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Chileans weigh a new constitution
by Scott Simon
NPR's Scott Simon talks with Chilean journalist Francisca Skoknic about the upcoming vote to approve or reject a new constitution for the South American country.
Wajahat Ali On A Stranger's Liver Donation
Political pundit Wajahat Ali's young daughter was fighting liver cancer. He tells NPR's Scott Simon about how a stranger's response to an appeal on Twitter saved her life.
A Brief History Of Intelligence Whistleblowing
by Greg Myre
Whistleblowing in the intelligence community faces a special set of challenges designed to make sure complaints get heard while protecting classified information. It doesn't always work well.
Giuliani Through The Years
by Andrea Bernstein
Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani is now President Trump's personal lawyer. He's always been a crusader and has had a career full of battles.
Refugees React To Trump Administration Program Cuts
by Matt Katz
At a Highland Park, N.J. cafe, all of the cooks are refugees and all of the recipes are from their home countries. They react to the Trump administration's cuts to the U.S. refugee program.
Biden Reacts To Ukraine Scandal
by Scott Detrow
Former Vice President Joe Biden is now a key figure in President Trump's Ukraine scandal. He's trying to condemn Trump's actions without fueling the false claims at the center of the story.
Trump Deploys Troops To Middle East After Attack On Saudi Oil Facility
by Tom Bowman
The president authorized the deployment of additional U.S. forces to strengthen air and missile defenses around Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, the Pentagon announced late Friday.
Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes Are Up In NYC's Neighborhoods Of Orthodox Jews
New York Times opinion writer Bari Weiss talks to NPR's Scott Simon about the surge in anti-Semitic hate crimes in New York, mainly against the city's Orthodox Jews.
White Liberals Adopt More Progressive Positions On Race
by Asma Kahlid
Some Democratic candidates have called President Trump a white supremacist. They're in sync with a base of white liberals who have dramatically shifted their attitudes on race in recent years.
The Week In Politics: Whistleblower Complaint Against Trump
Reviewing the week's news: NPR's Scott Simon and NPR Senior Washington editor Ron Elving discuss the significance of the intelligence community's whistleblower complaint against President Trump.
Whistleblower Complaint Focuses On Trump's Request To Ukraine's President
Dustin Volz of The Wall Street Journal tells NPR's Scott Simon that President Trump, according to sources, repeatedly pressed Ukraine's president to dig up dirt on Joe Biden's son.