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President Trump Gives Impromptu Interview With Fox News

5:03pm June 15, 2018

by Scott Horsley

In an unusual exchange with the media, President Trump weighed in on the Justice Department inspector general's report, his relationship with North Korea and the immigration debate on Capitol Hill.

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How A Political Consultant Changed Voting Districts Nationally

5:03pm June 15, 2018

by Karen Duffin

As the Supreme Court is set to rule on two gerrymandering cases, NPR's Planet Money looks at how one political consultant changed the national maps by investing in state elections.

Evangelicals Push Back On Sessions' Use Of Bible Passage To Defend Immigration Policy

5:03pm June 15, 2018

by Sarah McCammon

Attorney General Jeff Sessions used a passage from the Bible to defend a controversial Trump administration immigration policy. Sessions' action is drawing criticism from some evangelicals.

Steve Nelson (right), president of the Nebraska Farm Bureau, looks on as Scott Pruitt talks to farmers in Reliance, S.D.

Embattled EPA Chief Scott Pruitt Faces Anger In Farm Country Over Policy

4:49pm June 15, 2018

by Grant Gerlock

The EPA administrator met with farmers in midwestern states this week to address frustrations over the renewable fuel standard.

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Week In Politics: What's Next After The U.S.-North Korea Summit

4:29pm June 15, 2018

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and David Brooks of The New York Times about President Trump's impromptu Friday news conference, what's next with North Korea, immigration and the release of an inspector general report on James Comey's handling of the Clinton emails.

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Office Of Refugee Resettlement Struggling To House Migrant Children Separated From Parents

4:29pm June 15, 2018

by Brian Naylor

The Office of Refugee Resettlement is charged with placing migrant children in homes in the U.S. But the Trump administration's policy that's resulting in the separation of children from their families and stricter screening policies mean more children are likely to remain in shelters for longer periods of time.

The inspector general's report has been hotly anticipated for months, but it does not conclude the saga over the Department of Justice, the FBI and the 2016 presidential election.

The Huge Justice Department IG Report Is Out. What Comes Next?

4:19pm June 15, 2018

by Philip Ewing

There is political ammunition both for Republicans and Democrats in the massive opus, but the report isn't an ending — it's only an inflection point in a broader saga.

A crew hangs a Huawei advertising banner on the side of the Las Vegas Convention Center in January. Some senators want to ban it the world's third-largest seller of smartphones from the U.S.

As Vote On ZTE Sanctions Looms, Some U.S. Lawmakers Focus On A Bigger Chinese Telecom

3:57pm June 15, 2018

by Dustin Dwyer

Chinese telecom equipment giant Huawei is the world's third-largest seller of smartphones, and a few powerful senators say they want to ban it entirely from the U.S. amid national security concerns.

President Trump spoke to reporters outside the White House on Friday about the FBI inspector general's report, Paul Manafort and what "a great job" he did during his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jung Un.

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Trump Weighs In On IG Report, North Korea, Immigration In Impromptu News Conference

3:49pm June 15, 2018

by Brian Naylor

Trump held a wide-ranging news conference on the White House lawn Friday morning, saying the threat of nuclear war with North Korea is "largely solved."

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Boys 10 to 17 years old stand outside a government-contracted youth shelter in Brownsville, Texas. Ninety percent of the residents traveled to the United States alone seeking protection; the remainder were separated from their families at the border under

'These Are Not Kids Kept In Cages': Inside A Texas Shelter For Immigrant Youth

3:12pm June 15, 2018

by John Burnett

Casa Padre is a former Walmart Super Center converted into living, recreation and dining quarters for 1,469 immigrant boys ages 10 to 17.

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