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President Trump's lawyers said that a decade's worth of his tax returns show he doesn't owe money to Russian lenders and that he has received no income from Russian sources, with "a few exceptions." Without copies of those returns, these statements cannot

Trump's Lawyers Deny He Has Russian Income Or Debt, 'With A Few Exceptions'

5:30pm May 12, 2017

President Trump's attorneys say his tax returns don't show financial ties to Russians, with some exceptions, such as the time he got $95 million from a Russian billionaire.

Hackers Used Stolen NSA Tool To Conduct Global Cyberattacks

5:20pm May 12, 2017

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Craig Timberg of The Washington Post about the tool hackers stole from the National Security Agency to conduct massive cyberattacks around the world on Friday.

White House Sends Mixed Messages Over Comey Firing

4:30pm May 12, 2017

by Scott Horsley

The White House continues to wrestle with conflicting accounts of why President Trump fired of FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday.

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Week In Politics: Trump Fires FBI Director James Comey

4:30pm May 12, 2017

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with political commentators, Matthew Yglesias, columnist, editor and co-founder of Vox, and Kelly Jane Torrance, deputy managing editor of The Weekly Standard. They discuss the firing of FBI Director James Comey.

Is It Steen Or Stine? How To Pronounce Rod Rosenstein's Name

4:30pm May 12, 2017

There were many points of contention this week over the firing of FBI Director James Comey, including how to pronounce Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein's last name.

U.S., China Strike Trade Deal On Beef, Poultry And Natural Gas

4:30pm May 12, 2017

by Jackie Northam

China and the U.S. struck a trade deal that allows beef and natural gas exports to China. The agreement will allow U.S. companies to sell liquefied natural gas to China, which is likely to be controversial on the West coast.

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U.S.-China Deal On Cooked Chicken Imports Raises Safety Concerns

4:30pm May 12, 2017

by Maria Godoy

The U.S. and China reached a new trade deal that would allow U.S. beef imports to China and Chinese cooked chicken imports to the U.S. market. NPR takes a look at the historical significance of the deal and the safety concerns associated with it.

Immigration Lawyers Call For More Oversight Of U.S. Representation Program

4:30pm May 12, 2017

by Beth Fertig

With a shortage of lawyers to represent immigrants, the Justice Department has recruited thousands of people without law degrees to help. One of those representatives has come under scrutiny.

Bob Ryan Reflects On Nearly 3 Decades Of ESPN's 'The Sports Reporters'

4:30pm May 12, 2017

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Bob Ryan what he will do Sunday mornings now that The Sports Reporters roundtable on ESPN is off the schedule.

U.N. Aid Workers Question Russian Calls For De-Escalation Zones In Syria

4:30pm May 12, 2017

by Michele Kelemen

Russia's calls for "de-escalation zones" in Syria sounds rather Orwellian to a top United Nations aid official. Kevin Kennedy says it is not clear how people living there would be protected, and he worries that countries will try to return refugees to those zones.