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Shots Fired After SUV Storms Past Mar-A-Lago Checkpoints; 2 People In Custody

6:15pm January 31, 2020

by Merrit Kennedy

"This is somebody that obviously was impaired somehow and is driving very recklessly," Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw told reporters. "I'm not so sure she knew where she was going."

A Time to Build: From Family and Community to Congress and the Campus, How Recommitting to Our Institutions Can Revive the American Dream, by Yuval Levin

When Institutions Are Used As Stages, People Lose Trust, Book Argues

7:52am January 30, 2020

by Steve Inskeep

We now think of institutions less as formative and more as performative, less as molds of our character and more as platforms for us to stand on and be seen, says National Affairs Editor Yuval Levin.

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U.S. immigration policy has been a boon for the tech industry in Canada.

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Canada Wins, U.S. Loses In Global Fight For High-Tech Workers

4:01pm January 27, 2020

by Joel Rose

If there is a global war for tech talent, right now Canada is winning. And U.S. immigration policies are part of the reason.

A new section of the border wall is seen in November 2019 south of Donna, Texas. Trump's 576-mile border wall is expected to cost nearly $20 million per mile, which is more expensive than any other wall under construction in the world.

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$11 Billion And Counting: Trump's Border Wall Would Be The World's Most Costly

7:25am January 19, 2020

by John Burnett

The costs keep piling up for Trump's border wall which has a current pricetag of $11 billion — nearly $20 million per mile. It's more expensive than any other wall under construction in the world.

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Ken Starr, former independent counsel who investigated the Clintons, is one of several new lawyers on President Trump's impeachment defense team.

Politics & Government

Starr, Dershowitz, Ray: Trump Leans On High-Wattage Lawyers For Impeachment

2:17pm January 17, 2020

A group of attorneys who are as comfortable in front of the television cameras as they are in courtrooms will join Trump's impeachment defense team.

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President Trump and Vice Premier Liu He, China's top trade negotiator, sign a "Phase 1" trade agreement between the U.S. and China at the White House on Wednesday.

Trump Signs 'Phase 1' China Trade Deal, But Most Tariffs Remain In Place

2:07pm January 15, 2020

by Scott Horsley

President Trump signed a trade deal with China on Wednesday. The agreement relaxes some U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports. In exchange, China is expected to buy more from the U.S.

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A handwritten note by Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas lists his tasks, starting with getting Ukraine's new president to announce an investigation into "the Biden case."

New Lev Parnas Documents Suggest U.S. Ambassador Was Under Surveillance In Ukraine

12:43pm January 15, 2020

by Bill Chappell

"They are moving her tomorrow," U.S. congressional candidate Robert F. Hyde wrote on WhatsApp in March. He added, "The guys over [there] asked me what I would like to do and what is in it for them."

President Trump addresses the nation from the White House on the missile strike that Iran launched against air bases in Iraq last week.

NPR Poll: More Americans Disapprove Of Trump's Handling Of Iran Than Approve

7:05am January 15, 2020

by Domenico Montanaro

By a 49%-42% margin, Americans disapprove of how President Trump has handled the crisis with Iran, reflecting the number of people who disapprove of the job he's doing overall.

Robert O'Brien's first order of business when he took over the NSC in September was to make cuts in what he saw as a bloated foreign policy wing.

Politics & Government

Exclusive: Iran Strike Won't Slow Trump's Cuts To National Security Council

2:54pm January 11, 2020

by Franco Ordoñez

The rapid change has raised concern among those who have served on the NSC. They believe the president needs a wide range of experts to give advice on the potential consequences of major actions.

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The border wall set back from the geographical border in El Paso, Texas. The White House said Thursday that an appeals court ruling has cleared the way for border wall construction to resume.

Appeals Court Allows Trump To Divert $3.6 Billion In Military Funds For Border Wall

7:35pm January 09, 2020

by Bobby Allyn

The decision by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reverses a lower court order that blocked the president from using the U.S. Defense Department money to build the long-promised wall.