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Servicemen put on a military demonstration during the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL Meeting in July 2016 at Andrews Air Force Base, Md.

Time To Consult Congress Over Use Of Force Against ISIS, Lawmakers Say

5:19pm April 28, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

The U.S. has relied on legislation from 2001 to justify its use of force against ISIS. But a bipartisan group of representatives say it's outdated, and argue it's time for a debate.

The National Security Administration (NSA) campus in Fort Meade, Md.

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NSA To Limit Some Collection Of Internet Communication

4:52pm April 28, 2017

by Philip Ewing

The agency will scale back its collection of "about" data, messages that are not only traveling to and from a foreign target, but those that mention one.

Three of the national monuments now under review by the Department of the Interior: (from left to right) Gold Butte in Nevada, the Pacific Remote Islands and Giant Sequoia in Northern California.

PHOTOS: See The Sweeping American Landscapes Under Review By Trump

4:44pm April 28, 2017

President Trump has ordered the Department of the Interior to review the status of at least 20 national monuments. Here's a visual guide to the stunning landscapes now in Trump's sights.

After L.A. Riots, Leaders Failed To Rebuild A Broken City

4:31pm April 28, 2017

by Sonari Glinton

The destruction from the 1992 Los Angeles riots resulted in more than $1 billion in damaged property and city leaders began to rebuild as the city was still in flames. But the project to fix the city, Rebuild LA, ultimately failed to do just that — rebuild.

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In Ohio, Trump Loyalists Reflect On His First 100 Days

4:31pm April 28, 2017

by Don Gonyea

Ohio was key to President Trump's victory in November, and his base of support there among the Tea Party and other loyalists is holding, even amid internal White House battles, the failure to repeal Obamacare and some big reversals of campaign promises. But these voters also make clear they have expectations by which they will judge the president.

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Trump Criticizes '8-Year Assault' On Gun Rights At National Rifle Association

4:31pm April 28, 2017

by Scott Horsley

President Trump speaks to the National Rifle Association, the gun rights group that strongly backed him in the 2016 campaign. NPR takes a look at what is on his agenda when it comes to gun rights.

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Gun Safety Advocates Prepare For Uphill Battle In Trump Era

4:31pm April 28, 2017

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, about how gun safety advocates plan to push their agenda under the Trump administration.

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Despite Racial Motive, Judge Allows Alabama City To Secede From School District

4:31pm April 28, 2017

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Emma Brown, an education reporter for The Washington Post, about the federal court judge's ruling on Monday allowing a city to leave an Alabama school district under desegregation orders. The judge said, even though she believes the motivation is racial, she will allow it to separate under certain conditions.

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Milwaukee Prosecutors Launch Investigation Into Inmate's Death

4:31pm April 28, 2017

by Ann-Elise Henzl

Prosecutors in Milwaukee are conducting a probe into a death last year at the county jail. An inmate died of dehydration, after staff allegedly turned off the water to his cell. It's one of four deaths in recent years at the facility, which high-profile Sheriff David Clarke oversees. Although he runs as a Democrat, Clarke is a frequent conservative commentator and served as a surrogate for President Trump on the campaign trail.

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Journalists Reconsider Purpose Of The White House Correspondents' Dinner

4:31pm April 28, 2017

The White House Correspondents' Dinner will go on as planned this weekend, but for the first time since 1981, the president won't be there. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to James Warren of Poynter and Vanity Fair about why some journalists are second guessing the purpose of the event.

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