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The FCC said Tuesday that the false alert of a ballistic missile sent in Hawaii on Jan. 13 occurred when the worker in charge of alerts confused a drill for a real missile emergency. A highway sign in Honolulu corrects the error.

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Worker Who Sent Hawaii False Alert Thought Missile Attack Was Imminent

6:42pm January 30, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

A drill during a shift change included the words "This is not a drill," a Federal Communications Commission report finds. According to reports, the worker has been fired and two officials have quit.

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt told the Senate environment committee that he does not remember comments he made in 2016 about then-candidate Donald Trump.

EPA Chief Worried Trump Would Be 'Abusive To The Constitution'

5:12pm January 30, 2018

by Rebecca Hersher

In comments to a Tulsa radio host in February 2016, then-Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt said he feared President Trump would use executive orders unconstitutionally if he were elected.

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Capitol Hill Is Divided Leading Up To President Trump's First SOTU Address

4:54pm January 30, 2018

by Susan Davis

President Trump will deliver his first official State of the Union address in front of a divided and confrontational Congress. The mood on Capitol Hill is antagonistic and divided leading up to the speech.

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Democratic Rep. Debbie Dingell Plans To Bring Wife Of Deported Man To SOTU Address

4:54pm January 30, 2018

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., in advance of President Trump's first State of the Union address. Dingell is bringing Cindy Garcia, the wife of a Jorge Garcia, who was deported last month to Mexico after living in the U.S. for 30 years.

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Iowa Bill Would Require High School Students To Pass U.S. Citizenship Test Before Graduating

4:54pm January 30, 2018

High school students in Iowa might have to take one more exam before receiving their diplomas — a civic test. It's the same test administered by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to those looking to become U.S. citizens. That's part of a new bill introduced in the Iowa legislature. NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with Rep. Walt Rogers, R-Iowa, about his bill.

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Trump Facing Criticism For Not Doing Enough To Punish Russia For Election Meddling

4:54pm January 30, 2018

by Michele Kelemen

The list of Russians drawn up as part of a sanctions package signed into law last year is not acceptable, according to Senate Democrats who are sharply critical of the Trump administration move.

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After FBI Deputy Director McCabe Resigns, A Look At Where The Russia Investigation Stands

4:54pm January 30, 2018

by Philip Ewing

From the GOP authored memo alleging surveillance abuse by the FBI, to the abrupt departure of the bureau's embattled deputy head, to the administrations actions or non-actions against Russians with ties to the Kremlin, the past two days have been busy ones for the Russia Investigation.

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President Trump Expected To Address Divisive Issues In SOTU Speech

4:54pm January 30, 2018

by Tamara Keith

When President Trump delivers his first State of the Union address on Tuesday, aides say he will be optimistic, bipartisan and forward-looking. But Trump is not known for bringing people together and many issues he'll speak about are divisive.

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Republican Rep. David Schweikert Discusses White House's Immigration Framework

4:54pm January 30, 2018

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Rep. David Schweikert, R-Ariz., and member of the Freedom Caucus, about the White House immigration framework and infrastructure plan ahead of President Trump's first State of the Union address.

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The History Of Inviting Extraordinary Americans To The SOTU Address

4:54pm January 30, 2018

The State of the Union tradition of inviting extraordinary Americans to sit with the first lady began under Ronald Reagan in 1982. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Gerhard Peters, co-director of the American Presidency Project at the University of California — Santa Barbara, who is also a political science professor at Citrus College, about the tradition.

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