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In Wisconsin, Trump Democrats Consider Future Of Their Party

5:41pm February 23, 2017

by Audie Cornish

President Trump won over Democrats in rural Wisconsin in the 2016 election. Voters weigh in on how Trump was able to break the blue wall by flipping so many states in the Rust Belt.

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Trump Advisers Steve Bannon And Reince Priebus Appear At CPAC

5:41pm February 23, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus and chief strategist Steve Bannon appeared together at the nation's biggest gathering of conservatives Thursday, as they try to defy reports of infighting in the administration.

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Transgender Student In Virginia Bathroom Case Reacts To Trump's Order

5:41pm February 23, 2017

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Gavin Grimm, a trans high school senior, and his lawyer, Joshua Block of the American Civil Liberties Union, about Trump's lifting of transgender bathroom guidelines.

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Trump Sends Top Aides To Mexico Amid Tensions With U.S.

5:41pm February 23, 2017

by Carrie Kahn

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson visits Mexico to discuss issues including border security, trade and fractious relations between the two neighboring countries.

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Immigration Judge Considers Consequences Of New Enforcement Rules

5:41pm February 23, 2017

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Dana Leigh Marks, president of the National Association of Immigration Judges, about the new immigration enforcement guidelines from the Department of Homeland Security.

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Gavin Grimm speaks during an interview at his home in Gloucester, Va., in 2015. Grimm sued his school district for the right to use the boys' bathroom; the case is scheduled to be argued before the Supreme Court next month.

Trump And Transgender Rights: What Just Happened?

4:57pm February 23, 2017

On Wednesday, the Trump administration rescinded Obama-era guidance on transgender students' rights in schools. Here's what that means for the Supreme Court and for students in school right now.

Amid the Trump administration's decision to revoke guidance about transgender students' use of bathrooms and locker rooms, Gavin Grimm has an ongoing case about access in his Virginia school.

What's Next For Transgender Rights Lawsuits With School Guidance Rescinded

3:59pm February 23, 2017

by Carrie Johnson

Lawyers fighting over the scope of civil rights law for transgender people are urging the Supreme Court to bring some clarity to the issues.

White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus (center) speaks onstage at CPAC in National Harbor, Md., with White House adviser Steve Bannon (left) and American Conservative Union Chairman Matt Schlapp on Thursday.

Top Trump Advisers Bannon And Priebus Emphasize Unity At CPAC

3:53pm February 23, 2017

by Jessica Taylor

The joint interview comes as both the White House chief of staff and Trump's chief strategist have tried to tamp down on reports of dissension between them.

The town of Centerville, N.C., sits at the intersection of two highways about 44 miles northeast of Raleigh, N.C.

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The Small North Carolina Town That Wants To Dissolve Itself

3:32pm February 23, 2017

by Bill Chappell

Unwilling to impose a property tax and unable to offer services beyond streetlights, the town council in Centerville, N.C., is working to repeal its charter.

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center Thursday in National Harbor, Md.

DeVos, Defiant At CPAC, Walks A Fine Line On Transgender Rights

3:18pm February 23, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

President Trump's education secretary didn't hold back before conservative activists outside Washington, except when it came to the Trump administration's guidance on schools and transgender rights.