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Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Chris Stewart grabs an intentional walk throw in a game between Arizona and Pittsburgh last year in Phoenix.

Major League Baseball Poised To Change Intentional Walk Rule

6:26pm February 23, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

The proposed rule change would mean forgoing actually throwing four pitches. Instead, the bench would simply signal to the umpire that the manager wants to give the batter a free pass.

Edward Price resigned from his position at the CIA on Feb. 14 after working there since 2006.

Disgusted By Trump, A CIA Officer Quits. How Many More Could Follow?

6:00pm February 23, 2017

by Mary Louise Kelly

Ned Price made a big public exit in protest of President Trump. Other CIA workers say they want to wait and see. Tension between the White House and the intelligence community is simmering.

A New Orleans police officer strings up used crime scene tape at the scene of a drive-by shooting in the Central City neighborhood. One hundred people were shot in New Orleans by Feb. 10 — about a month sooner than recent years.

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New Orleans And The Hard Work Of Pushing Down The Murder Rate

5:41pm February 23, 2017

by Martin Kaste

President Trump is promising to crack down on crime. But police crackdowns have already been tried in cities such as New Orleans, which is now enduring a resurgence in homicide.

Trump Directs Agencies To Identify How Much Aid The U.S. Gives Mexico

5:41pm February 23, 2017

President Trump has directed the heads of all executive departments and agencies to identify all funds given to Mexico. NPR takes a look at the exact amount of those funds and how that figure compares to the cost of building a wall on the southern U.S. border.

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In Wisconsin, Trump Democrats Consider Future Of Their Party

5:41pm February 23, 2017

by Audie Cornish

President Trump won over Democrats in rural Wisconsin in the 2016 election. Voters weigh in on how Trump was able to break the blue wall by flipping so many states in the Rust Belt.

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Trump Advisers Steve Bannon And Reince Priebus Appear At CPAC

5:41pm February 23, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus and chief strategist Steve Bannon appeared together at the nation's biggest gathering of conservatives Thursday, as they try to defy reports of infighting in the administration.

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Transgender Student In Virginia Bathroom Case Reacts To Trump's Order

5:41pm February 23, 2017

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Gavin Grimm, a trans high school senior, and his lawyer, Joshua Block of the American Civil Liberties Union, about Trump's lifting of transgender bathroom guidelines.

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Trump Sends Top Aides To Mexico Amid Tensions With U.S.

5:41pm February 23, 2017

by Carrie Kahn

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson visits Mexico to discuss issues including border security, trade and fractious relations between the two neighboring countries.

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Immigration Judge Considers Consequences Of New Enforcement Rules

5:41pm February 23, 2017

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Dana Leigh Marks, president of the National Association of Immigration Judges, about the new immigration enforcement guidelines from the Department of Homeland Security.

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Gavin Grimm speaks during an interview at his home in Gloucester, Va., in 2015. Grimm sued his school district for the right to use the boys' bathroom; the case is scheduled to be argued before the Supreme Court next month.

Trump And Transgender Rights: What Just Happened?

4:57pm February 23, 2017

On Wednesday, the Trump administration rescinded Obama-era guidance on transgender students' rights in schools. Here's what that means for the Supreme Court and for students in school right now.