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Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, pictured at the White House Sunday, defended the FDA's authorization of convalescent plasma treatment.

HHS Chief Alex Azar Defends Authorization Of Plasma To Treat COVID-19

5:08pm August 24, 2020

by James Doubek

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar about the Food and Drug Administration allowing the use of convalescent plasma to treat COVID-19.

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Robert O'Brien's first order of business when he took over the NSC in September was to make cuts in what he saw as a bloated foreign policy wing.

Politics & Government

Exclusive: Iran Strike Won't Slow Trump's Cuts To National Security Council

2:54pm January 11, 2020

by Franco Ordoñez

The rapid change has raised concern among those who have served on the NSC. They believe the president needs a wide range of experts to give advice on the potential consequences of major actions.

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Former Ambassador to Egypt Anne Patterson's nomination for a top Pentagon job was withdrawn following smear attacks published on alt-right websites loyal to Trump.

'Deep, Dark Conspiracy Theories' Hound Some Civil Servants In Trump Era

11:41pm November 14, 2019

by Bobby Allyn

Some pro-Trump news outlets are singling out federal employees and accusing them of trying to sabotage the president. The targets have often worked for decades in government outside of the spotlight.

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Mike Lofgren, a former congressional staffer, wrote The Deep State in 2016. While the term is now widely in use, it's not in the way that Lofgren intended. He appears here on a PBS program hosted by commentator Bill Moyers.

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The Man Who Popularized The 'Deep State' Doesn't Like The Way It's Used

7:50pm November 06, 2019

Meet Mike Lofgren, a long-time congressional staffer who describes himself as a political independent. He says the current discourse has turned his notion of a 'deep state' into a 'Frankenstein.'

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An April 16, 2019 photo shows the Department of Justice in Washington, DC.

'Deep State' Author Says Trump Has Learned Nothing From The Russia Investigation

10:50pm October 07, 2019

by Steve Inskeep

In an interview with NPR, New York Times columnist James B. Stewart says President Trump has surrounded himself with those "who will not stop him from doing what he wants."

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The U.S. Supreme Court is continuing to allow Congress to delegate the details on a law's implementation, but there was a landmine in the decision.

Politics & Government

Is The Supreme Court About To Give Haters Of The 'Deep State' What They Want?

8:44am June 21, 2019

by Nina Totenberg

The court is continuing to allow Congress to delegate the details on a law's implementation. But is this decision a harbinger of something quite different?

President Trump listens during a meeting with inner city pastors at the White House on Aug. 1.

Politics & Government

It's Not The Deep State That Hurts Trump — It's The Shallow State

8:13am August 09, 2018

by Mara Liasson

President Trump and his supporters have often complained about the deep state — a cabal of hostile bureaucrats. But maybe the biggest impediment to the president comes from his Cabinet.