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Kathleen Phelps, who lacks health insurance, speaks in favor of expanding Medicaid at a news conference in Portland, Maine on Oct. 13, 2016.

Maine Voters Will Decide If They Want More Access To Medicaid

11:28am November 07, 2017

by Steve Mistler

The state of Maine has wrestled for years over whether expanding its low-income health insurance program would help more people or be a budget buster. Now they're going to take it to a vote.

Rene Boucher and Sen. Rand Paul are neighbors in this Bowling Green, Ky., community. The two have had a long-running dispute, according to Boucher's attorney. NPR has modified this image from Google Maps to obscure street names to protect Paul's and Bouch

Lawyer For Rand Paul's Neighbor Says 'Trivial' Dispute Led To Assault

11:25am November 07, 2017

by Bill Chappell

The attorney for Rene Boucher says "a matter that most people would regard as trivial" is behind an incident that left Sen. Rand Paul with five broken ribs.

When his back is against the wall, President Trump goes back to where he derives energy — his base. That includes a large percentage of whites without a college degree.

President Trump Was Elected A Year Ago — And Americans Are Feeling Aggrieved

10:22am November 07, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

Cultural grievances were a big part of what drove Trump's election, but Americans across the racial spectrum say their group faces discrimination.

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Law enforcement officials investigate the scene of a shooting at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas, earlier this week in which 26 people were killed.

In Texas And Beyond, Mass Shootings Have Roots In Domestic Violence

9:42am November 07, 2017

by April Fulton

The man who police say killed 26 people in a small Texas church on Sunday had a record of domestic violence, making him sadly typical. Many suspects of mass shootings have similar histories.

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Authorities Sift Through Crime Scene At Texas Church

9:41am November 07, 2017

by Debbie Elliott

Sutherland Springs is a town of 400 people which means just about every resident knew a victim or their family.

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1 Year Later Revisiting 2 Election Battleground States

9:41am November 07, 2017

by Don Gonyea

Donald Trump used strong support among working class voters in key states to win an electoral college victory in the 2016 presidential contest. We hear from Trump supporters in Pennsylvania and Ohio.

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Texas Church Shooter Should Have Been Blocked From Owning Guns

9:41am November 07, 2017

by Tom Bowman

A mistake allowed Devin Kelley to buy guns. Kelley opened fire on a church in Sutherland Springs. The Air Force failed to enter Kelley's assault arrest and conviction in a federal crime database.

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Ronan Farrow On 'Harvey Weinstein's Army Of Spies'

9:41am November 07, 2017

Mary Louise Kelly talks to Ronan Farrow, whose article in The New Yorker says that Harvey Weinstein hired people to track actresses and journalists to prevent abuse allegations from surfacing.

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Understanding How Trump Does Business And Who He Does It With

5:14pm November 06, 2017

by Jim Zarroli

One of President Trump's signature projects during his days as a businessman was Trump SoHo in Manhattan. Now the Mueller investigation is reportedly looking into the finances of that project, developed by a firm called Bayrock. NPR's Embedded podcast looked at the checkered history of the Bayrock Group and one of its key figures, Felix Sater.

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