Politics & Government

Sandy Hook Parents Slam NBC's Megyn Kelly For Alex Jones Interview

4:38pm June 16, 2017

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Nelba Marquez-Greene, a family member of a Sandy Hook shooting victim, about Megyn Kelly's upcoming interview on NBC News with radio host and notorious conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.

A Los Angeles Chinatown street in 1930. Ubiquitous now, Chinese restaurants were once feared by the white establishment.

How The White Establishment Waged A 'War' On Chinese Restaurants In The U.S.

4:24pm June 16, 2017

by Kat Chow

Though Chinese restaurants are now an American staple, during the late 1800s and early 1900s, some Americans staged a multipronged effort to shut them down.

Multiple Injuries Reported From Shooting At Field Used For Congressional Baseball Practice

Friday News Roundup - Domestic

3:34pm June 16, 2017

President Trump lashes out on Twitter, calling the Justice Department's Russia probe "the single greatest WITCH HUNT in American political history." Lawmakers decide to play ball, vowing not to let a gunman's attack on Republicans at a practice stop the bipartisan charity game. And five Michigan officials are charged in the Flint water crisis.

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Friday News Roundup - International

3:34pm June 16, 2017

North Korea releases an imprisoned American college student and sends him home - in a coma. Thousands turn out in cities across Russia to protest Putin's rule. And President Trump gives Defense Secretary Mattis the authority to send more troops to Afghanistan.

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., discusses the release of the House Republican plan on health care reform at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research on June 22, 2016, in Washington, D.C.

Scalise Is The 17th Member of Congress Shot While In Office

1:08pm June 16, 2017

by Christianna Silva

Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., remains in critical condition after being shot Wednesday during a morning baseball practice.

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Trump Tweets He's The Subject Of A 'Witch Hunt'

12:28pm June 16, 2017

On Twitter, President Trump responds to reports he's under FBI investigation for possible obstruction of justice. While some say his tweets confirm a probe, he could be reacting to press accounts.

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Fresh Air host Terry Gross interviewed former Vice President Joe Biden in front of a live audience at the WHYY studios in Philadelphia on Tuesday.

Biden Talks Trump, Faith And Fate In Front Of A Live 'Fresh Air' Audience

11:54am June 16, 2017

by Terry Gross

Joe Biden became a senator at 30 and this is the first time in 44 years that he hasn't been in office. He talks with Terry Gross about patterns in U.S. politics and his hopes for the Trump presidency.

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Sen. Klobuchar On Trump's Plans To Reverse 2 Obama-Era Policies

8:11am June 16, 2017

David Greene talks to Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar about White House action to reverse Obama policies that Trump disagrees with: Cuba travel and the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans plan.

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Morning News Brief: Trump Implementing Cuba Restrictions, Congress Plays Ball

8:11am June 16, 2017

President Trump is imposing new restrictions on travel and trade with Cuba. Also, Democrats and Republicans faced each other in congressional baseball, and an update on the London fire investigation.

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Mark Kelly, Husband Of Gabrielle Giffords, On Baseball Shooting

8:11am June 16, 2017

After the shooting of Rep. Steve Scalise, Steve Inskeep talks to Mark Kelly. Kelly's wife, Gabrielle Giffords, was a congresswoman when she was shot in an assassination attempt in 2011.

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