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Former DOJ official discusses Trump administration's responses to court orders

7:14am April 25, 2025

by Michel Martin

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Elliot Williams, legal analyst and former Justice Department deputy assistant attorney general, about the Trump administration's response to court orders.

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Move Over Video Games, Board Games Aren't Dead Yet

by Marielle Segarra

Board games are coming out of the closet, with store fronts popping up in a lot of communities. In Brooklyn, N.Y., Gamelab is place where people can get together and play different types of games.

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FIFA Probes Whether Uruguay Star Bit Italian Opponent

by Tom Goldman

Uruguay beat Italy in a close match. But instead of celebrating, the team finds itself embroiled in controversy. Star player Luis Suarez was seen on TV worldwide apparently biting an Italian defender.

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Politics & Government

Political Challenge Compounded As Migrant Children Head To U.S. Border

by Scott Horsley

The Homeland Security chief on Wednesday visits Nogales, Arizona. He'll tour facilities where the government has been processing children from Central America who've been entering the U.S. illegally.

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Prolific Character Actor Eli Wallach Dies At 98

by Tom Vitale

In a career spanning seven decades, Wallach appeared in over 200 films, plays and TV shows. His roles ranged from Mr. Freeze on TV's Batman to Kilroy in Tennessee William's Camino Real on Broadway.

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Politics & Government

Sen. Cochran Beats Tea Party Challenger In Miss. Runoff

by Debbie Elliott

Republican Sen. Thad Cochran, 76, managed to hang on after a runoff that likely represented the Tea Party's best remaining chance to knock off a Senate incumbent.

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Draft Of 'Like A Rolling Stone' Sells At Auction

Bob Dylan wrote the song on the stationery of an old hotel in Washington, D.C. in 1965. An Anonymous bidder won it for $2 million.

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Ex-Credit Suisse Banker Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy

David Higgs has been handed $950,000 in fines and penalties by a New York court for his part in hiding sub-prime mortgage bond losses back in 2012.

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National

Supreme Court Rules On Aereo, Cellphone Searches

by Nina Totenberg

The court ruled against the technology company Aereo's practice of streaming broadcast TV. It also decided a case involving police searches of individuals' cellphones.

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World News

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Report: Jerry Sandusky Case Was Unnecessarily Delayed

by Jeff Brady

Sandusky, a retired Penn State assistant football coach, was convicted in 2012 of molesting 10 boys. Pennsylvania's attorney general says Sandusky could have been brought to justice sooner.

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Morning Edition

Weekdays 5:00-9:00am

Former DOJ official discusses Trump administration's responses to court orders

Move Over Video Games, Board Games Aren't Dead Yet

FIFA Probes Whether Uruguay Star Bit Italian Opponent

Political Challenge Compounded As Migrant Children Head To U.S. Border

Prolific Character Actor Eli Wallach Dies At 98

Sen. Cochran Beats Tea Party Challenger In Miss. Runoff

Draft Of 'Like A Rolling Stone' Sells At Auction

Ex-Credit Suisse Banker Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy

Supreme Court Rules On Aereo, Cellphone Searches

British Air Mixes Up Granada With Grenada

Obama Lookalike Gets Around Town

Revived Mariel Port Attracts Investment From Brazil

Report: Jerry Sandusky Case Was Unnecessarily Delayed