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Former U.S. Defense Secretary Considers Diplomatic Options In North Korea

5:52pm July 05, 2017

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with former Secretary of Defense William Perry about the diplomatic options available to the Trump administration to deal with North Korea.

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Many GOP Senators Stay Out Of Public View On July 4th

5:52pm July 05, 2017

U.S. senators usually take advantage of holiday breaks to return home and connect with constituents. But this July 4th, many Republican senators stayed out of the public eye. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Michael Tackett, a political editor for The New York Times.

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In Afghanistan, U.S. Senators Urge Trump To Define Policy

4:29pm July 05, 2017

A bipartisan delegation of senators are in Afghanistan, calling for a new strategy from the Trump administration to address Taliban insurgency and define the U.S. role in the country. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Democratic Sen. Jack Reed of Rhode Island, ranking member of the Armed Services Committee, about what the strategy should be and what action he believes the administration should do next.

U.S. Military Planners Consider Game Theory In Possible North Korea Response

4:29pm July 05, 2017

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Anthony Cordesman of the Center for Strategic and International Studies about the options for a military strike on North Korea and how military planners might be applying game theory to new tensions with the regime.

Greta Elliott, who manages a health clinic in Canby, Calif., says she didn't buy health insurance for herself because she thinks it's too expensive.

In A Conservative Corner Of California, A Push To Preserve Obamacare

4:29pm July 05, 2017

by April Dembosky

A coalition of health clinics in northeast California is asking local officials to defend the Affordable Care Act. And some are, despite the area's conservative politics.

The Frederick Douglass Statue in Emancipation Hall at the U.S. Capitol in 2013. On July 3, the National Archives hosted a reading of Douglass' essay about the Fourth of July.

'What To The Slave Is The Fourth Of July?' Frederick Douglass, Revisited

3:23pm July 05, 2017

by Abigail Censky

Two readings, 165 years apart, addressed to a nation at a precarious political moment. Why Frederick Douglass' famous 1852 anti-slavery speech is still read — and still resonates — in 2017.

Indiana State Health Commissioner Dr. Jerome Adams is President Trump's nominee for U.S. Surgeon General.

Trump's Surgeon General Pick Built Reputation Fighting HIV And Opioids In Indiana

2:41pm July 05, 2017

by Emily Forman

Dr. Jerome Adams is credited with persuading then-Gov. Mike Pence to authorize syringe exchanges in the state. If confirmed, public health advocates are hopeful he'll have sway in Washington.

President Trump boards Air Force One before departing from Morristown Municipal Airport in New Jersey over the weekend. Trump is meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, among other heads of state, at the G-20 summit.

Amid Gathering Of World Leaders, Trump's Meeting With Putin Stands Out

2:33pm July 05, 2017

by Scott Horsley

President Trump is scheduled to have a face-to-face with Vladimir Putin at the G-20 summit. Trump has said he'd like closer ties between the countries, but Russia is under fire for election meddling.

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Rallies In Washington DC For Tribal Rights

The Fight Over The Dakota Access Pipeline Continues

12:45pm July 05, 2017

Protesters opposed to the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline have long since dispersed from the Dakotas' Standing Rock Indian Reservation, but the saga of the 1100-mile long oil pipeline continues.

Numbers mark a crime scene near the site where a police officer was fatally shot in the Bronx early Wednesday.

New York Police Officer Killed In 'Unprovoked Attack' On Patrol Car

11:06am July 05, 2017

by Amita Kelly

The NYPD described the killing as an assassination "on cops assigned to keep NYers safe."