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Ships transporting containers like these at the Port of Tacoma, Washington, last year carry the goods at issue in the TPP deal. A new report says the trade pact would boost the U.S. economy, but only by a modest amount.

Report Says Trade Deal Would Boost U.S. Economy, But Opponents Say No

2:01pm May 19, 2016

by Marilyn Geewax

If Congress were to approve the TransPacific Partnership, the economy would expand by .15 percent by 2032, according to a report by the U.S. International Trade Commission.

A MiG-21 fighter — a leftover monument from the Soviet era — is the centerpiece of the Aviators Neighborhood in Deveselu, Romania. Now the base has become a U.S. Navy facility that is part of NATO's anti-missile shield for Europe.

U.S. Enlarges Its Military Footprint In Eastern Europe, To Mixed Reviews

5:29pm May 18, 2016

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

In Poland and Romania, some are happy to have new U.S. bases in light of recent Russian moves. But others say the most likely result will be heightened tensions with Moscow.

Eric Fanning testifies during the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on his nomination to be secretary of the Army in January. His nomination was confirmed by the Senate Tuesday.

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Senate Confirms Eric Fanning, First Openly Gay Leader Of Military Service

8:54pm May 17, 2016

by Laura Wagner

Eight months after President Obama nominated Fanning to the position of Army secretary, the Senate confirmed the appointment.

Protesters gathered outside the federal courthouse in Minneapolis where three young Somali-Americans are on trial for allegedly planning to go to Syria to join the Islamic State. The demonstrators say the FBI and local law enforcement is targeting and ent

He Was Caught Trying To Join ISIS, Now He's In Jihadi Rehab

1:26pm May 17, 2016

by Dina Temple-Raston

A Somali-American, who pleaded guilty to attempting to join the Islamic State, has been approved for America's first jihadi rehab program. His counselor explains the de-radicalization process.

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Marine Raiders Keep Low Profile Among U.S. Special Operations Forces

9:53am May 17, 2016

by Jay Price

When it comes to the U.S. military's special operations forces, names like Navy SEALs and Army Green Berets probably come to mind. But the Marines have a unit that's not very well-known: the Raiders.

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Retired CIA Agent Confirms U.S. Role In Nelson Mandela's 1962 Arrest

6:50pm May 16, 2016

NPR's Kelly McEvers interviews Aislinn Laing of The Telegraph about reaction to an interview with retired CIA agent Donald Rickard, acknowledging that he helped the South African apartheid-era government arrest Nelson Mandela. She says many in South Africa suspected the CIA's involvement, but before now, there was no documentation.

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President Barack Obama speaks during Rutgers University's 250th Anniversary commencement ceremony on Sunday in New Brunswick, N.J.

Without Naming Him, Obama Takes Aim At Trump During Rutgers Commencement

4:05pm May 15, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

"Ignorance is not a virtue," the president told Rutgers University graduates, in an apparent critique of Donald Trump. He called for embracing an interconnected world over building walls.

The seal of the Central Intelligence Agency at the lobby of the Original Headquarters Building at the CIA headquarters in McLean, Va.

Donald Trump Is About To Start Getting Intelligence Briefings

8:12am May 15, 2016

by NPR Staff

When it's obvious who the nominees will be, presidential candidates get intelligence briefings. That's about to start.

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio speaks at a news conference at the Sheriff's headquarters in Phoenix in 2013.

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In Racial Profiling Lawsuit, Ariz. Judge Rules Sheriff Arpaio In Contempt Of Court

1:41pm May 14, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The judge says Joe Arpaio has repeatedly and knowingly violated his orders to cease policing tactics against Latinos that he says amount to systemic racial profiling.

Security screening lines at the Denver International Airport earlier this month. "Waiting three hours for what may be a two-hour flight or 90-minute flight is not acceptable," Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said. "It would tax everybody's patienc

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After A Season Of Long Lines, Homeland Security Secretary Says He Feels Your Pain

6:54pm May 13, 2016

by Brian Naylor

"Waiting three hours for what may be a two-hour flight or 90-minute flight is not acceptable," Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said Friday.

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