Politics & Government

For Bay Of Pigs Veterans, Fidel Castro's Death Feels Bittersweet

6:28pm November 28, 2016

by Adrian Florido

Among the Miami Cubans celebrating Fidel Castro's death are surviving veterans of the failed Bay of Pigs invasion that tried to retake Cuba in 1961. For these men, news of Castro's death has been bittersweet.

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President-Elect Trump Makes Voter Fraud Claims Amid Push For Recount

6:28pm November 28, 2016

by Tamara Keith

President-elect Donald Trump is making baseless claims about widespread voter fraud amid a push to recount votes in three key states that he won.

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California Secretary of State Urges Trump To Present Proof Of Voter Fraud

6:28pm November 28, 2016

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to California Secretary of State Alex Padilla about Donald Trump's allegations of voter fraud in the state.

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Trump Presidency Casts Doubt Over Declassification Of CIA Torture Report

6:28pm November 28, 2016

by David Welna

Only a few copies exist of the infamous CIA torture report, and the Senate committee that created them has called for the agencies that received them to return them. Activists and journalists are hoping to keep those copies at least extant, so they might one day be declassified and released. They fear that if all the copies are returned, they will be destroyed and the information lost forever.

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Donald Trump held the final rally of his 2016 presidential campaign in Grand Rapids, Mich., the evening before Election Day.

Trump Officially Wins Michigan As Possible Recount Looms

6:25pm November 28, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

The state and its 16 electoral votes were the last to be called, giving Trump 306 electoral votes to Hillary Clinton's 232. Green Party candidate Jill Stein is pursuing a recount.

After the election, professional peacemakers may feel they have to work harder to tamp down heightened feelings of "us versus them" in the workplace.

After Election, Diversity Trainers Face A New Version Of 'Us Versus Them'

1:09pm November 28, 2016

by Kat Chow

Through the eyes of those who work to make companies "inclusive," the 2016 election suggests two things: Business will pick up, but it won't be business as usual.

Politics & Government

Key Positions Remain To Be Filled In Trump's Cabinet

12:13pm November 28, 2016

Steve Inskeep talks to Mollie Hemingway, senior editor at The Federalist magazine, about the dispute inside the GOP. Should President-elect Donald Trump name Mitt Romney as his secretary of State?

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Ryan, Who's Challenging Pelosi, Wants Democrats' Focus On Working Class

12:13pm November 28, 2016

by M.L. Schultze

Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan says Democrats have lost a connection to working-class voters in the Midwest. Ryan is challenging the woman he considers a mentor, Nancy Pelosi, for leadership of House Democrats.

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Politics In The News: Transition And Recount

12:13pm November 28, 2016

by Mara Liasson

An effort led by Green Party candidate Jill Stein to recount votes is moving ahead in Wisconsin, as Donald Trump's deliberations over who to pick as secretary of state has turned into a public feud.

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Nick Fugate (center) with his parents, Julie and Ron, has been adjusting to life on Kansas' waiting list to get life-assistance services through Medicaid.

To Get Disability Help In Kansas, Thousands Face A 7-Year Wait

11:07am November 28, 2016

by Alex Smith

Nick Fugate has a cognitive disability, but held a job and was independent for years. Then he lost his dishwashing job and learned there are long delays getting help he needs from Medicaid in Kansas.

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