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Week In Politics: Trump Jr.'s Meeting With Russian Lawyer, GOP Health Bill

6:00pm July 14, 2017

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and the Brookings Institution, and Eliana Johnson of Politico about Donald Trump Jr.'s meeting with a Russian lawyer, and the most recent GOP health care bill.

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Trump Jr.'s Russia Meeting Raises Possible Federal Statutes Violations

6:00pm July 14, 2017

by Peter Overby

"Collusion" isn't a crime, but myriad controversies in the Trump operation suggest numerous possible violations of federal statutes. The latest example: Donald Trump Jr.'s meeting with a Russian lawyer.

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Arizona's Ethnic Studies Ban In Public Schools Goes To Trial

6:00pm July 14, 2017

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Roque Planas, national reporter for the Huffington Post, who has been following an Arizona law that bans ethnic studies classes in public school. A trial to determine if the law is constitutional is happening now.

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Economists Warn Tariffs On Imported Steel Could Spark Trade War

6:00pm July 14, 2017

by Scott Horsley

President Trump hinted this week that he may impose tariffs or quotas on imported steel. Economists warn that could spark a trade war.

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Desiree Fairooz holds up a sign during a protest against the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., in 2014. This January, Fairooz was arrested after laughing during the confirmation hearing for Jeff

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Judge Throws Out Conviction Of Woman Who Laughed At Jeff Sessions

5:36pm July 14, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

Desiree Fairooz faced up to a year in jail after she was found guilty of unlawful conduct on Capitol Grounds. But at her sentencing, the judge called for a new trial.

A tombstone on the grave of lawyer Sergei Magnitsky who died at age 37 in a Moscow prison in 2009.

What Really Irritates Vladimir Putin? The Magnitsky Act

5:03pm July 14, 2017

by Greg Myre

The U.S. law bans Russian human rights abusers from entering the U.S. The Russian president has railed against it since Congress passed it in 2012. The act now features in the Russia investigation.

Russian Lobbyist Also Attended Meeting With Donald Trump Jr.

4:37pm July 14, 2017

by Geoff Bennett

Former Soviet counterintelligence officer Rinat Akhmetshin has confirmed to the Associated Press that he was the second Russian advocate in a meeting New York City last year with Donald Trump Jr., Jared Kushner and Paul Manafort. He has a long history as a lobbyist opposing U.S. sanctions against Russia.

New Russian Ambassador Expected To Take Tough Stance On U.S. Diplomacy

4:37pm July 14, 2017

by Lucian Kim

When President Trump met Vladimir Putin during the G-20 summit, they promised to speed up the appointment of new ambassadors to Moscow and Washington. However, the man expected to be the new Russian envoy is no fan of U.S. foreign policy.

Trump Joins French President Macron For Bastille Day Celebration In Paris

4:37pm July 14, 2017

by Eleanor Beardsley

President Trump joined French President Emmanuel Macron on a podium in Paris Friday to observe a joint march by French and U.S. troops marking Bastille Day. Despite sharp differences in their polices, the two leaders say they have become friends.

Donald Trump flashes the thumbs-up as he arrives on stage for the start of the prime time Republican presidential debate on August 6, 2015.

Why 'MAGAnomics' Isn't Likely To Work

4:07pm July 14, 2017

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Sustained 3 percent growth is a target the U.S. is unlikely to hit, and some Trump policies might even make it less possible.