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Politics This Week: Neil Gorsuch's Supreme Court Nomination

12:14pm April 03, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

The Senate is headed for a showdown this week. Republicans are looking to go home on recess following a victory after judge Neil Gorsuch is confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Politics & Government

How Trump's Administration May Get Caught Up In Entanglements

12:14pm April 03, 2017

Steve Inskeep talks to Norman Eisen and Richard Painter, ethics lawyers for the Obama and George W. Bush presidencies, about financial disclosures that show Trump's administration is the richest ever.

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Malcolm Mirage and sister Nina Parks operate the cannabis business Mirage Medicinal in San Francisco.

'Brave New Workers': A Burning Desire To Get A Medicinal Marijuana License

10:22pm April 02, 2017

What happens to workers when an industry fails, new technology takes off? NPR brings you stories of Americans adapting to a changing economy. This week: Leaving the black cannabis market to go legal.

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Words You'll Hear: 'Nuclear Option'

6:03pm April 02, 2017

We consider what might happen if Senate Republicans resort to the "nuclear option" of changing Senate rules to thwart a potential Democratic filibuster of Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch.

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Sen. Chris Murphy On The Democrats' Gorsuch Opposition Plans

7:46am April 02, 2017

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Sen. Chris Murphy, a Democrat from Connecticut, about this week's Senate vote on Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch.

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Out Of Bounds: Philadelphia Eagles' Malcolm Jenkins On Criminal Justice Overhaul

7:46am April 02, 2017

As more athletes take up social causes, Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Philadelphia Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins about his trip to Capitol Hill to push for changes to the criminal justice system.

National

It May Be Too Soon For Congress To Grant Flynn Immunity In Inquiry Over Russia Ties

6:43pm April 01, 2017

by Michel Martin

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Stephen Saltzburg, a law professor at George Washington University about why Michael Flynn would want immunity before testifying in front of congressional committees.

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Barbershop: 'Bathroom Bill,' VP Pence's Marriage Beliefs

6:43pm April 01, 2017

Political commentator Gayle Trotter, columnist Steven Petrow and film producer Tammy Garnes take on the controversial repeal of North Carolina's bill, the criticism behind Pence's marriage and more.

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Arkansas Plans Rapid Execution Schedule

8:04am April 01, 2017

Arkansas is scheduled to execute eight men in the course of 11 days this month. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with former commissioner of corrections Allen Ault about the implications of the quick pace.

Copies of How To Build Wealth, a series of nine audio business courses created by Trump University, were on display at a Barnes & Noble store in New York City in 2005.

Judge Approves $25 Million Settlement Of Trump University Lawsuit

3:02pm March 31, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

The deal was reached in November but needed the approval of U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel. One student had objected to the settlement, which prevented her from suing Trump on her own.