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Democratic Sen. Cory Booker Reveals Why He Testified Against Sessions

6:26pm January 11, 2017

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Democratic Sen. Cory Booker, who broke with tradition when he testified against fellow Sen. Jeff Sessions in his confirmation hearing to become U.S. attorney general Wednesday.

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Close Call: U.S., Russian Planes Nearly Collide Over Syria

6:26pm January 11, 2017

NPR'S Kelly McEvers speaks to Wall Street Journal Pentagon reporter Michael Phillips about how American and Russian jets have nearly collided over Syria.

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Trump Nominates VA Undersecretary For Health To Head Department

6:26pm January 11, 2017

by Quil Lawrence

President-elect Donald Trump says he has nominated Veterans Affairs Undersecretary for Health David Shulkin to become secretary of the department in his administration.

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Sen. Jeanne Shaheen Responds To Rex Tillerson's Confirmation Hearing

6:26pm January 11, 2017

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen about Rex Tillerson's secretary of state confirmation hearing.

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A case before the Supreme Court questions what public schools' responsibilities are to students with disabilities.

Supreme Court Considers How Schools Support Students With Disabilities

6:26pm January 11, 2017

by Nina Totenberg

A Colorado case is a test of what public schools must do in designing an individual education plan for children with disabilities.

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David Shulkin, the undersecretary for health at the Department of Veterans Affairs, leaves a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower in New York on Monday.

Trump Announces David Shulkin As Pick For Secretary Of Veterans Affairs

5:45pm January 11, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

Shulkin is the VA's undersecretary for health, a position he was nominated for by President Obama. He would be the first nonveteran to head the VA.

Organic produce for sale at a supermarket in Quincy, Mass.

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Why Going Organic Just Got Easier For Farmers

5:35pm January 11, 2017

by Dan Charles

Farmers have to follow organic rules for three years before they can sell their food as certified organic. That transition period can mean much lower profits. But a new certification may change that.

For Gabriel Otero, the Catholic Mission San Xavier del Bac in Tucson, Ariz., is a sacred place. Indigenous people, Latinos and people of European ancestry all worship there.

In Tucson, Ariz., Cultures Combine At 300-Year-Old Catholic Mission

5:31pm January 11, 2017

by NPR Staff

There's a place in Tucson, Ariz., where many cultures combine. The Catholic Mission San Xavier del Bac is over 300 years old, and white and Latino Catholics as well as two native tribes call it home.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin is shown at the Kremlim in Moscow during the recording of his recent New Year's message. Putin's spokesman said Wednesday that the Russian government does not gather compromising material, or kompromat, on political rivals

A Russian Word Americans Need To Know: 'Kompromat'

4:40pm January 11, 2017

by Greg Myre

The Kremlin denied that it collects political dirt, known as kompromat. But disinformation, fake photos and leaked sex tapes have long been features of Russian politics.

President-Elect Trump Announces Plan To Address Business Conflicts

4:33pm January 11, 2017

by Jackie Northam

Trump will continue to own the Trump organization, but he will turn management over to his two grown sons. He announced that and other plans to diminish conflicts of interest.