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Democrats Point To Trump's Changing Position On Background Checks

5:31am August 23, 2019

NPR's Noel King talks to Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut, who is one of the senators working with the White House on new gun legislation following the latest mass shootings.

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GOP Appears Fully Behind Trump Despite Grumblings Among Some In The Establishment

5:46pm August 22, 2019

by Domenico Montanaro

President Trump is not facing a strong primary opponent, so far. That's a sign of how unified Republican voters are behind him heading into 2020, despite discomfort and grumbling in the establishment.

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How The Issue Of Climate Change Is Shaping The Democratic Primaries

5:19pm August 22, 2019

by Scott Detrow

Climate activists have been pushing the Democratic party to hold a debate on their issue. Most candidates have clear plans to combat climate change, with Bernie Sanders releasing his on Wednesday.

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President Trump speaks to reporters outside the White House on Wednesday before departing for Kentucky.

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Trump's 'Disloyalty' Claim About Jewish Democrats Shows He Doesn't Get How They Vote

5:04pm August 22, 2019

"In my opinion, you vote for a Democrat, you're being very disloyal to Jewish people, and you're being very disloyal to Israel," Trump told reporters outside the White House Wednesday.

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The 1619 Project

4:42pm August 22, 2019

It has been 400 years since over 20 enslaved African people landed in Virginia.

South Korea has announced it will withdraw from a 2016 military intelligence-sharing pact with Japan. Here, South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha, center, and Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono, trailing at left, walk in Beijing's Great Hall of th

South Korea To Scrap Military Intelligence-Sharing Agreement With Japan

3:09pm August 22, 2019

A South Korean security official says the pact "does not serve our national interest." Japan's foreign minister says Seoul's decision "completely misreads the security situation."

The Sunrise Movement has organized protests like this one in July in Philadelphia to pressure the Democratic National Committee to hold a primary debate focused on climate change.

Activists Push Democrats On Climate Change, A New Priority For Party's Base

2:43pm August 22, 2019

by Jeff Brady

The Sunrise Movement is holding rallies and registering voters, aiming to boost turnout among young voters. For the first time, polls show climate change is a top priority for the party's base.

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An airstrip constructed by U.S. Army engineers in Greenland, seen in 1944.

FACT CHECK: Did Harry Truman Really Try To Buy Greenland Back In The Day?

1:29pm August 22, 2019

by Philip Ewing

The Truman administration saw huge strategic value in the island as a geographic bulwark against the Soviet Union. Ultimately, the U.S. got access to Greenland without needing to purchase it.

CBO Predicts Budget Deficit Will Reach Nearly $1 Trillion This Year

10:28am August 22, 2019

NPR's David Greene talks to Phillip Swagel, director of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, who says the nation's fiscal outlook is challenging and is on an unsustainable course.

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Danish Parliament Member Reacts To Trump Wanting To Buy Greenland

7:10am August 22, 2019

NPR's Noel King talks to Michael Aastrup Jensen, a member of Denmark's Parliament, about President Trump cancelling a trip to his country, and Trump's wish to buy Greenland.

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