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Push to posthumously give black soldier D-Day Medal of Honor
A new push is underway to posthumously award an African American soldier the Medal of Honor for his bravery on D-Day.
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Trump speaks at ‘Salute to America’ for 4th of July
Some have raised concern about the cost for taxpayers, as well as that the event could politicize a nonpartisan day meant to be about American unity.
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How the U.S. citizenship oath came to be what it is today
If you are born in the U.S., citizenship is a birthright. But if you immigrate to this country, the work of the citizenship process culminates in the reciting of an oath.
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Today, we are rebroadcasting stories from our archives about what it means to be American from three different perspectives.
Air Date: July 4, 2019
Listen 49:58Fouling the Fourth: Tanks but no tanks, Trump
It takes a craven kind of genius to desecrate the Fourth of July, to turn a traditionally nonpartisan festival into a militarist MAGA rally with pseudo-Moscow trappings.
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U.S. powers to Women’s World Cup final after defeating England 2-1
The U.S. has now made it to the finals of the last three Women's World Cups
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How the fight over the census citizenship question could rage on
Hours after the Supreme Court ruled to keep a citizenship question off 2020 census forms for now, President Trump threatened to delay next year's national head count.
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White supremacist sentenced to life in prison for deadly Charlottesville car attack
An avowed white supremacist who drove his car into a crowd of anti-racism protesters during a white nationalist rally has been sentenced to life in prison on hate crime charge
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Advocates say high court ruling on census citizenship question ‘helps us move forward’
The court says the Trump administration's explanation for wanting to add the question was "more of a distraction" than an explanation.
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SCOTUS rules partisan gerrymandering is beyond the reach of federal courts
In a 5-4 decision SCOTUS ruled that partisan redistricting is a political question and court can't judge if extreme gerrymandering violates the constitution.
7 years ago
Health care, immigration top issues at Democrats’ 1st debate
The debate marked a new phase in the 2020 presidential season as Democrats seek to break out from the crowded field.
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Where to watch the Democratic 2020 presidential debates in Philly
The first will be held Wednesday, June 26, and the second on Thursday, June 27. Both run two hours from 9 to 11 p.m.
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Robert Mueller to testify in open hearings July 17 before House committees
House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerry Nadler announced that Mueller agreed after he was subpoenaed to testify publicly. He will be questioned separately by the two committees.
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Sestak says he can win back Democrats who voted for Trump
After announcing his eleventh-hour bid for the White House on Sunday, Sestak blamed the Democratic establishment for his loss to party-backed Katie McGinty.
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Treasury Department launches investigation into delays behind Harriet Tubman $20 bill
Schumer called on the department to launch an investigation last week
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