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Joe Jiang (left) and Simon Tam of The Slants are in a legal battle at the Supreme Court over their band's name.

In Battle Over Band Name, Supreme Court Considers Free Speech And Trademarks

11:38am January 18, 2017

by Nina Totenberg

The Patent and Trademark Office denied registration to an Asian-American rock band named The Slants; the musicians say they want to re-appropriate the term. The case hits the high court on Wednesday.

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Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad greets Chinese President Xi Jinping before a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in April 2013. The two first met in 1985, during a visit by Xi to Iowa.

An 'Old Friend Of China' Prepares To Bridge Differences At A Fraught Time

11:26am January 18, 2017

Donald Trump chose Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad as ambassador to Beijing because of old ties with President Xi Jinping and Iowa's history of trade with China. Branstad will have a tough job.

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Reaction Varies To Chelsea Manning's Prison Sentence Being Shortened

8:22am January 18, 2017

by Tom Bowman

President Obama commuted the prison sentence of ex-Army Private Chelsea Manning, who gave a trove of secret military and diplomatic files to WikiLeaks. Obama's action has angered many in the military.

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Greenwald Comments On Obama Granting Clemency To Chelsea Manning

7:04am January 18, 2017

Rachel Martin talks to reporter Glenn Greenwald, who has been a vocal advocate of Chelsea Manning. He also helped NSA leaker Edward Snowden publicize classified material.

Sen. Jeff Sessions, Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general, endorses Trump for president on Feb. 28, 2016, in Madison, Ala.

Can Trump's Pick For Attorney General Serve Independently From The White House?

5:00am January 18, 2017

by Carrie Johnson

There's supposed to be a firewall between the Justice Department and the Oval Office, but Sessions' vigorous support of Donald Trump's campaign raises doubts about how independent he could be.

Education Secretary nominee Betsy DeVos arrives with former Sen. Joe Lieberman (right) and Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., before testifying on Capitol Hill on Tuesday at her confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.

At DeVos' Confirmation Hearing, Questions Of Choice, Charters And 'Other Options'

11:32pm January 17, 2017

by Cory Turner

President-elect Trump's pick for education secretary faced tough questions during her Senate confirmation hearing. She maintained her strong support for school choice and free-market solutions.

Willie McCovey of the San Francisco Giants pictured in April 1966 near the height of his 21 year career. He pleaded guilty to tax evasion in 1995 and was pardoned by President Obama.

Obama Pardons Famous Hotelier and Baseball Star

9:05pm January 17, 2017

by Richard Gonzales

Among those receiving the president's clemency are a man who reigned over top nightclubs, and another who scorched fastballs. Both had run afoul of tax laws.

Interior Secretary-nominee Ryan Zinke, R-Mont., tells a Senate committee that if he is confirmed, he'll take President Theodore Roosevelt as his model for managing federal lands.

Trump Pick To Head Interior Department Says Climate Change Is Not A Hoax

8:29pm January 17, 2017

by Kirk Siegler

Rep. Ryan Zinke testified that humans influence climate, although there is a debate over how much. He promised to emulate Teddy Roosevelt in managing public lands.

House Speaker Paul Ryan, joined by (from left) Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Rep. Diane Black, discuss their efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act on Jan. 10.

18 Million People Could Lose Insurance In First Year After Partial Obamacare Repeal

7:06pm January 17, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office found that without the federal mandate and subsidies, the number of people who will lose their health insurance could grow to 32 million over 10 years.

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Obama Commutes Sentence Of Ex-Army Analyst Chelsea Manning

6:28pm January 17, 2017

by Carrie Johnson

President Obama is commuting most of Chelsea Manning's sentence. Manning is the army intelligence analyst convicted of leaking material about U.S. military and diplomatic activities through WikiLeaks in 2010.

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