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How Trump's Base Is Responding To Emergency Declaration

7:30am February 18, 2019

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to conservative radio talk show host Chris Buskirk about how President Trump's emergency declaration is playing out among the president's conservative political base.

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City And County Merger Effort Roils St. Louis

7:30am February 18, 2019

by Jason Rosenbaum

A group is trying to merge the St. Louis city and county governments to try to boost development and pare down police departments. But the black community sees it as a challenge to political gains.

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Andrew McCabe talked about his new memoir with NPR's Morning Edition.

Andrew McCabe, Ex-FBI Deputy, Describes 'Remarkable' Number Of Trump-Russia Contacts

7:30am February 18, 2019

by Carrie Johnson

The former acting director of the bureau also tells NPR that he and Justice Department leaders were so rattled following the dismissal of James Comey they struggled with how to respond.

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Andrew McCabe Discusses His Firing

7:30am February 18, 2019

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe about his career, his firing, and his new book, The Threat: How the FBI Protects America in the Age of Terror and Trump.

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News Brief: Legal Response To Trump's Emergency, McCabe Speaks, Jussie Smollett Case

7:30am February 18, 2019

Following the president's declaration of a national emergency on Friday, we look at the legal action now being taken against it and how it could play out in the courts.

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'Antisemitism: Here And Now' Author Discusses Resurgence Of Public Anti-Semitism

5:54pm February 17, 2019

In an interview with NPR's Michel Martin about her new book Antisemitism: Here and Now historian Deborah Lipstadt discusses the recent resurgence of anti-Semitism on the political left and right.

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Former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke left the Trump administration amid unresolved ethics investigations. His department has been inundated by Freedom of Information requests and is now proposing a new rule which critics charge could limit transparency.

Interior Dept.'s Push To Limit Public Records Requests Draws Criticism

12:19pm February 17, 2019

by Nate Hegyi

Public records requests to the office of the Secretary of the Interior have increased by over 200 percent since 2016. Critics say that proposed rule changes to limit those requests will hamper access.

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Law Professor Jonathan Turley On The Legal Fight Over The Border Wall

8:29am February 17, 2019

Lawyers filed lawsuits just hours after President Trump declared a national emergency in order to secure wall funding. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to constitutional scholar Jonathan Turley.

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Politics & Government

Sunday Politics

8:12am February 17, 2019

by Mara Liasson

The president's declaration of a national emergency is headed to the courts, where its future is uncertain. In the mean time, is he able to declare a political victory?

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. Vice President Pence talk at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday.

Munich Security Conference Reveals A Growing Rift Between U.S. And Its Allies

6:05pm February 16, 2019

by Daniel Estrin

German Chancellor Angela Merkel received a standing ovation for a speech that critiqued U.S. foreign policy. Meanwhile, U.S. Vice President Pence defended U.S. global leadership.