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The Supreme Court hands DOGE a victory in accessing Social Security information
by Nina Totenberg
The Supreme Court has handed DOGE at least a temporary victory. The team can keep accessing information collected by the Social Security Administration, including medical and mental health records.
Polling Shows A Voter's Gender Can Be A Factor In Their Views On Gun Control
by Danielle Kurtzleben
Recent polling shows that a voter's gender can be a factor in their views on gun control, showing a divide heightened beyond the typical partisan split.
Apple Pledges $2.5 Billion To Ease Shortage Of Affordable Housing In California
by Jim Zarroli
Apple has pledged $2.5 billion to support affordable housing in California. The move follows similar initiatives by Big Tech to fend off criticism that its growth contributed to high housing costs.
What Testimony In The Impeachment Inquiry Says About Backchannel Diplomacy
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Daniel Fried of the Atlantic Council, about what Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch's testimony reveals about the backchannel diplomacy between the U.S. and Ukraine.
What A Tentative Trade Deal Between China And 14 Other Countries Means For The U.S.
by Scott Horsley
China and 14 other countries have agreed on a tentative trade pact. The U.S. is not part of the agreement and critics say that puts the country at a disadvantage in a fast-growing part of the world.
2019 Elections Being Closely Watched To See What They May Signal For 2020
by Sarah McCammon
Voters in a handful of states go to the polls on November 5. The results could offer a preview of what to expect in 2020.
4 Senior White House Officials Were Supposed To Testify On The Hill But Didn't Show Up
by Mara Liasson
The top lawyer on the National Security Council didn't show up Monday at the House impeachment inquiry into President Trump. He was the point person for concerns about a call with Ukraine's president.
As Others Flee Wildfires, A Team In California Races Toward Them To Study The Weather
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Matt Brewer, a member of the Fire Weather Research Lab at San Jose State University, about chasing a California fire and transmitting weather data from the scene.
Protests In Iraq Are Growing In Both Size And Ambition
by Jane Arraf
The view from atop a building taken over by protesters in Baghdad shows a sea of people with aspirations for a broad change in the country's political system.
Who's Making Spyware, Who's Buying It And How It's Being Used
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with New York Times cybersecurity correspondent Nicole Perlroth about spyware, who is making this technology and how governments are often their biggest clients.