Congressional Stalemate Threatens To Kill Phone Data Program
Congress continues to debate the USA Patriot Act. A key provision allowing the bulk collection of Americans' phone records expires at the end of the month.
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State Department Envoy Defends Administration's Efforts Against ISIS
Steve Inskeep talks to Brett McGurk, the State Department's deputy special envoy to the coalition fighting the self-proclaimed Islamic State, about the administration's strategy in Iraq and Syria.
How Heroin Made Its Way From Rural Mexico To Small-Town America
With pizza delivery as a model, Mexican cartels revolutionized the heroin trade, making it easily available in smaller U.S. communities. Journalist Sam Quinones has the story in his new book.
Proposal Would Curb Police Department's Use Of Militarized Gear
President Obama announced restrictions on military-style hardware police may get from the federal government. Critics say the rules will have little impact on the trend toward military-style raids.
Cheap And Fast, Online Voter Registration Catches On
Twenty states have implemented online voter registration and seven are expected to follow. It has Republican and Democratic support, but some still worry about cyberthreats.
#MotorCityDrive: Is Detroit's Economic Engine Roaring Back To Life?
Michel Martin heads to Detroit for a live conversation with some of the creative forces fueling the Motor City's economy. She'll ask: What's driving Detroit's future now?
#MotorCityDrive: Is Detroit's Economic Engine Roaring Back To Life?
Michel Martin heads to Detroit for a live conversation with some of the creative forces fueling the Motor City's economy. She'll ask: What's driving Detroit's future now?
White House Ban On Militarized Gear For Police May Mean Little
An NPR analysis of equipment given to police agencies by the Pentagon since 2006 — 84,258 assault rifles, 951 armored vehicles, for example — found a vast majority of it would fall outside the ban.
Maryland Drops Parallel Parking From Driver's License Test
Maryland has dropped the requirement that drivers must take a parallel parking test, joining a handful of other states who have eliminated the test. People share their tricks to parallel parking.
Bulk Collection Debate Highlights Need To Revise Patriot Act
NPR's Audie Cornish interviews Kim Zetter, a senior staff reporter at Wired magazine, who says the debate in Congress over the NSA's bulk collection program shows the Patriot Act needs to be revised.