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House Panel: Trump Officials Tried To Rush Nuclear Technology To Saudis

8:42am February 20, 2019

Steve Inskeep talks to ex-Energy Secretary Bill Richardson about a House Democrats' report detailing how Trump administration officials apparently sought to sell nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia.

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Will President Trump's Border Wall Keep Drugs Out Of The U.S.?

8:21am February 20, 2019

Steve Inskeep talks to ex-Deputy Drug Enforcement Administrator Jack Riley about Trump's national emergency declaration, which could take money from drug interdiction efforts to fund a border wall.

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A full-scale mockup of a high-speed train on display at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., in 2015. The Trump administration is planning to cancel a $929 million federal grant for the project.

Trump Threatens To Cancel California's $929 Million High Speed Rail Grant

10:16pm February 19, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

The president is in a Twitter war with California Gov. Gavin Newsom over the rail project and the president's emergency declaration to build a border wall.

A new interim report from the House Oversight Committee details Trump administration officials' efforts to transfer nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, pictured here, visited the U.S. in March 2017.

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Trump Officials Tried To Rush Nuclear Technology To Saudis, House Panel Finds

9:43pm February 19, 2019

by Tim Mak

Whistleblowers told the Oversight committee that efforts by some national security officials to try to transfer sensitive nuclear technology to the Saudi government potentially violated the law.

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In 1949, Ku Klux Klan members ride down a street in Gadsden, Ala., as part of an 18-car parade.

Publisher Of An Alabama Newspaper Calls For The KKK To 'Clean Out' Washington

7:56pm February 19, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

"We'll get the hemp ropes out, loop them over a tall limb and hang all of them," said Goodloe Sutton, publisher of the Democrat-Reporter, after admitting he wrote an incendiary editorial.

The Air Force is in charge of some military space activities, such as an X-37B experimental robotic space plane, shown here as it was launched by a rocket.

Trump Pushes Ahead With 'Space Force' Despite Hurdles

7:07pm February 19, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

It would be under the umbrella of the Air Force to try to simplify the process. This represents a shift; Trump had stated that he wanted a space force that is "separate but equal" from the Air Force.

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16 States File Lawsuit Against Trump Administration Over National Emergency

5:29pm February 19, 2019

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Robert Chesney of Lawfare about the latest lawsuit brought by 16 states against President Trump and his national emergency declaration to build a border wall.

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How One Branch Of Government Can Sue Another

5:07pm February 19, 2019

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Stanley Brand, former general counsel for the House of Representatives, about what would happen if the House were to sue over President Trump's national emergency.

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Sen. Bernie Sanders Announces Another Run For The White House

4:47pm February 19, 2019

by Asma Khalid

Bernie Sanders announced a second run for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020. This time, the Vermont independent enters the race as a leading candidate facing a crowded progressive field.

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Ginsburg, sketched here with the rest of the Supreme Court last year, worked from home on the cases the court heard in January. On Tuesday, she returned to the bench.

Justice Ginsburg Appears Strong In First Appearance At Supreme Court This Year

4:34pm February 19, 2019

by Nina Totenberg

The justice has been recovering at home since late December. She missed January's oral argument days but participated in those 11 cases based on written briefs and transcripts of the arguments.