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Karen Handel, in a congressional seat runoff, pictured when she was a vice president at the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation. She landed in controversy there about Planned Parenthood funding.

Ga. Republican, At Center Of Planned Parenthood Controversy, Back In Spotlight

4:34pm April 19, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

Karen Handel kept her distance from Trump in the Georgia special election, but her efforts to strip Planned Parenthood of its funding from the Susan G. Komen foundation could keep liberals fired up.

UCLA students hold crosses, while taking part in a 2006 rally on campus to express their concerns about the lack of racial diversity in the student body.

A Theory To Better Understand Diversity, And Who Really Benefits

12:39pm April 19, 2017

by David Shih

The business model for diversity teaches students about cultural preferences and how to avoid offense, but it is ill-equipped to unpack social group power dynamics.

Alyssa Mastromonaco sits with President Barack Obama aboard Air Force One in 2012. Mastromonaco served as the president's director of scheduling and advance from 2009 until 2011, then became his deputy chief of staff for operations from 2011 until 2014.

'I Basically Ran On Adrenaline': A Staffer Remembers Obama's White House

4:12pm April 18, 2017

by Terry Gross

Alyssa Mastromonaco worked in the West Wing for six exhilarating and exhausting years. She describes that era in her new memoir, Who Thought This Was a Good Idea?

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Walter Shaub, director of the United States Office of Government Ethics.

As Trump Inquiries Flood Ethics Office, Director Looks To House For Action

10:10am April 18, 2017

Walter Shaub of the Office of Government Ethics, which lacks enforcement power, says the House Oversight Committee does not seem to be matching the surge of concern about the Trump administration.

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TRUE OR FALSE: 75 percent of the federal government's revenue comes from personal income taxes.

We Asked People What They Know About Taxes. See If You Know The Answers

5:42pm April 17, 2017

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Results of a new Ipsos poll conducted for NPR suggest Americans may be sending a garbled message when they voice their opinions on taxes.

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Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., chair of the House Freedom Caucus, speaks during a news conference in February on Affordable Care Act replacement legislation.

Voters Back Home Don't Mind If Mark Meadows Bucks Authority

1:13pm April 17, 2017

by Geoff Bennett

Rather than resent Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C, for rebellious moves like torpedoing the GOP's replacement for Obamacare, voters outside Asheville are showing support for the legislator.

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Protesters walk during a rally to encourage the release of President Donald Trump's tax returns on Saturday, April 15, 2017, in Palm Beach, Fla.

Protesters Use April 15 To Demand Trump's Tax Returns

7:59pm April 15, 2017

by Greg Allen

Protests across the country, including in D.C. and near Trump's private club in Florida, focused on the president's decision to keep his tax returns private.

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Leaks Between Trump Team And Russia Continue To Come Out

6:16pm April 15, 2017

The latest twists and turns after an eventful week in U.S.-Russia relations including new developments concerning former Trump advisers Carter Page and Paul Manafort.

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After This Week, Is Trump's Message Still America First?

6:16pm April 15, 2017

Journalist Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, conservative political commentator Lenny McAllister, and Arsalan Iftikhar, founder of TheMuslimGuy.com talk about the week's many developments in foreign policy.

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White House press secretary Sean Spicer waits for an interview on Tuesday to speak about a comparison he made between Syria's President Bashar Assad and Hitler during an earlier press briefing at the White House.

13 Eye-Popping Quotes That Defined The Week

7:00am April 15, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

From the White House press secretary's comparison of Hitler and Syria's President Bashar Assad to Trump's chocolate cake and dropping a bomb in Afghanistan, it was a heck of a week.