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A migrant family waits in Tijuana, Mexico, before being transported to the San Ysidro port of entry to begin the process of applying for asylum in the United States. A new Trump administration rule says immigrants who pass through a third country en route

Trump Administration Implementing '3rd Country' Rule On Migrants Seeking Asylum

3:44pm July 15, 2019

by Bill Chappell

Immigrants who want to seek asylum at the U.S. southern border must first apply for refugee status in another country, according to a new rule that is set to take effect Tuesday.

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This America: The Case for the Nation, by Jill Lepore

'This America' Pits Rise In Nationalism Against Championing Of Liberal Democracy

7:01am May 31, 2019

by Scott Detrow

Jill Lepore, author of These Truths, argues that supporters of free and fair liberal government can't just hold their noses and wait for voters to realize that democracy is better than autocracy.

Melinda Gates at a panel discussion in New York in February. She is the author of a new book, The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World.

Melinda Gates On Marriage, Parenting And Why She Made Bill Drive The Kids To School

10:33am April 29, 2019

by Michel Martin

In her new book, The Moment Of Lift, the co-founder of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation calls on readers to support women everywhere as a means to lift up society.

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The photos of five people slain in the Capital Gazette newsroom adorn candles at a vigil in June. The attack was mentioned in the analysis of Reporters Without Borders' annual World Press Freedom Index.

The U.S. Now Ranks As A 'Problematic' Place For Journalists

6:42pm April 18, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

"Never before have US journalists been subjected to so many death threats," Reporters Without Borders said in its annual World Press Freedom Index, adding that President Trump "exacerbates" problem.

Judges at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, have rejected a request by the court's prosecutor to open an investigation into war crimes and crimes against humanity in Afghanistan and alleged crimes by U.S. forces linked to the con

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World Criminal Court Rejects Probe Into U.S. Actions In Afghanistan

5:16pm April 12, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

The judges at the International Criminal Court said that the probe would be "inevitably doomed to failure." It's a victory for the White House, which has spoken out against an investigation.

In 2021, U.S. travelers heading to European Union countries will have to apply for authorization online, as part of a security procedure for visa-free travelers.

EU Officials Move To Clarify Rules For U.S. Travelers After Erroneous 'Visa' Reports

6:46pm March 09, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

Meant to increase security in Europe, the decision to implement a screening process was announced in 2018. But confusion arose after several media outlets labeled it a "visa."

For mixed-status families, immigration talk can be stressful.

With Trump At The Border, A Look Back At U.S. Immigration Policy

5:21pm January 10, 2019

President Trump continues his quest to curb illegal immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border. One expert says there have always been ebbs and flows to how welcoming the U.S. is to immigrants.

Brett McGurk, the special presidential envoy to the coalition fighting the Islamic State, announced his resignation days after Secretary of Defense James Mattis also resigned.

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U.S. Envoy To The Coalition Against ISIS Resigns Over Trump's Syria Policy

6:21pm December 22, 2018

by Shannon Van Sant

Brett McGurk's decision to accelerate his departure from the Trump administration comes on the heels of Secretary of Defense James Mattis' resignation earlier this week.

National Security Adviser John Bolton speaks during a White House news briefing in October.

Transcript: NPR's Interview National Security Adviser John Bolton

4:55pm December 06, 2018

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to National Security Adviser John Bolton about natural security threats posed by China and the arrest of Meng Wanzhou, scion of a Chinese telecommunications giant.

Millions of internal files from Mossack Fonseca, a law firm headquartered Panama, were leaked in 2016, prompting investigations by journalists and subsequent charges by prosecutors.

Prosecutors File First U.S. Charges Stemming From 2016 Panama Papers Leak

2:42pm December 06, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman says the defendants "had a playbook to repatriate un-taxed money into the U.S. banking system."