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Chicago Voters Make History In Election Of City's First Black Female Mayor

5:58pm February 27, 2019

by David Schaper

The dynasty of Daley politicians in Chicago appears to be ending — the city's two top mayoral candidates are African American women. The women will compete in a run-off election next month.

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Michael Cohen Calls President Trump A 'Con Man' In Wednesday Testimony

5:58pm February 27, 2019

President Trump's former personal attorney Michael Cohen called Trump a "racist," a "con man," and a "cheat" in his testimony Wednesday before the House Oversight and Governments Reform Committee.

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Supreme Court Appears Ready To Let 40-Foot Cross Stand On Public Land

5:41pm February 27, 2019

by Nina Totenberg

The Supreme Court seems inclined to let a 40-foot cross on public land — which is a World War I memorial — stand. But, justices struggled to clarify issues around the separation of church and state.

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Rep. Katie Hill, D-Calif., Gives Her Take On Michael Cohen's Testimony

5:41pm February 27, 2019

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Rep. Katie Hill, D-Calif., and vice chair of the House oversight committee about her impressions of Michael Cohen's public testimony Wednesday.

What The Likelihood Of War Between U.S. And North Korea Is

5:24pm February 27, 2019

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Siegfried Hecker, author of a Stanford University report on North Korea's nuclear program, about U.S.-North Korea relations.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a cabinet meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow on Wednesday.

Kremlin Says U.S. Cyberattacks On Russia Are 'The Reality We Live In'

5:16pm February 27, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

Spokesman Dmitry Peskov links the attacks to Russia's need for its own Internet. It is a "geopolitical angle to try to defend their own steps," says Internet freedom expert Sanja Kelly.

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Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., Weighs In On Michael Cohen's Testimony

5:11pm February 27, 2019

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., and member of the House oversight committee about Michael Cohen's public testimony Wednesday.

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Attorney Cynthia Singletary tells the public evidentiary hearing that her client, Leslie McCrae Dowless, will not testify without immunity about the 9th Congressional District election investigation, at the North Carolina State Bar in Raleigh on Monday.

Political Operative At Center Of Tainted North Carolina Election Charged

3:32pm February 27, 2019

Leslie McCrae Dowless was charged with obstructing justice for allegedly collecting absentee ballots for the GOP candidate in a congressional election.

Lance Gilman is largely responsible for bringing tech giants like Tesla to Storey County. He and his business partner at the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center spearheaded an effort to recall the sheriff, but Antinoro prevailed.

'Coming Forward Has Broke Me': #MeToo Movement Comes To Rural Nevada

3:25pm February 27, 2019

by Leila Fadel

In a rural county of Nevada, some are asking what it takes to unseat the sheriff, whose alleged behavior has led to numerous complaints and at least one lawsuit.

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Cooper Sets Dates For Special Congressional Election In Eastern North Carolina

3:22pm February 27, 2019

by Associated Press

Gov. Roy Cooper has set election dates to fill an eastern North Carolina congressional seat left empty after this month's death of Republican Rep. Walter Jones Jr.