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For Rhode Island, Interstate Health Insurance Sales Didn't Pan Out

4:48pm January 31, 2017

by NPR Staff

President Trump and Republican lawmakers say that letting insurers sell health plans across state lines would save money. But when Rhode Island tried it, the results weren't encouraging.

White House Adviser Defends Trump Executive Order On Immigration

4:48pm January 31, 2017

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Dr. Sebastian Gorka, deputy assistant to the president, about President Trump's executive order on immigration.

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Happy 70th Birthday, Kitty Litter

4:40pm January 31, 2017

Seventy years ago this month, Edward Lowe created Kitty Litter. He fought hard to market his product and it took him years to convince skeptical cat owners that his product was better than sand.

Dem Senators Face Loud Demands From Base To Block Trump's Cabinet

4:40pm January 31, 2017

by Scott Detrow

Even though Democrats have little power in Washington, many of the voters who support them want to see the party use any means they can to obstruct the agenda of President Trump.

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At Sessions Hearing, Dems Focus On Fired Acting Justice AG

4:40pm January 31, 2017

by Carrie Johnson

The Senate Judiciary Committee again debated Sen. Jeff Sessions nomination as attorney general, meeting a day after the acting attorney general was fired for refusing to defend an executive order.

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Speculation Swirls Around Two Names For Supreme Court Slot

4:40pm January 31, 2017

NPR's Audie Cornish and Nina Totenberg discuss President Trump's possible picks for the Supreme Court of the United States.

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Democrat On Senate Judiciary Panel Weighs In On Sessions Nomination

4:40pm January 31, 2017

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar, member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, about President Donald Trump's upcoming pick for the Supreme Court.

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