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11:23am Jan 23, 2019

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Native American Leader: 'A Wall Is Not The Answer'

Verlon Jose, vice chairman of the Tohono O'odham Nation, says President Trump's proposed border wall would cut through the reservation, with negative impacts.

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6:37am Jan 23, 2019

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Shutdown Hampers FBI Operations, Agents Association Says

by Ryan Lucas

The FBI Agents Association says that the ongoing partial government shutdown is causing all manner of hardships for its members in the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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5:25am Jan 23, 2019

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News Brief: LA Teachers, Government Shutdown And Its Impact On FBI

A Unified School District and the teachers' union reach a tentative deal. Competing bills to end the shutdown head to the Senate floor. The FBI Agents Association warns shutdown hampers operations.

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3:23am Jan 23, 2019

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FBI Agents Association Says Without Funding Important Investigations Are Stalled

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with FBI Special Agent Thomas O'Connor, president of the FBI Agents Association, about the report released Tuesday detailing how the shutdown has been affecting agents.

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8:21pm Jan 22, 2019

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Senate Sets Votes On 2 Bills That Could End Shutdown — But Both Expected To Fail

by Jessica Taylor

Democrats say they won't accept Trump's offer of three-year protections for those under DACA and TPS in exchange for full funding of his border wall. Republicans say Democrats should accept the offer.
5:18pm Jan 22, 2019

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Supreme Court Temporarily Clears Way For Ban On Transgender Military Personnel

The Supreme Court has revived the Trump administration's ban on transgender military personnel, for now. NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Shannon Minter of with the National Center for Lesbian Rights.

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4:49pm Jan 22, 2019

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U.S. Army War College Says 'Iran Was The Only Winner' In Study Of Iraq War

A massive new report contains details of what went right and wrong for the U.S. in the Iraq War. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Col. Frank Sobchak, one of the co-editors of the report.

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3:10pm Jan 22, 2019

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American Held In Russia Unwittingly Got Thumb Drive With State Secrets, Lawyer Says

by Laurel Wamsley

When a Russian citizen handed him a memory stick, Paul Whelan thought it contained travel snapshots, his lawyer told reporters. Whelan was denied bail at his first court appearance.
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9:45am Jan 22, 2019

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Opinion: What I Learned Leading America's 1st Nuclear Inspection In North Korea

by Joel Wit

Joel Wit, a former State Department official who played a key role in negotiating and implementing the 1994 denuclearization deal with North Korea, writes about important lessons.
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4:55pm Jan 20, 2019

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Family Of American Jailed In Syria Goes Public In An Appeal To Trump

by Deborah Amos

The family of Majd Kamalmaz, 61, is making his story public for the first time, spurred by President Trump's plans to remove U.S. troops from the country.
5:29pm Jan 19, 2019

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The Democratic Response To Trump's Latest Border Security Proposal

NPR's Melissa Block speaks with Democratic Congressman Jamie Raskin following President Trump's latest proposal on border security.
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5:18pm Jan 19, 2019

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Trump Travels To Dover AFB For Dignified Transfer Of 4 Americans Killed In Syria

by Ian Stewart

The president met privately with family members Saturday morning. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan also traveled to the ceremony.