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DHS Warnings About Chinese Technology Add To Concerns With Ongoing Trade Tensions

5:44pm May 24, 2019

by Brian Naylor

The federal government is warning energy companies and big-city transit systems not to use Chinese-made drones and rail cars for fear they could all be used to spy on Americans. Is the fear warranted?

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Digital Forensics Expert Weighs In On Doctored Video Of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi

5:44pm May 24, 2019

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with digital forensics expert Hany Farid about a doctored video of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, which is being spread by conservative allies of President Trump.

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Trump Administration's Proposed HHS Rule Would Redefine What 'Sex' Means

5:44pm May 24, 2019

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

The Health and Human Services Department has proposed to end Obama-era rules that protect transgender people from discrimination in health care. That could impact the Trump administration's plan to fight HIV.

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'Accidental Presidents' Looks At Achievements Of Vice Presidents Who Became President

5:07pm May 24, 2019

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Jared Cohen, author of Accidental Presidents: Eight Men Who Changed America. He chronicles the legacies of men who have taken office when the incumbent died.

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Trump Administration Proposes Eliminating Protections For Transgender People In ACA

5:05pm May 24, 2019

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

The Department of Health and Human Services has announced a proposal to end Obama-era rules protecting transgender people from discrimination in health care.

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President Trump and Attorney General William Barr attend an event at White House on Wednesday. Trump has empowered Barr to investigate the origins of the special counsel probe and reveal his findings.

Barr Is Investigating The Investigators: Will He Find Wrongdoing Or Political Fuel?

4:30pm May 24, 2019

by Philip Ewing

Attorney General William Barr may reveal what he discovers as he looks into the origins of the Russia investigation, the president says. Democrats complain about information being "weaponized."

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Week In Politics: Congressional Investigations, Trump And Pelosi's War Of Words

4:14pm May 24, 2019

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with with Ramesh Ponnuru of the National Review, and Sabrina Siddiqui of The Guardian about Congressional investigations and comments by President Trump and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.

Trump Stands By Decision To Declassify Intelligence That Led To Russia Investigation

4:14pm May 24, 2019

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Jeremy Bash, former CIA chief of staff, about President Trump's order to the intelligence community to comply with a probe into 2016 campaign surveillance.

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Debris is piled on May 10 outside an apartment complex that was damaged by Hurricane Michael in Panama City, Fla. Rep. Chip Roy objected to a procedural vote on a bipartisan $19.1 billion disaster aid bill, forcing Congress to wait until June to finish wo

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$19.1 Billion Disaster Aid Bill Stalled After Republican Blocks House Vote

2:42pm May 24, 2019

by Kelsey Snell

Rep. Chip Roy objected to a procedural vote on a bipartisan $19.1 billion disaster aid bill, forcing Congress to wait until June to finish work on the legislation.

Kenya's High Court ruled on Friday to uphold the penal code criminalizing homosexual acts. An LGBTQ activist in Nairobi is seen here in February, learning that a court ruling on same-sex relationships was postponed.

Kenya's Judges Uphold Laws That Criminalize Gay Sex

2:41pm May 24, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

A three-judge panel made a unanimous ruling on Friday that outraged the LGBTQ community. People convicted of homosexual acts will continue to face the threat of up to 14 years in prison.