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Steve Bannon, former White House chief strategist, is seen in the State Dining Room of the White House in February. In an interview with CBS's 60 Minutes on Sunday, Bannon said, "Economic nationalism is what this country was built on."

Politics & Government

FACT CHECK: Were The 1800s Steve Bannon's Kind Of America?

4:13pm September 11, 2017

by Steve Inskeep

"America was built on her citizens," the former White House strategist told CBS. NPR's Steve Inskeep assesses how Bannon's claims about economic nationalism and border control align with history.

Richard Nixon says goodbye to his staff members outside the White House as he boards a helicopter after resigning the presidency on Aug. 9, 1974.

From Sept. 11 To The Beatles' British Invasion: How We Remember Our First News Events

9:15am September 11, 2017

Hundreds of NPR readers recounted their first memory of a news event. These are some of their stories.

National

Ex-FEMA Chief Craig Fugate Is No Stranger To Disasters

8:19am September 11, 2017

Mary Louise Kelly talks to Craig Fugate, who was running the Federal Emergency Management Agency when Hurricane Sandy hit — among many other storms he's worked over the years. He talks about Irma.

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Communities Nationwide Create Local Monuments With Sept. 11 Artifacts

6:22am September 11, 2017

by Shumita Basu

More than 2,600 artifacts were pulled from the wreckage at the World Trade Center and shipped to communities across the country to create public monuments.

Politics & Government

When Hollywood Went To Washington: The History Of Politics In Movies

8:26am September 10, 2017

by Ron Elving

When it comes to Washington and the silver screen, there's more than Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.

Cathedral Dean On Decision To Remove Confederate Stained-Glass Windows

8:55am September 08, 2017

Mary Louise Kelly talks to Washington National Cathedral Dean Randy Hollerith about the decision to remove stained-glass windows honoring Confederate leaders.

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National

Bridge For Sale: History Clashes With Safety In Washington State

4:58pm September 06, 2017

by Julia Dewitt

It's not so easy to get rid of a historic bridge. Washington state has one and doesn't know what to do with it. Historic preservation is butting up against safety and infrastructure needs, so the state is offering $1 million for anyone who will come and take the old bridge off their hands.

Birther Billboard Sparks Controversy In Colorado

Politics & Government

Has America Lost Its Mind?

2:42pm September 06, 2017

Kurt Andersen: "Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire, A 500-Year History"

An empty field is all that remains of Uravan after cleanup wrapped in 2007.

Former Residents Picnic At Colorado Superfund Site

4:30pm September 05, 2017

by Dan Boyce

The former uranium mining town of Uravan, Colo., was once declared too toxic for humans and razed to the ground. But that's not stopping former residents from gathering there for an annual picnic.

In this Sept. 12, 2016, file photo, pedestrians cross Pennsylvania Avenue across the street from the Trump International Hotel in downtown Washington.

Politics & Government

Professor: 37 Historic Dictionaries Disagree With Trump's Definition of 'Emolument'

1:16pm September 05, 2017

by Peter Overby

The word — at the heart of a suit about the Trump D.C. hotel — now seems obscure and technical. It was more common, and had a more general meaning, when the Constitution was drafted, a scholar said.