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How Past Presidents Approached Time-Honored Tradition Of Political Satire
by Elizabeth Blair
American humorists have a long history of satirizing its leaders. From essays to cartoons to TV, Presidents get poked at and most just take it because it comes with being the most powerful person in the country. President-elect Donald Trump appears to be having a hard time — even now that he has won — with Saturday Night Live.
Jeff Sessions Appointment Poses Threat To Booming Marijuana Industry
by Nathan Rott
President-elect Donald Trump's appointment of Sen. Jeff Sessions as attorney general has many in the fast-growing marijuana industry worried. Sessions is a vocal opponent of marijuana legalization.
Chicago Orthopedic Surgeon Recalls Volunteer Work In War-Torn Syria
NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks to Dr. Samer Attar, an orthopedic surgeon at Northwestern Medicine, who spent months in Aleppo, Syria, this past summer as a volunteer doctor.
Trump's Rejection Of TPP Paves Way For China To Strike Asian Trade Deals
by Jackie Northam
President-elect Donald Trump's abandonment of the massive Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal opens the way for China to strike its own deals across Asia.
U.K. Rejects Trump's Call For Nigel Farage To Be Ambassador To The U.S.
by Frank Langfitt
The British government has rejected a suggestion from President-elect Trump that it should appoint arch-Brexiteer Nigel Farage to be the United Kingdom's ambassador in Washington, D.C.
Stanford Study Finds Most Students Vulnerable To Fake News
NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Professor Sam Wineburg about his study that tested over 7,800 teenagers about their ability to differentiate fake from real news and sponsored ads from news articles.
Trump Foundation Admits To Violating Ban On Self-Dealing In Tax Filing
Donald Trump's charitable foundation admitted on a tax form to violating a legal prohibition on "self-dealing," according to The Washington Post. NPR's Audie Cornish talks to reporter David Fahrenthold about the discovery.