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President Trump tosses paper towels into a crowd in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria hit the island in 2017.

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FACT CHECK: 'Puerto Rico Was An Incredible, Unsung Success'?

5:04pm September 12, 2018

by Tamara Keith

With Hurricane Florence approaching the Carolinas, President Trump claimed the federal hurricane response in Puerto Rico last year was "the best job we did." New estimates put the death toll at 3,000.

In the air campaign by Saudi Arabia and its allies against Yemen's Shiite rebels, rights experts say there has been a pattern by the Saudi-led coalition of failing to distinguish between civilian and military targets and disregarding the likelihood of civ

U.S. Stands By Saudi Arabia, Despite Criticism Over Civilian Casualties In Yemen

4:58pm September 12, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

The Saudi-led coalition has bombed markets, weddings and even a bus carrying kids during its three year campaign against Shiite Houthi rebels. The U.S. supports the coalition.

President Trump, Vice President Pence and first lady Melania Trump visit the Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters in Washington, D.C., on June 6. Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen and FEMA Administrator Brock Long are seated at r

Trump Administration Transferred $9.8 Million From FEMA To ICE

2:16pm September 12, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

The Department of Homeland Security said it needed an extra $200 million to detain and deport migrants. Among the cash that covered the shortfall: FEMA funds earmarked for recovery and preparedness.

Images of President Trump and former President Barack Obama are on television as traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

FACT CHECK: Who Gets Credit For The Booming U.S. Economy?

12:45pm September 12, 2018

by Scott Horsley

President Trump and former President Obama both claim credit for the economy. Democrats argue that Trump inherited an economy that was already strong, while Republicans insist he turned it around.

An election official holds an electronic voting machine memory card following the Georgia primary runoff elections at a polling location in Atlanta on July 24, 2018. A group of Georgia voters is suing the state, saying that the electronic machines are not

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Federal Court Asked To Scrap Georgia's 27,000 Electronic Voting Machines

7:17am September 12, 2018

by Johnny Kauffman

Less than two months ahead of Election Day, a group of voters and election security advocates say the state's touchscreen voting machines are insecure and should be replaced with paper ballots.

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News Brief: Hurricane Heads Toward Carolinas, Trump Approval At 39 Percent, Basra

7:12am September 12, 2018

North Carolina and South Carolina are preparing for the arrival of Hurricane Florence. Also, a new poll shows President Trump's approval rating at 39 percent, and an update on unrest in Basra.

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Establishment Democrats Win In New Hampshire Primaries

5:42am September 12, 2018

by Lauren Chooljian

Democrats backed by the state's political establishment scored victories in New Hampshire's primary Tuesday night.

The Attack On Democracy In The 1930s And Today

5:11am September 12, 2018

As fascism spread globally in the 1930s, the U.S. responded with a series of radio programs informing the public about American democracy. Jill Lepore, author of These Truths, talks to Steve Inskeep.

Chris Pappas participates in a debate of Democratic hopefuls in New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District at St. Anselm College in Manchester, N.H., earlier this month. Pappas won the Tuesday, Sept. 11, Democratic primary and will represent his party in

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Establishment Candidates Prevail In New Hampshire Primaries

11:42pm September 11, 2018

by Jessica Taylor

Democratic candidates backed by the state's political establishment won in races for the state's open 1st congressional district and the primary for governor, beating more progressive challengers.

Mick Mulvaney, the acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, seen at a House committee hearing earlier this year. Under Mulvaney, the bureau has scaled back its enforcement of rules against predatory lenders.

Pentagon Was Not Notified Of Proposal To Change Military Lending Act

9:02pm September 11, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

In a letter obtained by NPR, the Pentagon says it hasn't gotten "official notification" about a Trump administration plan to weaken the enforcement of a law protecting troops from predatory creditors.