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Mexican National Guard members prevent Central American migrants from trying to cross the Rio Grande from Juárez, Mexico, on June 21.

How Mexico Beefs Up Immigration Enforcement To Meet Trump's Terms

3:45pm July 13, 2019

by James Fredrick

Threatened with U.S. tariffs, Mexico agreed to step up migrant control, deploying a new security force, and catching and deporting more migrants. Here's how it's going.

Chief Justice John Roberts is positioning the Supreme Court in a way that has both conservatives and liberals complaining and wondering what exactly Roberts is trying to do.

Politics & Government

Fear And Loathing At The Supreme Court — What Is Chief Justice John Roberts Up To?

4:30pm July 08, 2019

by Nina Totenberg

The Supreme Court's nominal leader can make a huge difference — and did this term. But where is he headed and why?

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An Iranian security official in protective clothing walks through a uranium conversion facility in 2005. Iran says it is now enriching uranium above the limit set in the 2015 nuclear deal.

Iran's Uranium Enrichment Breaks Nuclear Deal Limit. Here's What That Means

4:30pm July 08, 2019

The move signals that Iran is losing patience with the 2015 agreement after the U.S. blocked the economic relief promised.

World News

Iran Moves Closer To Having Weapons-Grade Levels Of Uranium

12:40pm July 08, 2019

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Ernest Moniz, an Obama administration energy secretary and now CEO of the Nuclear Threat Initiative, about Iran's violation of the 2015 nuclear deal.

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'Star Spangled Scandal': How An 1859 Sensationalized Crime Set A Modern Day Precedent

12:24pm July 04, 2019

by Jessica Taylor

Author Chris DeRose's examination of "sex, murder and the trial that changed America" shows that glorification of true crime and parstisan rancor is nothing new to American politics.

World News

The Iran Nuclear Deal Is Not Dead, Ellie Geranmayeh Says

7:34am July 02, 2019

Rachel Martin talks to Ellie Geranmayeh, who advised European leaders on the nuclear negotiations that led to the deal, and is a senior policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations.

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Trump-Kim Meeting Is A Step Toward Denuclearization, Wit Says

7:44am July 01, 2019

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Joel Wit, who worked on arms control and non-proliferation issues at the State Department, about President Trump's meeting Sudnay with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

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A stage full of Democratic presidential hopefuls in Miami. The two nights of debates underscored the changes within the party.

Politics & Government

The Democratic Party Attempts To Pivot To The Future — Ready Or Not

8:21am June 29, 2019

by Ron Elving

The new faces on stage personified the change. Three were in their 30s, four in their 40s, with six women, five people of color and an Indiana mayor who mentioned his husband in his first answer.

President Trump speaks at a roundtable on the economy and tax reform in April. Heading into the 2020 campaign, Democratic candidates are trying to find arguments against him on the economy, which is doing well according to top-line indicators.

Politics & Government

Democratic Debate Highlights A Big Advantage For Trump. It's The Economy

7:00am June 29, 2019

by Danielle Kurtzleben

At the Democratic debate, candidates like Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders pushed the idea that even a strong economy isn't working for everyone. But will voters latch onto that?

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, D-Calif., speaks during a television interview after the second night of the first Democratic presidential debates in Miami.

Politics & Government

5 Takeaways From Night 2 Of The Democratic Debate

7:40am June 28, 2019

by Domenico Montanaro

Sen. Kamala Harris of California was the breakout star of the second part of the Democratic debate — and may have reshaped the contest as she took on former Vice President Joe Biden over race.