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Trump's Flexing Of Executive Power Raises Legal Questions

4:34pm May 16, 2017

by Carrie Johnson

The executive has a lot of legal power vested by the Constitution and Congress but what happens when the executive is careless with information, overreaches that authority or no longer has the full trust of the rest of the government?

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White House Defends Trump's Conversation With Russian Officials

4:34pm May 16, 2017

by Scott Horsley

The White House is defending President Trump's conversation with Russian officials as "wholly appropriate." The pushback comes after reports Trump had shared highly classified information.

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Intelligence Lingo Explained In Light Of Trump's Meeting With Russian Officials

4:34pm May 16, 2017

by Philip Ewing

Intelligence stories come with a lot of special lingo and terms of art which can make them a little intimidating if you haven't been following closely. NPR looks at some of the key phrases in the intelligence world to help take a look behind the headlines.

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Turkish President Criticizes U.S. Arming Of Kurds In Syria

4:34pm May 16, 2017

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Denise Natali, distinguished fellow at the National Defense University, about the trans-border Kurdish issues in Turkey, Iraq and Syria.

Moderate GOP Rep. Charlie Dent Responds To Trump's Reported Intelligence Leak

4:34pm May 16, 2017

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with moderate GOP Rep. Charlie Dent about reports that President Trump revealed code-word intelligence to Russian officials.

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Lawmakers On Both Sides Alarmed By Reports Trump Disclosed Intelligence

4:34pm May 16, 2017

by David Welna

There were angry reactions on Capitol Hill Tuesday to reports of President Trump sharing highly classified intelligence with Russia's foreign minister and ambassador in the Oval Office. Democrats are demanding the White House provide the intelligence committees with unedited transcripts of Trump's remarks to his Russian guests. They say Trump may have endangered both a key source of intelligence and trust in his administration.

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A test strip designed to help doctors check a patient's urine for fentanyl is being distributed in the Bronx to encourage users of heroin or other opioids to check what's in their syringe before they inject.

An Experiment Helps Heroin Users Test Their Street Drugs For Fentanyl

4:34pm May 16, 2017

by Mary Harris

Some people on heroin die because the drug was laced with something much stronger — like fentanyl. A few needle exchange programs give users test strips to check their drug's content before injecting.

Why Are Americans Drinking Less Cow's Milk? Its Appeal Has Curdled

4:34pm May 16, 2017

In the 1900s, nutritionists and dairy producers helped convince Americans that cow's milk was nature's perfect food. But the science and tastes have changed, and we're guzzling much less than before.

Joshua Vallum is sworn in before pleading guilty to state murder charges at George County Circuit Court in Lucedale, Miss., last July. On Monday, he was sentenced to 49 years in prison for a federal hate crime — the first such case brought for a crime s

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1st Man Prosecuted For Federal Hate Crime Targeting Transgender Victim Gets 49 Years

4:34pm May 16, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Joshua Brandon Vallum's sentence, which was rendered Monday, comes on top of the life sentence he is already serving under state law. The case was unprecedented for the Justice Department.

Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn of Texas pulled himself out of contention for FBI director Tuesday.

Cornyn Drops Out Of Running For FBI Director Job; Merrick Garland To Remain A Judge

3:37pm May 16, 2017

by Carrie Johnson

Despite Republicans floating the idea of making Merrick Garland FBI director, people close to the judge say that's not happening. Garland was Obama's pick to the Supreme Court and never got a hearing.