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Conflicts between President Trump and courts spark constitutional crisis questions

5:53pm April 18, 2025

by Nina Totenberg

Every day it seems new conflicts arise between President Trump and the courts. Prompting another round of the question: Are we in a constitutional crisis?

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How much can you actually do to keep your email secure?

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Cracking The Code: Just How Does Encrypted Email Work?

by NPR Staff

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Martin Luther King Jr. attends Lyndon B. Johnson's signing of the Voting Rights Act on Aug. 6, 1965. During this time, the drug war was expanding.

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The Shift In Black Views Of The War On Drugs

by Arun Venugopal

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The Rev. Vonner Horton outside her church in Merry Hill, N.C. For years, Horton and the church have used the state's early-voting system to make sure as many people as possible could vote. She says the new law that shaves a week off early-voting dates wil

In Rural N.C., New Voter ID Law Awakens Some Old Fears

by Ailsa Chang

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Switching To Gmail May Leave Reporters' Sources At Risk

by Steve Henn

This summer, The New York Times moved all of it reporters' email to corporate Gmail accounts. This move to a third party could leave Times reporters and their sources with fewer legal protections if they are the subject of a government investigation.

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N. America's Oldest Known Petroglyphs Discovered In Nevada

by Elizabeth Shogren

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Julia della Croce says pistachio pesto is an economical — and delicious — alternative when Italian pine nuts can cost up to $120 per pound.

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Economy

Don't Let The Price Of Pine Nuts Keep You From Pesto

by Serri Graslie

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A man cleans quinoa grain in Pacoma, Bolivia.

Can Quinoa Farming Go Global Without Leaving Andeans Behind?

by Dan Charles

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Kristin Yentes (right) and other volunteers from U.S. Bank serve breakfast to diners at Catholic Charities Opportunity Center in Minneapolis. Workers from the bank have been volunteering with Catholic Charities for more than a year.

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More Companies Encourage Workers To Volunteer, On The Clock

by Annie Baxter

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'Nothing Racist' Implied In 'Obama' Act, Says Rodeo Clown

by Mark Memmott

"Comedians all over the country have used political figures to make fun of current events, it's nothing new," rodeo clown Tuffy Gessling has told a Missouri news outlet. The skit he directed at the state fair sparked outrage.

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U.S. Marines with 4th Force Reconnaissance Company slide off F470 Combat Rubber Raiding Crafts during training in Waimanalo, Hawaii. The French company Zodiac has been the U.S. military's choice for inflatable rubber rafts for roughly two decades. Now the

French Maker Of Military Rafts Gets An American Identity

by Jackie Northam

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Former JPMorgan Chase Traders Charged Over 'White Whale' Bets

by Jim Zarroli

Federal prosecutors filed criminal charges on Wednesday against two JPMorgan Chase traders involved in the "London Whale" bets that produced $6 billion in losses for the bank. The Securities and Exchange Commission also filed a civil case. The two men were charged with fraud and conspiracy to falsify books and records.

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Jesse Jackson Jr. Sentenced To 30 Months In Prison

by Jennifer Ludden

Former Illinois Representative Jesse Jackson Jr. was sentenced to 30 months in prison on Wednesday. Jackson had pleaded guilty to spending $750,000 in campaign funds for personal use. Jackson's wife Sandi received a one year sentence for her role in the scheme.

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