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Space Force officer reacts after Supreme Court allows transgender military ban
by Patrick Jarenwattananon
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Bree Fram, a U.S. Space Force officer, about the Supreme Court decision to allow the Trump administration's ban on trans troops to continue being enacted.
Obama's Policing Task Force Begins With Public Hearing
by Martin Kaste
In response to last year's Ferguson protests, President Obama created a blue-ribbon "Task Force on 21st Century Policing," to study the problems and recommend solutions. We hear some of the public's concerns from the task force's first public hearing in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday.
5 Years After 'Citizens United,' SuperPACs Continue To Grow
by Peter Overby
A new political committee will pay for former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush's pre-presidential announcement politicking. But don't confuse it with the separate superPAC of the same name.
For A Successful Future, Ford Looks To Court Teens, Car-Sharers
Melissa Block talks to Sheryl Connelly, manager of global trends and "futuring" for the Ford Motor Company, from the Detroit Auto Show about the outlook for the auto industry and what consumers can expect in the coming years.
Boko Haram May Control Up To 20 Percent Of Nigeria
Audie Cornish speaks with Alexis Okeowo, New Yorker correspondent, for a check-in on Boko Haram and the territory they now control in Nigeria.
Mitt Romney, Jeb Bush Could Split Republican Loyalties
Melissa Block speaks with Patrick O'Connor, political reporter for the Wall Street Journal about Mitt Romney telling donors he wants to run again for president in 2016.
Book Review: 'Sympathy For The Devil' By Michael Mewshaw
by Alan Cheuse
Alan Cheuse reviews Sympathy for the Devil, Four Decades of Friendship with Gore Vidal by Michael Mewshaw.
'Charlie Hebdo' Keeps The Presses Running, Will Print 3 Milllion Copies
by Eleanor Beardsley
The remaining staff of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo are still planning to publish this week's issue, printing up three million copies.