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President Harry Truman calls NATO a "shield against aggression" at the ceremony that established the 12-nation alliance in Washington in 1949. Truman played a central role in creating many of the international organizations set up in the wake of World War

With 'America First,' Trump Challenges The World Constructed After World War II

1:47pm June 18, 2018

by Greg Myre

President Harry Truman pushed for the treaties and alliances that gave the U.S. a leading role in remaking the world following World War II. Today, President Trump questions their cost and relevance.

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Supreme Court Punts On Partisan Gerrymandering

11:43am June 18, 2018

NPR's Legal Affairs Correspondent Nina Totenberg discusses the implications of Monday's Supreme Court decision on partisan gerrymandering in Wisconsin and Maryland.

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Senate Judiciary Committee To Hear Testimony About IG Report

11:41am June 18, 2018

Rachel Martin talks to Sen. Richard Blumenthal about how senators are expected to question how the FBI and Department of Justice handled the investigation into Hillary Clinton's email server.

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Tent Encampment In Texas Holds Detained Immigrant Children

11:41am June 18, 2018

by John Sepulvado

The federal government is holding detained migrant boys in a desert tent encampment. Some were detained after arriving alone at the border, while others were separated from their families.

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Judicial Filings Open In NC As Potential Changes Loom

8:35am June 18, 2018

by Paul Garber

Monday marks the opening of the filing period for statewide judicial races.

A resident walks in to cast her vote at a polling station in Maine on June 12, in the state's primary elections. Maine is one of 17 states that has yet to apply for election security money allocated this year by congress.

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Bureaucracy And Politics Slow Election Security Funding To States

8:15am June 18, 2018

by Miles Parks

Congress is giving states $380 million to bolster the security of the 2018 elections. But getting that money out to local election officials has been a slow and laborious process.

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Will Congress Address Immigration Border Controversy?

7:56am June 18, 2018

Steve Inskeep talks to Republican Rep. Will Hurd of Texas about the growing criticism against the Trump administration policy of separating parents and children crossing illegally into the U.S.

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Backlash Grows Against Trump Policy Of Separating Families At The Border

6:49am June 18, 2018

by Scott Detrow

Children are being taken from parents who have crossed illegally into the U.S. Republicans introduced a bill that would end the practice, but it would require Democrats to agree to fund a border wall.

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Morning News Brief

5:01am June 18, 2018

Opposition to the Trump administration's policy of separating families at the southern border grows. There was a protest Sunday at a facility near El Paso, Texas, where some migrant boys are held.

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Amid Busy Session, Cooper Vetoes Judicial District, Election Bills

11:33pm June 17, 2018

by Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press