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White House Spokesman: Democrats Politicized Kavanaugh Hearings 'From The Very Start'

10:46am September 26, 2018

The White House is working with Senate Republicans to move Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination forward. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to White House spokesman Raj Shah about the process.

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Orlando Police officers direct family members away from a fatal shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla. An investigation has found that a fire department plan to respond to mass shootings had been put on hold.

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At Pulse Nightclub, A Death Toll That Might Not Have Been So High

8:56am September 26, 2018

by Abe Aboraya

The Orlando Fire Department had been working on a plan to respond to a mass shooting. But at the time of the Pulse nightclub shooting, the plan was on hold and the bulletproof vests sat untouched.

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Tuesday's discussion between officials of the Department of Justice and state attorneys general focused on the rapid growth of tech companies like Facebook and Google and their handling of user data.

Attorneys General Zoom In On Tech Privacy And Power

7:11pm September 25, 2018

by Alina Selyukh

A meeting with the Justice Department was originally pitched to focus on allegations of social media's anti-conservative bias. But the conversation was broadened, raising the stakes for tech giants.

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National

Kavanaugh Supporter Now Has Second Thoughts

6:40pm September 25, 2018

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Yale law professor Akhil Amar, author of a New York Times op-ed: "A Liberal's Case for Brett Kavanaugh." His stance has now changed, according to a Yale Daily News' op-ed.

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National

Kavanaugh Lookahead

6:40pm September 25, 2018

by Tamara Keith

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh faces personal questions at Thursday's Senate hearing. But 20 years ago, he was urging tough and personal questioning in the President Clinton investigation.

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National

Cosby Sentenced To 3 To 10 Years In Prison

6:40pm September 25, 2018

by Bobby Allyn

Actor and comedian Bill Cosby is sentenced to at least three years in state prison after his conviction earlier this year for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman.

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Anita Hill testified in 1991 that she was sexually harassed by then-Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas.

Anita Hill Says Kavanaugh Accuser Hearing 'Cannot Be Fair'

6:40pm September 25, 2018

As it stands now, Hill tells NPR, the hearing cannot provide senators "with enough information to reach a reasonable conclusion." She testified in 1991 that Clarence Thomas sexually harassed her.

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Politics & Government

How The Hearing For Brett Kavanaugh's Accuser Could Have Unfair Elements

7:52am September 25, 2018

Christine Blasey Ford accuses the Supreme Court nominee of sexual misconduct. Steve Inskeep talks to Emma Coleman Jordan, a lawyer who advised Anita Hill when she testified against Clarence Thomas.

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Politics & Government

If Rosenstein Is Fired, His Departure Would Impact Mueller Probe

7:30am September 25, 2018

Steve Inskeep talks to Greg Brower, ex-head of the FBI's Office of Congressional Affairs, about Deputy U.S. Attorney General Rod Rosenstein's future, and his oversight of the Mueller investigation.

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National

Sessions To Meet With State Attorneys General About Social Media

7:30am September 25, 2018

by Alina Selyukh

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions meets Tuesday with a group of state attorneys general to talk about the power of the tech industry, and allegations of anti-conservative bias on social media.

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