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FEMA leader is out, amid questions over future of the agency

5:44am May 09, 2025

by Leila Fadel

The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Cameron Hamilton, has been replaced. The shake up comes weeks before the start of the Atlantic hurricane season.

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National

More Money, More Problems For Amazon

by Lauren Silverman

Amazon's remarkable popularity has made it one of the five most valuable companies in the world. But as the power of the Internet juggernaut expands, it also faces a growing number of detractors.

Morning News Brief: GOP Health Plan Fails In Senate, Pakistan's Sharif Removed

Sen. John McCain joined two other Republicans in voting against the latest GOP plan to repeal parts of the Affordable Care Act, dealing a potential death blow to their efforts.

Trump Continues To Publicly Attack Sessions

by Carrie Johnson

President Trump continues denouncing Attorney General Jeff Sessions for recusing himself from the Russia investigation.

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World News

State Control Leaves Investigative Journalists In China Demoralized

by Anthony Kuhn

Government censorship and commercial pressures have decimated the ranks of China's investigative journalists. We meet two of China's most successful reporters, who have recently quit the business.

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Morning News Brief: Health Care, Transgender Service Members, Foxconn, Charlie Gard

Republicans continue debating health care plans while President Trump tweeted about transgender people in the military. Tony Romm of Recode discusses electronics-maker Foxconn's U.S. factory plans.

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Politics & Government

Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley On His More Than 100 Amendments To GOP Health Care Bill

Steve Inskeep talks with Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley about more than 100 amendments he plans for the Republican health care plan, as part of an effort to obstruct the process. Ron Elving has analysis.

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World News

Tensions Escalate Between India And China In Remote Border Area

by Julie McCarthy

Soldiers from China and India have gathered at a remote area where Bhutan, India and China meet. It's part of a border dispute involving a road.

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Books

Getting Kids Interested In Poetry

Poet and educator Kwame Alexander stops by to chat about poetry with NPR's Rachel Martin. He shares some ideas for poems to read with kids and tips for getting kids to write some of their own.

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Health & Safety

What Hospitals Think Of The GOP Health Care Plans

Tom Nickels of the American Hospital Association talks with Rachel Martin about the showdown over repealing the Affordable Care Act.

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National

Legal Questions Over Trump's Ban Of Transgender People In The Military

President Trump said the government will not allow transgender individuals to serve in the U.S. military. Military law expert Eugene Fidell tells Steve Inskeep what the announcement might mean.

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Trump Backer On The President And The Press

President Trump's relationship with the media is seen as a contentious one. Rachel Martin talks with Chris Buskirk, publisher of the conservative web site American Greatness, who says it is healthy.

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National

Legal Dispute Threatens Future Of Fact-Checking Site Snopes

A legal dispute has put the survival of Snopes.com in jeopardy. It's the fact-checking website that's been online since the 1990s. Steve Inskeep talks with co-founder David Mikkelson.

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