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Stephanie Hofeller stands with her father, Thomas, for a family photo in California during the 1970s. Republicans fought to stop computer files found on the redistricting expert's hard drives from going public — now Stephanie is sharing them online.

Deceased GOP Strategist's Daughter Makes Files Public That Republicans Wanted Sealed

1:51pm January 05, 2020

by Hansi Lo Wang

Republicans in North Carolina fought in court to stop computer files found on the redistricting expert's hard drives from going public. Now his daughter, Stephanie Hofeller, is sharing them online.

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Monsey's Jewish Community On Edge

7:59am January 05, 2020

by Brian Mann

Only days after an attack on the home of a Hasidic rabbi in Monsey, N.Y., the community is worried about the recent spate of anti-Semitic incidents, as well as the threat of international terror.

A newly sworn-in U.S. citizen holds the U.S. flag and paperwork during a 2018 naturalization ceremony in New York City. The Department of Homeland Security has agreed to share its records with the U.S. Census Bureau to help produce data about the U.S. cit

To Produce Citizenship Data, Homeland Security To Share Records With Census

7:12pm January 04, 2020

by Hansi Lo Wang

The Department of Homeland Security has finalized an agreement to share records that the Census Bureau says will help it produce data about the citizenship status of every person living in the U.S.

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U.S. Strategy Behind Killing Of Top Iranian Military Leader

6:03pm January 04, 2020

NPR's Michel Martin speaks to the Atlantic Council's director of the Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative, Kirsten Fontenrose, about the U.S. strategy in Iran.

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Soleimani Killing Hadn't Been Worth The Risks. Former CIA Analyst Asks What Changed

5:16pm January 04, 2020

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Democratic Congresswoman and former CIA analyst Elissa Slotkin, who spent years tracking Qassem Soleimani's violence, to get her reaction to his death.

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Iranian Americans React To Escalating U.S.-Iran Tensions

5:16pm January 04, 2020

NPR's Michel Martin talks with radio host Reza Goharzad about how the Iranian American community in Southern California is reacting to the airstrike that killed top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani.

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A rainbow gay pride flag flies below the U.S. flag last year in front of the Asbury United Methodist Church in Prairie Village, Kan.

United Methodist Church Announces Proposal to Split Over Gay Marriage

4:01pm January 04, 2020

by Meg Anderson

A group of leaders from the United Methodist Church announced a plan Friday to split the Protestant denomination over its beliefs on same-sex marriage and LGBTQ clergy.

Postmates, the food delivery platform, is part of a federal lawsuit challenging California's new law that makes it harder to classify workers as contractors.

As California Tries To Make Contract Workers Employees, Industries Push Back

10:59am January 04, 2020

by Scott Rodd

The new law, which went into effect Wednesday, affects Uber and Lyft drivers as well as journalism freelancers and others. Companies are trying to figure out how to comply or how work around the law.

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The South's Changing Demographics

8:11am January 04, 2020

by Leila Fadel

More black Americans are moving south, changing the demographics of major metropolitan areas. We look at how these moves are shifting the political landscape.

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David Stern's Work To Fight Housing Discrimination

8:11am January 04, 2020

Lee Porter, executive director of the Fair Housing Council, talks to NPR's Leila Fadel about the work done for the organization by David Stern prior to his time as NBA commissioner.

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