Trump Faces Uphill Climb In Pledge To Eliminate Agencies
The White House wants to increase efficiency in the federal government and that could mean eliminating agencies. That, however, is easier said than done.
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Trump's Campaign Rhetoric Hinders Legal Argument For Travel Ban
NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Josh Blackman, a professor at South Texas College of Law Houston, about how President Trump's speech against Muslims during the campaign has hurt him in his legal arguments for the travel ban.
Secretary Of State Rex Tillerson Calls For New Approach To North Korea
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says 20 years of U.S. efforts have failed to stop the North Korean nuclear program. He's trying to come up with a new approach.
The Oxford Comma: Great For Listing, Pontificating, And Winning Court Cases
An appeals court dispute between a Maine dairy company and its delivery drivers came down to a single punctuation mark — or rather, the lack of it. Count it a win for the controversial comma.
Trump's Budget Plan Cuts Funding For Arts, Humanities And Public Media
The proposed spending cuts released on Thursday would affect local arts groups as well as public radio and TV stations nationwide.
How To Make Farmers Love Cover Crops? Pay Them
New satellite images reveal that few Midwestern farmers are planting pollution-preventing "cover crops." In Maryland, though, farmers are doing it, thanks to hefty subsidies.
Former Trump National Security Adviser Was Paid To Advise Russian Firms
Michael Flynn collected more than $50,000 by companies, including a Kremlin-backed television network, to talk about U.S. intelligence, according to documents released in a congressional inquiry.
One Way To Force Down Drug Prices: Have The U.S. Exercise Its Patent Rights
Some members of Congress say the U.S. government should use the patent rights it owns for any drugs that were developed with federal grants to drive down the prices of those drugs.
Over-The-Counter Birth Control Pills Would Be Safe For Teens, Researchers Say
Making contraceptives available over the counter is safe, a review of research finds, and could lead to fewer unplanned pregnancies in both teens and adult women.
The New Rulings Against Trump's Travel Ban: What Was Blocked And Why
Judges in Maryland and Hawaii struck blows against President Trump's second attempt to block residents of six majority-Muslim countries from entering the U.S. Here's a closer look at the rulings.