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National

WikiLeaks has made multiple disclosures over the past decade, including one in March 2017 when the group released what it said were CIA technical documents on a range of spying techniques. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Community

How much did WikiLeaks damage U.S. national security?

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has often argued that no one has been harmed by the disclosures. But many in the national security community say the leaks were harmful.

7 years ago

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., (left), joined by Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., and Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., listens during a House Oversight and Reform Committee meeting, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019. House Democrats are rounding the first 100 days of their new majority taking stock of their accomplishments, noting the stumbles and marking their place as a frontline of resistance to President Donald Trump. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

House Dems cheer wins of 1st 100 days, ponder stumbles

The first 100 days is often a milestone for a new Congress — an automatic, if arbitrary, moment to assess the workings of the legislative branch.

7 years ago

A woman holds up the Spanish hashtag #Freedom during a protest against the arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, outside the Foreign Ministry in Quito, Ecuador, Thursday, April 11, 2019. On Thursday, Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno allowed British authorities to forcibly remove Assange from Ecuador’s small embassy in London where he was given safe haven in 2012. (Dolores Ochoa/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

From embassy to prison: Assange settles in for legal battle

The political debate over whether to extradite Assange is already taking shape, with Britain’s opposition Labour Party urging the government not to hand him over to the U.S.

7 years ago

New Jersey Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker is pictured in this file photo in Amherst, NH on Saturday April 6, 2019. (Nikolas Hample/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images)
Politics & Policy

As pot bill gains steam in Washington, Sen. Booker drops support

Long an advocate for legalizing marijuana, Booker says he can’t support the pot bill that is gaining steam in Congress because it doesn’t go far enough.

7 years ago

President Trump said on Twitter that he is considering sending immigrants in the country illegally to so-called
NPR
Politics & Policy

Trump threatens to send detained immigrants to ‘sanctuary cities’ as retaliation

President Trump said that he is strongly considering sending detained immigrants in the country illegally to so-called "sanctuary cities" to try and punish Democrats.

7 years ago

Major League Baseball will play the 2026 All-Star Game in Philadelphia to mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. (Matt Slocum/AP Photo, File)
Community

Philadelphia to host 2026 MLB All-Star Game

Baseball's 2026 All-Star Game will be played in Philadelphia to mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

7 years ago

Omar Barghouti in 2016. A Qatari-born Palestinian, Barghouti is a leader of the international boycott, divestment and sanctions movement against Israel known as BDS. (Nasser Nasser/AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

U.S. denies entry to leader of movement to boycott Israel

The U.S. government has denied entry to Palestinian activist Omar Barghouti, co-founder of the BDS movement.

7 years ago

Concern is growing about a burgeoning online market for essays that students can buy and turn in as their own work. And schools are trying new tools to catch it.
(Angela Hsieh/NPR)
NPR
Education

Buying college essays is now easier than ever. But buyer beware

What was once limited to small-scale side hustles has mushroomed into so-called essay mills on the Internet, becoming a global industry.

7 years ago

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., introduces the Medicare for All Act of 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 10, 2019. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Sanders unveils his new ‘Medicare for All’ plan

Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont unveiled a new version of his "Medicare for All" plan on Wednesday, shaking up the 2020 presidential race.

7 years ago

FILE - In this Dec. 17, 2018, file photo, a man using a mobile phone walks past Google offices in New York. Executives from Google and Facebook are facing Congress Tuesday, April 8, 2019, to answer questions about their role in the hate crimes and the rise of white nationalism in the U.S. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
Politics & Policy

Capitol Hill hearing on online hate sees it firsthand

A congressional hearing on online hate turned into a vivid demonstration of the problem Tuesday when a YouTube livestream was bombarded with racist and anti-Semitic comments.

7 years ago

According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, incidents of serious workplace violence are four times more common in health care than in private industry. Most assaults come from patients and patients' families (Phil Fisk/Cultura RF/Getty Images)
NPR
Health

Facing escalating workplace violence, hospital employees have had enough

Across the U.S., many doctors, nurses and other health care workers have remained silent about what is being called an epidemic of violence against them.

7 years ago

Attorney General William Barr arrives to testify about the Justice Department's FY 2020 budget request before a subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee on Capitol Hill Tuesday in Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Barr: Mueller report out within 1 week; IG report on Russia inquiry this summer

The attorney general says work is going well in redacting the special counsel's report about the Russian interference in the 2016 election.

7 years ago

the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine
Health

NYC orders mandatory vaccines for some amid measles outbreak

New York City declared a public health emergency Tuesday over a measles outbreak and ordered mandatory vaccinations in one neighborhood for people who may have been exposed.

7 years ago

In this Jan. 15, 2019, file photo, William Barr takes questions at his confirmation hearing to become President Trump's top law enforcement officer, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Attorney General William Barr is expected to be asked about the Mueller report when he goes before a House Appropriations subcommittee Tuesday, April 9, 2019, to testify on his request for the Justice Department budget. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Barr faces Congress as he readies Mueller report for release

Attorney General William Barr is facing members of Congress on Tuesday for the first time since taking office.

7 years ago

In this Feb. 1, 2018 file photo, Director of the United States Secret Service, Randolph
Politics & Policy

Secret Service head Alles leaving, career official tapped

U.S. Secret Service Director Randolph "Tex" Alles is leaving the Trump administration, the White House said, amid a shake-up in the Department of Homeland Security.

7 years ago

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