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Michigan Voters React To Impeachment Inquiry

5:24pm September 27, 2019

by Don Gonyea

Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin represents a district that voted for President Trump in 2016. She had opposed calls for impeaching Trump but changed her mind. Voters in her district are weighing in.

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How Trump Has Handled Calls To Foreign Leaders Throughout His Presidency

4:44pm September 27, 2019

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Susan Glasser, staff writer for The New Yorker, about how President Trump has handled conversations with world leaders throughout his presidency.

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Week In Politics: House Democrats' Impeachment Inquiry Against Trump

4:44pm September 27, 2019

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with E.J. Dionne of the Brookings Institution and David Brooks of The New York Times about House Democrats' impeachment inquiry against President Trump.

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What The Cybersecurity Company CrowdStrike Has To Do With The Trump-Ukraine Matter

4:44pm September 27, 2019

President Trump brought up the cybersecurity company CrowdStrike on a call with the Ukrainian president in July. NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Ryan Broderick of Buzzfeed News about what that means.

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National Rifle Association Chief Executive Wayne LaPierre speaks at the NRA Annual Meeting in Indianapolis in April.

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NRA Was 'Foreign Asset' To Russia Ahead of 2016, New Senate Report Reveals

4:44pm September 27, 2019

by Tim Mak

Emails and interviews detail the extent to which the National Rifle Association helped two of Moscow's agents ahead of the election, Senate Finance Committee Democrats say.

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Friday News Roundup - Domestic

1:23pm September 27, 2019

The House opens an impeachment inquiry. The acting director of national intelligence testifies before Congress about a whistleblower complaint. Greta Thunberg dresses down world leaders at a climate conference.

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Lawmakers Debate Credibility Of Details In Whistleblower's Complaint

10:53am September 27, 2019

by Ryan Lucas

The whistleblower complaint alleges President Trump abused the power of his office to try to get Ukraine's help in the 2020 campaign, and that the White House tried to cover it up.

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President Trump on Thursday ordered that the number of refugees allowed to resettle in the U.S. in the coming year be cut to 18,000, down from the administration's previous refugee ceiling of 30,000.

Trump Administration Drastically Cuts Number Of Refugees Allowed To Enter The U.S.

10:44am September 27, 2019

by Bobby Allyn

The limit of 18,000 represents the lowest number of refugees allowed into the country since the modern refugee program was established in 1980.

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President Trump arrives for a news conference at the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday.

The Trump-Ukraine Affair: What You Need To Know And What's Coming Next

9:55am September 27, 2019

by Philip Ewing

Washington is closing out a week that included a vortex of developments involving President Trump, Congress and the 2020 election. Here's what may be around the corner.

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House Intelligence Committee Has Purview Over Impeachment Inquiry

9:04am September 27, 2019

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Democratic Rep. Jackie Speier who serves on the House Intelligence Committee, which has been hearing testimony regarding the whistleblower complaint against the president.

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