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Funeral Held For Otto Warmbier Who Was Detained By N. Korea For Over A Year

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Friday News Roundup - International

4:00pm June 23, 2017

America's relationship with North Korea worsens after 22-year-old Otto Warmbier's return home in a coma. He died shortly after. The President has called Warmbier's death "a disgrace." What now? Also, the latest attack on London and Saudi Arabia's King rewrites the rules on succession.

President Trump holds up the signed Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017 on Friday.

Despite Claims To Contrary, Trump Has Signed No Major Laws 5 Months In

12:49pm June 23, 2017

by Tamara Keith

The president has been boasting about all the laws he has signed, but compared with other recent presidents, it's not that many — and he still hasn't gotten any major pieces of legislation.

Senate Made Health Care Even More Heartless, Sen. Hassan Says

8:13am June 23, 2017

Rachel Martin talks to Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire and NPR's Alison Kodjak about the health care bill that Senate Republicans released on Thursday.

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Morning News Brief: Senate Republicans Release Health Care Bill, China Vs. Golf

7:48am June 23, 2017

We look at the bill Senate Republicans have unveiled to overhaul U.S. health care. And China's government is cracking down on golf.

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Rubio's Changing Feelings Toward Trump

7:48am June 23, 2017

Steve Inskeep talks with former staffer for Sen. Marco Rubio Alex Conant about the Florida Republican's relationship with President Trump and how it might play into future political ambitions.

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Rep. Charlie Dent On GOP Health Care Proposal

7:48am June 23, 2017

Following the Senate releasing its own version of the Republican health care bill, Steve Inskeep talks with Republican Rep. Charlie Dent, who voted against the GOP bill in the House.

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What The New GOP Health Plan Would And Wouldn't Change

7:48am June 23, 2017

by Alison Kodjak

We analyze the new Republican health care bill unveiled by the Senate.

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The AMA's Take On GOP Health Care Plan

7:48am June 23, 2017

Rachel Martin talks with David Barbe, a family doctor in rural Missouri and president of the American Medical Association, about the Senate health care proposal.

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The FBI's J. Edgar Hoover Headquarters is aging and obsolete, and officials want to replace it with a more modern structure in the suburbs of Washington, D.C.

Real Estate Firm With Ties To Trump May Build The New FBI Headquarters

7:48am June 23, 2017

by Jim Zarroli

Some critics say Vornado Realty Trust should recuse itself from bidding on the project because of its financial relationship to the president and his family.

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President Trump and the Executive Office of the President have been sued over alleged violations of the Presidential Records Act.

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Trump Sued For Allegedly Violating Presidential Records Act

9:22pm June 22, 2017

by Rebekah Entralgo

Ethics watchdog groups say that White House staffers' reported use of encrypted messaging apps to communicate prevents presidential records from being archived, as required by law.