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Greenwald Comments On Obama Granting Clemency To Chelsea Manning

7:04am January 18, 2017

Rachel Martin talks to reporter Glenn Greenwald, who has been a vocal advocate of Chelsea Manning. He also helped NSA leaker Edward Snowden publicize classified material.

Sen. Jeff Sessions, Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general, endorses Trump for president on Feb. 28, 2016, in Madison, Ala.

Can Trump's Pick For Attorney General Serve Independently From The White House?

5:00am January 18, 2017

by Carrie Johnson

There's supposed to be a firewall between the Justice Department and the Oval Office, but Sessions' vigorous support of Donald Trump's campaign raises doubts about how independent he could be.

Education Secretary nominee Betsy DeVos arrives with former Sen. Joe Lieberman (right) and Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., before testifying on Capitol Hill on Tuesday at her confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.

At DeVos' Confirmation Hearing, Questions Of Choice, Charters And 'Other Options'

11:32pm January 17, 2017

by Cory Turner

President-elect Trump's pick for education secretary faced tough questions during her Senate confirmation hearing. She maintained her strong support for school choice and free-market solutions.

Willie McCovey of the San Francisco Giants pictured in April 1966 near the height of his 21 year career. He pleaded guilty to tax evasion in 1995 and was pardoned by President Obama.

Obama Pardons Famous Hotelier and Baseball Star

9:05pm January 17, 2017

by Richard Gonzales

Among those receiving the president's clemency are a man who reigned over top nightclubs, and another who scorched fastballs. Both had run afoul of tax laws.

Interior Secretary-nominee Ryan Zinke, R-Mont., tells a Senate committee that if he is confirmed, he'll take President Theodore Roosevelt as his model for managing federal lands.

Trump Pick To Head Interior Department Says Climate Change Is Not A Hoax

8:29pm January 17, 2017

by Kirk Siegler

Rep. Ryan Zinke testified that humans influence climate, although there is a debate over how much. He promised to emulate Teddy Roosevelt in managing public lands.

House Speaker Paul Ryan, joined by (from left) Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Rep. Diane Black, discuss their efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act on Jan. 10.

18 Million People Could Lose Insurance In First Year After Partial Obamacare Repeal

7:06pm January 17, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office found that without the federal mandate and subsidies, the number of people who will lose their health insurance could grow to 32 million over 10 years.

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Obama Commutes Sentence Of Ex-Army Analyst Chelsea Manning

6:28pm January 17, 2017

by Carrie Johnson

President Obama is commuting most of Chelsea Manning's sentence. Manning is the army intelligence analyst convicted of leaking material about U.S. military and diplomatic activities through WikiLeaks in 2010.

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CBO Predicts Obamacare Repeal Could Leave Millions Without Insurance

6:28pm January 17, 2017

by Scott Horsley

A Congressional Budget Office analysis requested by Democrats says a repeal of Obamacare could leave millions uninsured. But Republicans insist they will come up with a replacement law to provide insurance.

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Betsy DeVos Appears Before Senate Education Committee In Confirmation Hearing

6:28pm January 17, 2017

by Cory Turner

President-elect Trump's pick to lead the Department of Education, Betsy DeVos, appeared before the Senate's education committee Tuesday for her confirmation hearing. She is expected to be asked tough questions about her past support for private school vouchers and for limiting charter school oversight.

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4-Year-Old Girl Reads More Than 1,000 Books

6:28pm January 17, 2017

Daliyah Marie Arana has read over 1,000 books. Arana is only 4 years old. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Daliyah and her mother Haleema about the tyke's impressive will to read.

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