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Week In Politics: Trump Briefing On Russian Hacking, Obamacare Fight

4:56pm January 06, 2017

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with our regular political commentators, E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and Brookings Institution and David Brooks of The New York Times, about President-elect Trump's intelligence briefing on Russian election-year hacking and the battle in Congress over Obamacare.

'The New York Times' Looks Ahead At Michelle Obama's Future

4:56pm January 06, 2017

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with reporter Jodi Kantor about her piece in The New York Times Sunday Review, "Michelle Obama Can Now Speak Her Mind. Will She?" Kantor covered the first lady for six years and wrote the book, The Obamas: The Partnership Behind a Historic Presidency.

Intelligence Officials Brief President-Elect Trump On Russian Hacking

4:56pm January 06, 2017

by Tamara Keith

President-elect Trump is briefed by top intelligence officials on their assessment that Russia was behind cyber meddling in the U.S. presidential election. Trump has publicly dismissed that conclusion.

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Rep. Adam Schiff Reviews Intelligence Report On Russian Election-Year Hacking

4:56pm January 06, 2017

The intelligence community released Friday the public version of its report on Russian hacking in the lead up to the U.S. election. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Rep. Adam Schiff, ranking member on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

Morning sickness treatments range from steady consumption of dry crackers to a pill not much better than a placebo.

Morning Sickness Pill Gets Second Look From Persistent Researchers

4:19pm January 06, 2017

by Richard Harris

The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists says pregnant women with morning sickness shouldn't reach hastily for the pill bottle. Controversy over one medicine called Diclegis continues.

Vice President Biden pauses between mock swearing-in ceremonies in the Old Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill Tuesday. Biden presided over the official Electoral College tally amid several interruptions.

Biden To Democrats Objecting To Electoral College Results: 'It Is Over'

3:34pm January 06, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

House Democrats decided to interrupt the official Electoral College vote counting more than half a dozen times Friday, as outgoing Vice President Biden presided in his role as president of the Senate.

A Medicare Advantage plan run by Independence Blue Cross, headquartered in Philadelphia, was among those audited for overcharging by the federal government.

Medicare Failed To Recover Up To $125 Million In Overpayments From Private Insurers

2:39pm January 06, 2017

by Fred Schulte

Audits show Medicare potentially overpaid five insurance plans by $128 million, yet the government recovered only $3 million. The finding adds to questions about oversight of Medicare Advantage plans.

Despite Controversy, A College Band From Alabama Will March In Trump's Parade

2:21pm January 06, 2017

by Sherrel Stewart

Alabama's historically black Talladega College has accepted an invitation for its band to march in the parade which follows Donald Trump's inauguration. But the decision did not come easily.

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Donald Trump Jr. (left) and Eric Trump (right) pose with Jose E. B. Antonio during a press conference launching Manila's Trump Tower project in June 2012. Antonio was recently named the Philippines' special trade envoy to the U.S.

Trump Business Deals In Southeast Asia Raise Conflict Of Interest Concerns

1:21pm January 06, 2017

by Jackie Northam

Some analysts say any involvement by President-elect Trump in a project, even if just his name, can create a conflict of interest, complicating national security, foreign policy or economic concerns.

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The guidance from Deputy U.S. Attorney General Sally Yates is the first departmentwide policy for DOJ agencies.

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Justice Department Issues New Guidance On Securing Eyewitness IDs

12:36pm January 06, 2017

by Carrie Johnson

The policy directs federal investigators to document or record an eyewitness's confidence in an identification at the moment of the ID and encourages the use of "blinded" photo arrays of suspects.