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Nielsen's Tenure At DHS Was A Disaster, Rep. Thompson Says

7:33am April 08, 2019

David Greene talks to Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi about Kirstjen Nielsen resigning as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. NPR's Domenico Montanaro weighs in.

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Trump Confirms Nielsen Is Leaving Department Of Homeland Security

7:33am April 08, 2019

David Greene talks to former Department of Homeland Security press secretary David Lapan about Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen stepping down after months of rumors that Trump was displeased with her work.

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News Brief: Kirstjen Nielsen, Israeli Elections, Libya Violence

6:37am April 08, 2019

Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen is leaving her post. Israelis go to the polls Tuesday to decide if Prime Minister Netanyahu stays in power. And, U.S. troops evacuate from Libya.

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Robert Caro attends Author's Night 2017 to benefit the East Hampton Library on Aug. 12, 2017 in East Hampton, New York.

In 'Working,' Writer Robert Caro Explains His Process — And What Drives Him

6:01am April 08, 2019

by Scott Detrow

The memoir is a window into the seemingly superhuman reporting, researching, writing and will-power that have led Caro's reinvention of the political biography. But when's the next LBJ book coming?

Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen is leaving her post, President Trump announced Sunday. Here she testifies on Capitol Hill on March 6.

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Kirstjen Nielsen Leaving Homeland Security Post As Border Crossings Surge

11:17pm April 07, 2019

by Arnie Seipel

President Trump announced the secretary's departure amid a 10-year high in illegal border crossings. The two reportedly clashed as Nielsen was unable to stop flows of migrants entering the U.S.

Texas Congressman Will Hurd Reacts To Nielsen Resignation

7:43pm April 07, 2019

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Congressman Will Hurd who represents the 23rd district of Texas.

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Behind The Departure Of Homeland Security Secretary Nielsen

7:42pm April 07, 2019

by Mara Liasson

NPR's national political correspondent Mara Liasson gives us analysis of the news around the resignation of Kirstjen Nielsen from the Department of Homeland Security.

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Texas Congressman Reacts To Homeland Security Secretary Nielsen's Resignation

7:33pm April 07, 2019

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Congressman Joaquin Castro about the resignation of Kirstjen Nielsen, the director of the Department of Homeland Security.

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New Mexico Congresswoman Concerned That Border Patrol 'Is Not Quickly Adapting'

6:46pm April 07, 2019

Democratic Congresswoman Xochitl Torres Small, from New Mexico's 2nd District, tells NPR's Michel Martin how she thinks the government should address border security.

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Sunday Politics: Trump And Mexico, Biden

11:41am April 07, 2019

by Mara Liasson

President Trump threatens more tariffs on Mexico over the influx of migrants crossing the border, while Joe Biden responded to women's allegations of inappropriate touching.

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