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An internal Justice Department watchdog is opening a review of the Department of Justice and the FBI (headquarters pictured here), over alleged abuse of surveillance authority.

Justice Department's Internal Watchdog To Review Alleged Surveillance Abuses

6:42pm March 28, 2018

by Ryan Lucas

The decision comes after Republicans and Democrats on the House intelligence committee released dueling memos in February about surveillance of a onetime Trump campaign foreign policy adviser.

A 2017 congressional committee report singled out this picture of Donald Rumsfeld as one example of the high cost of official portraits. Unveiled in 2010, after Rumsfeld's tenure as secretary of defense had ended, this official image — Rumsfeld's second

Congress Takes A Brush To The Budget, Barring Federal Funds For Portraits

5:50pm March 28, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

President Trump signed the Eliminating Government-funded Oil-painting Act, or EGO Act, into law Tuesday, permanently banning the use of federal funds for painted images of government officials.

Democrats See Opportunity In Dallas Suburb Thanks To Once Reliably GOP Voters

5:25pm March 28, 2018

by Don Gonyea

Texas Republican Pete Sessions is running for reelection in a district that is an island of blue in a sea of red. But Democrats are sensing an opportunity in the area that Hillary Clinton won in 2016.

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What Extreme Partisan Gerrymandering Could Mean For 2018 Midterms

5:25pm March 28, 2018

The Brennan Center for Justice has released a report on gerrymandering that says a Democratic takeover of the House is almost out of reach. Michael Li, the report's co-author, explains the findings.

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A Look At The State Of School Integration 64 Years After Brown v. Board Of Education

5:25pm March 28, 2018

Linda Brown Thompson of Brown v. Board of Education died this week. In 1954, the decision was supposed to desegregate schools. Now, 64 years later, NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Georgetown University law professor Sheryll Cashin about the effects.

What Kim Jong Un's Trip To China Means For Negotiations With North Korea

5:25pm March 28, 2018

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un traveled to China this week on his first trip to another country since taking power. NPR's Audie Cornish talks with David Kang of the University of Southern California about the summit and what it means for ongoing negotiations with North Korea.

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Why Teachers In High-Need Areas Are Now Saddled With Debt

5:25pm March 28, 2018

by Chris Arnold

A new government study obtained by NPR finds that thousands of teachers have had their federal grants taken away and converted to loans, often for minor paperwork errors.

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The TEACH grant helps teachers-to-be pay for college or a master's. But many teachers, like Maggie Webb (left) and David West, say when they began teaching, they were forced to pay it back.

Dept. Of Education Fail: Teachers Lose Grants, Forced To Repay Thousands In Loans

5:16pm March 28, 2018

The TEACH grant helps future teachers pay for college or a master's. Many say that when they started teaching, they were forced to pay it back. A study obtained by NPR suggests thousands are affected.

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Mine-safety officials speak with workers at the Gibson North mine in Princeton, Ind., in 2015.

Congress Boosts 'Black Lung' Treatment Funding By Millions

5:10pm March 28, 2018

by Howard Berkes

After NPR reporting on the Progressive Massive Fibrosis epidemic, Congress and the White House agreed to give the maximum funding authorized for clinics treating the disease in 15 coal-mining states.

Facebook announced a redesign of its privacy tools as it comes under criticism for the handling of users' data.

Facebook Changing Privacy Controls As Criticism Escalates

4:59pm March 28, 2018

by Yuki Noguchi

Under intense public and regulatory scrutiny over how it allowed unauthorized access to millions of its users' data, the network will make it easier for people to see what information they've shared.