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World News

French Leader Questions U.S. Commitment To Defend Its Allies

6:32am November 08, 2019

In an interview with The Economist, France's president questioned NATO's future. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Fabrice Pothier, ex-NATO director of policy planning, about the lack of U.S. leadership.

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National

2 Ex-Twitter Employees Charged With Spying For Saudi Arabia

10:29am November 07, 2019

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Mike Chapple, a former computer scientist with the NSA, who says Twitter should have known that its employees were working for a foreign power.

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What Role Did John Bolton Play In Trump's Ukraine Efforts?

7:47am November 07, 2019

NPR's David Greene talks to Andrew Weiss, who previously served at the Pentagon, State Department and National Security Council, about former national security adviser John Bolton's role in Ukraine.

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Politics & Government

Public Testimony In House Impeachment Probe Begins Next Week

7:05am November 07, 2019

NPR's David Greene talks to Republican strategist Scott Jennings about the strategy members of the GOP might adopt given that the probe will no longer be conducted behind closed doors.

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Politics & Government

Trump Administration Leaves Its Mark On The Federal Judiciary

6:28am November 07, 2019

NPR's David Greene talks with conservative legal scholar Randy Barnett about President Trump's record number of federal judicial nominees, and what that means for the American public.

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President Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Lexington, Ky., Monday. His efforts don't appear to have been enough to carry incumbent GOP Gov. Matt Bevin over the finish line.

Politics & Government

Tuesday's Elections Show Impeachment Might Not Boost GOP As Much As It Hoped

4:21pm November 06, 2019

by Domenico Montanaro

The president's campaign may be raising lots of money off impeachment, but it may not be firing up rural voters as Republicans anticipated. We talk about that and six other lessons from the elections.

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President Trump listens as Kentucky Republican Gov. Matt Bevin speaks during a campaign rally in Lexington, Ky., on Monday. Bevin is in a tight race for reelection.

It's Election Day 2019. Here's What To Watch

3:53pm November 05, 2019

by Jessica Taylor

Voters in four states are casting ballots in key general elections, including gubernatorial races in Kentucky and Mississippi along with legislative races in Virginia.

Environment

U.S. Begins To Formally Withdraw From Paris Climate Agreement

6:26am November 05, 2019

NPR's David Greene talks to Andrew Light, a former State Department climate official who helped develop the Paris climate agreement. The U.S. withdrawal from the pact will be completed in a year.

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaks to reporters in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, after releasing her plan to pay for single-payer health care.

Politics & Government

Here's How Warren Finds $20.5 Trillion To Pay For 'Medicare For All'

8:03pm November 01, 2019

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Sen. Elizabeth Warren released her plan to pay for single-payer health care without imposing new taxes on the middle class. She's looking to employers and billionaires, in addition to other sources.

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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi gavels the close of the vote by the U.S. House of Representatives on a resolution formalizing the impeachment inquiry into President Trump.

Politics & Government

At Long Last, Launch: Impeachment May Gain Momentum From First Big Moment

12:51pm November 01, 2019

by Ron Elving

Before this week's House vote, none of the steady drip-drip developments had quite become The Moment, the seminal event that moved the impeachment story into the category it is clearly in now.