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President Trump walks with Melania Trump and National Parks and National Parks superintendent Stephen Clark through the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa., on Tuesday.
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At 9/11 commemoration, Trump praises ‘Heroes of Flight 93’

8 years ago

The President's Daily Briefing, or PDB, is the top-secret intelligence report the CIA presents to the president every weekday. The book shown here is for a briefing delivered to President George W. Bush in 2002.
(Damian Dovarganes/AP)
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Politics & Policy

Sept. 11 revealed the importance and limits of the president’s daily briefing

That landmark day captured both the critical importance — and the frustrating limits — of the President's Daily Briefing, or PDB.

8 years ago

The Ford Focus Active, a small crossover car currently sold in Europe, was slated to begin production in China for the U.S. market. Ford canceled those plans, citing tariffs imposed by the Trump administration.
(Ford Motor Company)
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Ford says despite Trump’s tweet, Focus Active won’t be produced in U.S.

Ford does not intend to start producing the small crossover Focus Active in the United States — no matter what the president has tweeted on the topic.

8 years ago

A Capital Gazette newspaper rack displays the day's front page, Friday, June 29, 2018, in Annapolis, Md. A man armed with smoke grenades and a shotgun attacked journalists in the newspaper's building Thursday, killing several people before police quickly stormed the building and arrested him, police and witnesses said. (Patrick Semansky/AP Photo)
Community
The Conversation

Violence against the media isn’t new – history shows why it largely disappeared and has now returned

Another news outlet has been attacked in the United States.

8 years ago

Colourful overlapping silhouettes of hands voting in fabric texture. (smartboy10/Getty Images)
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Politics & Policy

On the sidelines of democracy: Exploring why so many Americans don’t vote

Just in the past few months, elections in the U.S. have been decided by hundreds of votes.

8 years ago

President Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Montana on Thursday. His summer was marked by tweeting insults about black Americans who criticize him and praise for black celebrities who back him
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Politics & Policy

‘Low IQ,’ ‘SPECTACULAR,’ ‘dog’: How Trump tweets about African-Americans

NPR examined Trump's Twitter feed between and June 1 and Labor Day. It provided a snapshot of a president who directs venomous tirades at black public figures who bash him

8 years ago

Former President Barack Obama speaks to students at the University of Illinois, where he accepted the Paul H. Douglas Award for Ethics in Government on Friday in Urbana. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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Politics & Policy

Obama begins midterm push, urging rebuke of Trump and politics of ‘fear and anger’

America, Obama argued, has been through similar trials before.

8 years ago

Former Trump campaign aide George Papadopoulos, whose actions triggered the Russia investigation, leaves federal court after he was sentenced to 14 days in prison on Friday. He had pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)
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Courts & Law

Ex-Trump aide Papadopoulos, 1st charged in Russia probe, sentenced to 14 days in prison

A federal judge also sentenced Papadopoulos to one year of supervised release and imposed a fine of $9,500.

8 years ago

President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018, for the third day of his confirmation hearing to replace retired Justice Anthony Kennedy. (Alex Brandon/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Senate concludes Kavanaugh hearing; confirmation likely

Senators on the Judiciary Committee are likely to vote on Kavanaugh's confirmation on Sept. 20.

8 years ago

Soybeans grow at Rutgers University experimental farm in Bridgeton, New Jersey. Gallup polling finds Americans favor  industries connected to food – restaurant, farming, grocery. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
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What Are We Thinking?

Americans like food and farming industries — but not pharma, oil or gas

NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller sits down for his weekly conversation with Gallup’s Frank Newport to talk about trends in U.S. opinion.

8 years ago

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Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., argues with Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee during the third day of Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation hearings on Thursday.
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Courts & Law

Kavanaugh hearings, day 3: Booker has his ‘Spartacus moment’; a mulligan on Mueller

Day 3 of the Supreme Court nomination hearings for Judge Brett Kavanaugh featured a morning quarrel over documents as members concluded two days of public questioning.

8 years ago

Alex Jones of InfoWars talks to reporters outside a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Wednesday. Twitter has permanently suspended the conspiracy theorist, citing violations of its policy on abusive behavio
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Community

Twitter bans Alex Jones and InfoWars; cites abusive behavior

Twitter on Thursday said it has "permanently suspended" conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his InfoWars outle

8 years ago

Vehicles leave the Port Isabel Detention Center, which holds detainees of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Los Fresnos, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, file)
Politics & Policy

Trump administration moves to detain migrant families longer

The Trump administration on Thursday moved to abandon a longstanding court settlement that limits how long immigrant children can be kept locked up.

8 years ago

In this Aug. 28, 2018 photo, turkey vultures rest on the cross atop the Cathedral of The Risen Christ adjacent to the Catholic Chancery in Lincoln, Neb. The Diocese of Lincoln housed at the complex, that refused for years to participate in annual sex abuse audits is facing a potential criminal investigation and criticism that it mishandled priests who were accused of sexual assault and morally questionable behavior. (Nati Harnik/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

New Jersey, New York open investigations into sex abuse at Catholic dioceses

The offices of the Attorneys General have set up hotlines to identify potential victims of clergy sex abuse.

8 years ago

A row of empty booths at a polling station in the Terrace Park Community Building on Election Day in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
Politics & Policy

Expert panel calls for sweeping election security measures

An expert panel of the National Academy of Sciences called for fundamental reforms to ensure the integrity of the U.S. election system.

8 years ago

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