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Republican Rep. Nancy Mace discusses Trump's response to immigration protests

7:00am June 12, 2025

by Steve Inskeep

NPR speaks with Republican Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina about her bill to defund "lawless cities" and about President Trump's deployment of troops following protests against immigration raids.

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Health & Safety

Copycat drugs could end Humira's reign as the prominent arthritis treatment

by Sydney Lupkin

The arthritis drug Humira has been a blockbuster seller for more than two decades. Now some copycats could end Humira's reign.

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Politics & Government

A pretrial hearing in the Trump classified documents case is set for today

by Carrie Johnson

A pretrial hearing is taking place Tuesday in Miami for the federal case about former President Donald Trump's alleged mishandling of classified documents.

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Jay-Z exhibit 'The Book of Hov' opens at the Brooklyn Public Library

by A Martínez

The blueprint for today's hip-hop just got his own exhibit at the Brooklyn Public Library. "The Book of Hov" exhibit honors Jay-Z. Thirteen limited-edition library cards are also making their debut.

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U.S. climate envoy John Kerry is in China to revive climate cooperation efforts

by A Martínez

U.S. climate envoy John Kerry is visiting China to re-establish climate change discussions between the world's two biggest economies.

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Chatham House Research Director Bernice Lee discusses U.S.-China climate talks

by A Martínez

U.S. climate envoy John Kerry is in Beijing to revive cooperation between the world's biggest polluters to fight climate change. NPR's A Martinez talks to Chatham House Research Director Bernice Lee.

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Health & Safety

Hong Kong's health minster urges folks to stare at those smoking where they shouldn't

by Steve Inskeep

Can staring stop smoking? That's what Hong Kong's health minster prescribes when someone smokes where they shouldn't. Since law enforcement can't stop all naughty smokers, maybe public shaming might.

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Why you can't transfer social media followers from one account to another

by Steve Inskeep

Why can't you transfer your followers from one social media account to another? NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Shane Tews of the American Enterprise Institute.

Taylor Swift just made Billboard history, again

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

Taylor Swift has become the first female artist to have four albums on the Billboard 200 chart at the same time. (This first aired on All Things Considered on July 17, 2023.)

Health & Safety

The FDA has approved RSV shots for babies

by Pien Huang

Starting this fall, babies in the U.S. will be able to get a shot that protects them from a severe respiratory illness caused by RSV. The FDA gave its approval on Monday.

Health & Safety

An experimental Alzheimer's drug has been shown to slow the disease in a new study

A large study shows that an experimental Alzheimer's drug can slow down the disease at least as much as a drug approved by the FDA. (This first aired on All Things Considered on July 17, 2023.)

World News

The EU offers aid to an increasingly autocratic Tunisian government to stem migration

Europe is offering much-needed money to the Tunisian government in an effort to stem a wave of migration. But it means supporting a government that's become increasingly autocratic.

Environment

Virginia researchers look into whether 'forever chemicals' are building up in fish

by Roxy Todd

With PFAS, the forever chemicals, showing up in drinking water, researchers in Virginia want to know if they're building up in fish as well.

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