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Daniel Ramirez Medina, 23, registered with the government under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program. He is suing the government after being arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

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DACA Recipient Sues U.S. Government After He Is Detained By Immigration Authorities

3:51pm February 15, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

Daniel Ramirez Medina was arrested despite registering under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program. He has sued the U.S. government for violating his constitutional rights.

In this Dec. 21, 2015, courtroom file sketch, Enrique Marquez Jr. appears in federal court in Riverside, Calif. On Tuesday, Marquez admitted that his friend Syed Rizwan Farook paid him for the assault rifles used to kill 14 people in a terrorist attack in

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California Man To Plead Guilty To Buying Weapons Used In San Bernardino Attack

1:24pm February 15, 2017

by Doreen McCallister

Enrique Marquez Jr., a friend of Syed Rizwan Farook, the male shooter in the San Bernardino terrorist attack, will plead guilty to conspiring with Farook. Fourteen people died in the 2015 attack.

With Flynn Out, Who Will Trump Pick To Be National Security Adviser?

8:18am February 15, 2017

Michael Flynn resigned for misleading the vice president about his conversations with a Russian diplomat. To discuss possible replacements, David Greene talks to retired Army Col. Peter Mansoor.

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Trump Aides Often Contacted Russian Intelligence, 'New York Times' Says

8:18am February 15, 2017

Steve Inskeep talks to Matt Apuzzo of The New York Times about evidence that U.S. spy agencies have that show the Trump campaign was repeatedly in contact with senior Russian intelligence officials.

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Lawmakers Call For Probe Into Flynn's Russian Communications

8:18am February 15, 2017

Steve Inskeep talks to Republican Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana, who's on the House Judiciary Committee. There are calls for an investigation into Michael Flynn's interactions with Russia.

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Retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg Named Acting National Security Adviser

11:27pm February 14, 2017

by Tom Bowman

President Trump's National Security Adviser Michael Flynn has resigned amid allegations he inappropriately talked about U.S. sanctions in December with a Russian official.

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DOJ Warned White House Flynn Could Be Vulnerable To Russian Blackmail

10:21pm February 14, 2017

Former national security adviser Michael Flynn resigned Monday after misleading Vice President Mike Pence about his conversations with the Russian ambassador to the U.S. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Washington Post reporter Adam Entous, who has been following the story.

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House Speaker Welcomes Resignation Of National Security Adviser Flynn

10:21pm February 14, 2017

by Ailsa Chang

House Speaker Paul Ryan welcomed the resignation of national security adviser Michael Flynn, but many lawmakers have unanswered questions about contacts between the Trump team and Russia.

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The CIA's new second-in-command, Gina Haspel, is a decorated officer, serving more than three decades undercover.

New CIA Deputy Director's Past Intertwined With CIA's History Of Waterboarding

9:01pm February 14, 2017

by Mary Louise Kelly

Gina Haspel is a well-respected, career CIA officer. She also once ran one of the agency's "black site" prisons where a suspected terrorist was waterboarded 83 times.

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Vice President Pence (left) shakes hands with former national security adviser Michael Flynn before the start of a joint press conference between President Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday. Flynn resigned Monday night after multiple

What Is The Logan Act, And Why Does It Matter?

8:55pm February 14, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

The White House says it's confident former national security adviser Michael Flynn said "nothing wrong or inappropriate" to the Russian ambassador. Releasing the transcript would help clear that up.