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Sanders' Unity Tour With DNC Chair Exposes Rifts But Also Suggests Common Goals

7:00am April 22, 2017

by Scott Detrow

The Democratic "unity tour" has produced less-than-unifying headlines for the out-of-power party as progressives seek to oppose President Trump and the GOP.

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Jose Cedillo, a 41-year-old former restaurant worker from Honduras, struggles to get health care for his diabetes. He often finds himself without a job and homeless on the streets of Baltimore.

Hispanic Men Often Put Off Medical Care, Bringing Bigger Trouble

6:00am April 22, 2017

by Michael Anft

Men are more likely than women to put off going to the doctor. Hispanic men can face complications of culture, language and cost that make that even more likely.

Federal agents deported 23-year-old Juan Manuel Montes-Bojorquez. He is the first known immigrant protected under DACA to be deported.

DeVos Meets With A Key Union Leader; The Supreme Court Hears A Voucher-Related Case

6:00am April 22, 2017

by Anya Kamenetz

The Education Secretary tours schools with the head of the American Federation of Teachers, the controversy over Ann Coulter at UC Berkeley, and other highlights from the week in education.

Rep. Raul Labrador, R-Idaho, center, poses with Chad Moffat, left, and Var Reeve, right, who run Boise Mobile Equipment, an Idaho company that makes fire rescue vehicles.

When Rep. Raul Labrador Votes 'No,' Many Idahoans Say 'Yes!'

2:09am April 22, 2017

by Susan Davis

The Freedom Caucus co-founder often opposes his party in Congress, and drew the president's wrath for rejecting the GOP health care plan. He also won his district by a wider margin than Trump in 2016.

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Protestors demonstrating April 15 against President Trump's purported ties to foreign governments walk by the Trump hotel during in Washington, D.C.

House Oversight Panel Has Questions About Trump Businesses And Foreign Emoluments

11:17pm April 21, 2017

by Peter Overby

The Constitution says federal officers can't take emoluments — money — from foreign governments and officials. Two lawmakers question Trump's plan to avoid the constitutional issue at his hotels.

Jeff Sessions Issues Warning After Brutal Long Island Killing By MS-13

10:35pm April 21, 2017

NPR's Hector Silva Avalos, a research fellow at American University, about the history of the criminal organization MS-13 and the recent statement from the Department of Justice.

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Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks at a news conference after touring the U.S.-Mexico border on April 11. The Justice Department is warning so-called sanctuary cities that they must prove they are complying with federal immigration laws or risk funding

Justice Department Warns 'Sanctuary Cities,' With Grant Money At Risk

7:18pm April 21, 2017

by Carrie Johnson

Justice Department officials are demanding proof that cities receiving millions in law enforcement grants are complying with federal immigration law.

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Hawaii's Democratic lawmakers are criticizing Attorney General Jeff Sessions after he expressed amazement on a radio show that a "judge sitting on an island in the Pacific" could stop the president's travel ban. Above, Sessions at the Department of Justic

Hawaii Tells Jeff Sessions: 'Have Some Respect'

4:58pm April 21, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

On Tuesday, the U.S. attorney general marveled that "a judge sitting on an island in the Pacific" could block President Trump's travel ban. Hawaiians say he messed with the wrong archipelago.

Trump Issues New Executive Actions Ahead Of 100th Day In Office

4:34pm April 21, 2017

by Scott Horsley

President Trump has been signing a flurry of executive actions as he approaches his 100th day in office. Some of his orders make good on campaign pledges. Others seem tailored to make the president "look busy," without actually doing very much.

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Week In Politics: Trump Approaches 100th Day As President

4:34pm April 21, 2017

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with E.J. Dionne, of The Washington Post and Brookings Institution, and Kristen Soltis Anderson of the Washington Examiner and Echelon Insights.