's Afghanistan Speech
NPR's Robert Siegel asks Rep. Mike Coffman of Colorado for his take on President Trump's Afghanistan strategy.
John Abercrombie, Jazz Guitarist, Dies At 72
John Abercrombie helped define the sound of jazz guitar: from jazz-rock fusion to funky organ combos to the distinctive less-is-more sound he created on dozens of albums for the ECM label.
U.N. Panel Urges U.S. Government To Reject Racial Hatred And Violence
An anti-racism panel denounced the U.S. response to "horrific events" in Charlottesville, Va. It did not mention President Trump by name but referred to "failure at the highest political level."
U.S. State Department Expands Travel Warnings For Mexico's Beachside Tourist Meccas
The department has updated its warnings about the Mexican states that are home to Cancun and Los Cabos, citing rising homicide rates.
Veterans: How Will Trump's Ban Affect Transgender Troops?
President Trump has told the military to ban transgender people from serving. Many transgender veterans wonder what that will mean for them and the VA services they have come to depend on.
A Look At How Trump Is Already Campaigning For 2020
We take a look at the ways President Trump is already campaigning for re-election — from Trump TV to rallies.
What Makes A Great Relationship Between President And Congressional Leader?
NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Thomas E. Mann, resident scholar at the Institute of Governmental Studies at UC Berkeley, about the relationships between presidents and congressional leaders.
Vann Newkirk: 'Most Of My Life I Didn't Know Confederate Statues Could Come Down'
Vann Newkirk is an African-American who grew up in Rocky Mount, N.C., a town with a Confederate monument. Newkirk writes for the Atlantic about how his view of the statue in his hometown evolved.