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How What Happened 25 Years Ago At Ruby Ridge Still Matters Today

8:03pm August 18, 2017

by Kirk Siegler

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with author Jess Walter about the significance today of the 1992 deadly standoff between right-wing fundamentalists and the federal government at Ruby Ridge in Idaho.

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Chief White House Strategist Steve Bannon Removed From White House Job

8:03pm August 18, 2017

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with Joshua Green, author of The Devil's Bargain: Steve Bannon, Donald Trump, and the Storming of the Presidency and senior national correspondent for Bloomberg Businessweek about reports that Steve Bannon is leaving the White House.

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Trump's National Security Team Meets To Discuss Way Forward In Afghanistan

8:03pm August 18, 2017

by Mary Louise Kelly

President Trump's national security team has been trying — and failing — for months to come up with a new plan for Afghanistan. On Friday, they will meet again at Camp David to plot a way forward in the longest war in U.S. history. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says all options are on the table. What are they, and what's the country's goal at this point?

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Charities are canceling plans for fundraising events at President Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club. The cancellations come in the wake of his controversial comments about the events in Charlottesville, Va.

Charities Pull Fundraisers Planned for Trump's Mar-A-Lago

7:34pm August 18, 2017

by Greg Allen

For years, major charities have been holding fundraisers at Mar-a-Lago, the Palm Beach resort owned by President Trump. Now, in the wake of his comments on Charlottesville, many are turning away.

A protester wears a pistol in Charlottesville, Va., on Saturday. The ACLU says it will consider the potential for violence when evaluating whether to represent potential clients.

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Gun-Carrying Protesters Create 'Tricky' Question For ACLU

5:56pm August 18, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

"We don't feel we have to represent any group – including white supremacists – seeking to demonstrate with firearms," said the organization, which has long defended groups unpopular with its members.

Oklahoma Senator James Lankford Reacts To Steve Bannon's White House Departure

5:44pm August 18, 2017

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with Republican Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma about Steve Bannon's departure from the White House.

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Gov. Asa Hutchinson Reacts To President Trump's Response To Charlottesville

5:44pm August 18, 2017

NPR has been checking in with the Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas since primary season. Following backlash over President Trump's comments following white nationalist protests in Charlottesville, Va., NPR's Robert Siegel checks in with Hutchinson to ask how he thinks the president is handling the situation.

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Week In Politics: Steve Bannon's Removal From The White House And Trump's Reponse To Charlottesville

5:44pm August 18, 2017

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with political commentators, E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and The Brookings Institution and Ramesh Ponnuru, senior editor for The National Review, and columnist for Bloomberg View about President Trump's decision to remove Steve Bannon as a chief strategist and the president's suggestion that "both sides" share the blame for violence that erupted in Charlottesville, Va., last weekend.

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The Role Of Solar Eclipses In Religion

5:44pm August 18, 2017

by Tom Gjelten

Throughout human history, solar eclipses have been seen as having great religious significance, often as omens or signs of divine warning or punishment. Major and minor religions alike have their own understandings.

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Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. (right) praised President Trump for his "bold truthful statement" about Charlottesville.

Trump's Evangelical Advisers Stand By Their Man

5:40pm August 18, 2017

by Tom Gjelten

Business leaders have resigned from Trump's council over his response to Charlottesville. But evangelical leaders say they see their role differently.

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