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Release Of Redacted Version Of Mueller Report Expected Thursday

8:13am April 17, 2019

by Ryan Lucas

While the fight over the report will continue, its release is the culmination of investigations that go back nearly three years. (This piece initially aired April 14, 2019 on All Things Considered.)

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Trump Administration Rolls Out Plan Aimed At Deterring Asylum-Seekers

7:55am April 17, 2019

by Joel Rose

Attorney General William Barr is instructing immigration judges to deny bond to thousands of asylum-seekers who cross into the U.S. illegally while their cases are pending. Advocates promised to sue.

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News Brief: Notre Dame, Asylum-Seekers, Indonesia Election

5:44am April 17, 2019

France vows to rebuild the fire-ravaged cathedral. The Trump administration again moves to discourage migrants from seeking asylum in the U.S. Indonesians vote to elect a new president.

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A branch of Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt, Germany. The company has received subpoenas from two U.S. House committees about its business dealings with President Trump.

Congress Subpoenas Deutsche Bank As Part Of Democrats' Probe Of Trump Finances

7:51pm April 16, 2019

by Kelsey Snell

It's the latest sign that Democrats will continue to seek information on potential criminal activity by President Trump and his businesses after special counsel Robert Mueller's report is made public.

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President Trump, Sen. Bernie Sanders Are Front Runners In The Money Race For 2020

6:05pm April 16, 2019

by Peter Overby

As presidential hopefuls enter the Democratic primary contest, they have to figure out how to raise the money they need, and there different options available.

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People gather outside Nuss Truck & Equipment in Burnsville, Minn., on April 15 as President Trump arrives for an event to tout his 2017 tax law.

Trump Begins Effort To Flip Minnesota, Which Was A Democratic Holdout In 2016

5:02pm April 16, 2019

by Brian Bakst

No Republican presidential candidate has claimed the state's 10 Electoral College votes since Richard Nixon in 1972 — the longest blue streak of a state in the country.

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2 House Committees Issue Subpoenas To Deutsche Bank For Trump's Financial Records

4:50pm April 16, 2019

by Jim Zarroli

House Democrats have ramped up their investigation of President Trump's finances by issuing a subpoena to Deutsche Bank, which is one of few financial institutions willing to lend to Trump recently.

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Pedestrians walk past the International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters in Washington, D.C.

A Guardian of Global Capitalism Warns Capitalism Has A Problem

9:57am April 16, 2019

by Greg Rosalsky

The IMF finds companies are getting increasingly powerful. Here's why that's bad for consumers and for the whole economy.

Los Angeles artist Erik Brunetti, the founder of the streetwear clothing company "FUCT," leaves the Supreme Court after his trademark case was argued on Monday.

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Supreme Court Dances Around The F-Word With Real Potential Financial Consequences

8:38am April 16, 2019

by Nina Totenberg

Is a clothing line called "FUCT" entitled to get trademark protection? The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office said no. Now the Supreme Court must decide.

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Opera In Hong Kong Features Donald Trump Character

6:34am April 16, 2019

In the story, Trump discovers his twin brother in China. The author says his opera has no serious political meaning. He just knew using Trump would grab attention.

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