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Prince Andrew Faces New Questions About His Ties To Jeffrey Epstein

6:14am December 03, 2019

NPR's Noel King talks to royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams about a woman who told the BBC that she was trafficked by Epstein and was forced to have sex with Prince Andrew, who denies the claim.

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Trump Aims To Designate Mexican Drug Cartels As Terrorist Groups

6:50am November 28, 2019

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to former DEA special agent Jack Riley, about what the effects could be of President Trump's plan to designate Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations.

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Mark Sandy, from the Office of Management and Budget, arrives to the US Capitol earlier this month for a deposition regarding whether President Donald Trump ordered a hold on military assistance to Ukraine.

The Hold On Ukraine Aid: A Timeline Emerges From Impeachment Probe

11:14pm November 27, 2019

by David Welna

$400 million in security assistance to Ukraine was put on hold this past summer. But exactly how and when those events unfolded has been unclear.

Politics & Government

What Did OMB Know About Trump's Order To Freeze Ukraine Aid?

7:45am November 27, 2019

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to NPR's Claudia Grisales and Michael Bopp, formerly of the Office of Management and Budget, about testimony showing two OMB employees quit over the withholding of aid.

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Feds May Pursue Criminal Charges Against Opioid-Makers

7:20am November 27, 2019

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Regina LaBelle, director of the Addiction and Public Policy Initiative at Georgetown Law, about drug companies being issued subpoenas in the probe of the opioid crisis.

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Environment

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Show No Signs Of Peaking, U.N. Report Says

12:02pm November 26, 2019

The U.N. Environment Program has released its annual Emissions Gap Report. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to international climate policy expert Elliot Diringer about the findings.

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Politics & Government

What Powers Does Trump Have As Commander In Chief?

11:58am November 26, 2019

What does the forced resignation of Navy Secretary reveal about President Trump's relationship with the military? NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Peter Feaver, a professor at Duke University.

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A 'Weak State' Threatens Democracy, William Burns Writes In 'The Atlantic'

6:23am November 26, 2019

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to former Deputy Secretary of State William Burns on the threat of what he calls a "weak state" — where institutions of diplomacy are being hollowed out.

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Politics & Government

After Public Hearings, Impeachment Proceedings Break For Thanksgiving

8:04am November 25, 2019

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to conservative writer Jonah Goldberg of The Dispatch about where the case for impeachment against President Trump stands.

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Candidates appear on stage at the start of the Democratic presidential debate at Tyler Perry Studios on Wednesday in Atlanta.

Politics & Government

5 Takeaways From The 5th Democratic Debate

9:05am November 21, 2019

by Domenico Montanaro

After a slow start to the fifth Democratic presidential debate, the surging Pete Buttigieg parried attacks on race and his level of experience.