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Politics & Policy

Trump administration reverses course, won’t seek Sandy aid cut

The Trump administration is no longer requesting a $107 million cut of Superstorm Sandy recovery aid.

8 years ago

Former Attorney General Loretta Lynch is expected to be faulted by a forthcoming inspector general's report set for release next week. (Allison Shelley/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

DOJ report — expected to be stinkbomb for Comey and Lynch — now set for release

The Justice Department's internal watchdog is set to release a hotly anticipated report next week.

8 years ago

A salesman takes a picture of his stand in front of the 72-meter yacht Serenity in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018. The Dubai International Boat Show is being held from Tuesday to Saturday and features yachts costing into the hundreds of millions of dollars. (Jon Gambrell/AP Photo)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

Hope springs eternal: Most American youths believe they’ll be rich someday

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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Paul Manafort, President Trump's former campaign chairman, is facing more federal criminal charges along with a new Russian co-defendant. (Jose Luis Magana/AP)
NPR
Courts & Law

Prosecutors expand Manafort charges, add new Russian defendant in his case

Prosecutors unsealed more charges on Friday against Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort.

8 years ago

President Donald Trump steps off Air Force One as he arrives for the G-7 summit in Canada on June 8. (Evan Vucci/AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Trump signals possible support for bipartisan marijuana legislation

The bill would amend the federal Controlled Substances Act to allow states and tribes to write their own laws.

8 years ago

A person is detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers on April 11 in New York City. (John Moore/Getty Images)
NPR
Courts & Law

ICE to send 1,600 detainees to federal prisons

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says it has acquired new space in federal prisons to house immigrant detainees — more than 1,600 beds.

8 years ago

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Alyson Hurt/NPR)
NPR
Health

CDC: U.S. suicide rates have climbed dramatically

Suicide rates have increased in nearly every state over the last two decades, and half of the states have seen suicide rates go up more than 30 percent.

8 years ago

Sea Isle City streets began flooding Friday morning as high tide rolled in. (Joe Hernandez/WHYY)
Science

Report: U.S. high-tide flooding twice what it was 30 years ago

"Across the whole of the U.S. coastline, we are in dire need of action."

8 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks during a
Politics & Policy

A few politicians touch down at White House for alternative Eagles event

Others, mostly Democrats, call President Donald Trump's treatment of Super Bowl winners out of bounds.

8 years ago

Eagles center Jason Kelce speaks from a podium while decked out in a Mummers outfit
Community

Eagles fans to White House: ‘No one likes us, we don’t care’

It’s been whirlwind couple of days for Eagles fans — but in true Philly spirit, the city has answered with a resounding “No ...

8 years ago

Civilian unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted, for black Americans and for the overall U.S. population (January 2000 to May 2018) (Alyson Hurt/NPR)
NPR
Money

The most surprising number in Friday’s jobs report

Black unemployment fell to a record low 5.9 percent, suggesting that African-Americans are benefiting from the booming economy.

8 years ago

Special counsel Robert Mueller (J. Scott Applewhite/AP, file)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Report: In a letter to Mueller, Trump’s lawyers say he can’t be compelled to testify

Lawyers for President Trump informed special counsel Robert Mueller that Trump will not comply with requests for an interview.

8 years ago

U.S. support for same-sex marriage has reached 67 percent — a record high. Just two decades ago, support was only 27 percent. It's one of the biggest changes in American attitudes in Gallup polling history. (Mark Lennihan/AP Photo)
Community

Support for same-sex marriage hits a record high in U.S.

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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Special counsel Robert Mueller Mueller's has released the latest details about the cost of his office over the past year. (Brenadan Smialowski/AP)
NPR
Money

Robert Mueller reveals the price tag for his special counsel investigation

The special counsel investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election has cost nearly $17 million dollars so far.

8 years ago

According to estimates by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, nearly a quarter of children growing up in rural America were poor in 2016, compared to slightly more than 20 percent in urban areas.
(Getty Images)
NPR
Money

Report: Rural poverty in America is ‘an emergency’

"We are just above Russia, Kuwait and Bosnia."

8 years ago

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