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A Look At How China's Anti-Corruption Campaign Has Affected Ordinary Citizens

4:50pm October 24, 2017

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Minxin Pei, professor of government at Claremont McKenna College, about how corruption permeates daily life in China and what impact Chinese President Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign has had.

"Obamacare gives states very little flexibility for innovation," said Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, after withdrawing the state's insurance waiver request.

Health & Safety

Administration Denies More States' Plans To Customize Insurance Markets

4:00pm October 24, 2017

by Alison Kodjak

Proposals from Iowa and Massachusetts to create reinsurance that would lower health insurance premiums didn't get off the ground.

President Trump speaks to a crowd of supporters at the Phoenix Convention Center during a rally Aug. 22.

Majority Of White Americans Say They Believe Whites Face Discrimination

3:55pm October 24, 2017

by Don Gonyea

A new NPR poll finds 55 percent of whites believe the discrimination against white people exists, echoing a sentiment heard repeatedly on the 2016 campaign trail.

One poll shows the experiences and views of African Americans in the U.S. regarding police officers where respondents live.

Poll: Most Americans Think Their Own Group Faces Discrimination

3:54pm October 24, 2017

by Joe Neel

NPR is launching a deep exploration of how Americans experience discrimination in daily life. One key result: The sense that their own group suffers discrimination crosses racial and identity lines.

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Ryan Clayton of Americans Take Action is corralled by police after he threw Russian flags at Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and President Trump as they arrived for the Republican Senate Policy Luncheon at the Capitol.

Politics & Government

Protester Throws Russian Flags At Trump As He Arrives For Capitol Hill Tax Lunch

3:43pm October 24, 2017

by Jessica Taylor

The president was met by a protester who threw Russian flags at him and chanted "Trump is treason!" as Trump arrived to urge Senate Republicans to pass tax cuts.

National

Share Your Story: Discrimination In America

3:32pm October 24, 2017

We want to share personal stories of discrimination in the United States as part of our deep dive into how Americans treat one another and how Americans perceive the way others treat them.

Dallas Seavey poses with his lead dogs Reef (left) and Tide after finishing the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Nome, Alaska, in March 2016. Seavey denies he administered banned drugs to his dogs in this year's race and has withdrawn from the 2018 race in

Iditarod Names Four-Time Champ Dallas Seavey In Dog Doping Scandal

3:26pm October 24, 2017

by Scott Neuman

Under pressure from competitors, the race committee said the 30-year-old musher is under suspicion of giving his dogs the drug tramadol in this year's race. Seavey has denied any wrongdoing.

Rohingya Muslim refugees in Bangladesh wait to receive food distributed by a Turkish aid agency at a refugee camp on Saturday.

World News

U.N. Rights Chief: Myanmar's Treatment Of Rohingya Includes 'Almost ISIS-Type Crimes'

3:14pm October 24, 2017

by Fatma Tanis

The violence includes "some of the most awful crimes we have ever seen," including beheadings and cutting children's throats, U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein tells NPR.

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Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill about President Trump on Tuesday morning, ahead of Trump's visit with GOP senators.

Politics & Government

Ahead of Trump's Tax Mission To Capitol Hill, Feud With Corker Explodes

2:44pm October 24, 2017

by Susan Davis

Lawmakers are eager to see the president embrace upcoming tax legislation. But ahead of a lunch meeting, the Tennessee Republican said Trump is responsible for a "debasement of our nation."

Tom Hanks, in conversation with NPR's David Greene in Los Angeles on Monday night.

Arts

LISTEN: Tom Hanks On Weinstein Allegations: Some 'Think ... This Is How It Works'

2:27pm October 24, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Asked about the sexual harassment allegations roiling Hollywood, the actor offered a blunt assessment: There are some in power who "think it's OK to manipulate those under them in a sexual manner."