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Attorney General Jeff Sessions is again on the receiving end of criticism by President Trump over his recusal from the Russia matter.

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Trump: 'I Wish I Did' Pick A Different Attorney General Than Sessions

12:22pm May 30, 2018

by Philip Ewing

The president renewed his months-long feud with his own attorney general following reports that he had asked Jeff Sessions to un-recuse himself in the Russia case.

Air Force veteran Cat Corchado leads support groups in Charlotte, N.C., specifically for female veterans. Her group is called Women Veteran Network, or WoVeN.

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Battling Depression And Suicide Among Female Veterans

12:53am May 30, 2018

by Jay Price

Female veterans have higher rates of depression and suicide than their male counterparts. Advocates say the VA must step up its efforts to reach women who need help and may not be seeking it.

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White House Outlines Long-Term Plans For Detention Of Immigrant Families

4:40pm May 29, 2018

by John Burnett

The White House outlined the administration's long-term plans for the detention of immigrant families on Tuesday. Officials said they would like to detain parents and their children together, but are hamstrung by the lack of detention space and rules governing the care of immigrant children. Immigrant advocates have condemned the separation of families.

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Former North Korea Analyst Discusses Country's Intelligence Operation

4:18pm May 29, 2018

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Patrick McEachern, a former analyst on North Korea with the State Department, about Kim Yong Chol and the North Korean intelligence operation.

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How The Trump Administration's Family Separation Policy Is Playing Out

7:58pm May 28, 2018

In recent days, there's been an uproar over children being separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Jennifer Nagda, policy director at the Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights.

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How Federal Authorities Track Undocumented Minors

7:58pm May 28, 2018

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Bob Carey, former director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement, about how federal authorities track undocumented minors once they're released to families, and why stories about 1,474 "missing" children may be misleading.

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Mueller Investigation Latest

8:10am May 27, 2018

Robert Mueller doesn't speak publicly about his investigation and his office is fighting news outlets seeking information. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Watergate prosecutor Jill Wine-Banks.

The U.S. Capitol Building at dusk in Washington, D.C, in July 2011.

The Russia Investigations: What Just Happened?

7:00am May 26, 2018

by Philip Ewing

The original reports were about the FBI sending a confidential human source to interview Trump campaign aides about their foreign contacts — which President Trump turned into "SPYGATE."

With a Twitter post — including a doctored photo that made it appear as if actor Aziz Ansari was encouraging voters to vote from home — displayed behind him, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn. questions witnesses during an October 2017 Senate hearing on

Federal Election Commission Can't Decide If Russian Interference Violated Law

11:42pm May 25, 2018

by Peter Overby

The FEC has been wrestling with questions about foreign donors and possible election interference since 2011. It's not making any progress.

President Trump congratulates a U.S. Naval Academy midshipman Friday in Annapolis, Md.

President Trump Says North Korea Summit Still Possible

9:29pm May 25, 2018

by Brian Naylor

The president spoke briefly to reporters before he took a helicopter to Annapolis, Md., where he touted the U.S. military buildup in a commencement address at the U.S. Naval Academy.