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Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks Wednesday at the meeting of the Global Coalition on the Defeat of ISIS in Washington. Top officials from the 68-nation coalition are looking to increase pressure on ISIS.

Tillerson: Defeating ISIS 'No. 1 Goal' for U.S., But Others Should Do More

6:41pm March 22, 2017

by Michele Kelemen

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is hosting officials from 68 countries to discuss how best to take on ISIS. "As a coalition we are not in the business of nation-building or reconstruction," he said.

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Senators Question Supreme Court Nominee Gorsuch On Day 3 Of Hearings

6:41pm March 22, 2017

by Nina Totenberg

Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch faced another round of questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee in day three of his confirmation hearing on Wednesday.

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President Trump Holds Meeting With Congressional Black Caucus

6:41pm March 22, 2017

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Rep. Cedric Richmond, chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, following their meeting with President Trump on Wednesday.

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'Vice News Tonight' Seeks To Reinvent TV News For Millennials

6:41pm March 22, 2017

by David Folkenflik

Vice founder Shane Smith and chief news executive Josh Tyrangiel are trying to reinvent TV news for millennials with Vice News Tonight on HBO.

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House Intel Chairman: Trump Team's Communications Captured By U.S. Surveillance

6:41pm March 22, 2017

by David Welna

House Intel Committee Chairman Devin Nunes says then-President elect Trump and members of his transition team were captured by U.S. surveillance as part of "incidental collection" when members of the incoming administration phoned foreigners being watched by American intelligence. That is not a "wiretap" but the White House has a new opening to persist with charges that then-President Obama surveilled Trump in the past.

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Republican Health Care Bill Undergoes Final Changes Ahead Of Vote

6:41pm March 22, 2017

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with Republican Rep. Bradley Byrne of Alabama about the final changes to the GOP health care bill before it goes to a vote on Thursday.

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Wall Street Trader Outlines Market Trends Ahead Of Health Care Vote

6:41pm March 22, 2017

The stock market is reacting to news out of Washington, D.C., about the fate of health care legislation and other items on the White House agenda. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with trader Ted Weisberg about trends on Wall Street.

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U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the unanimous opinion in today's ruling.

The Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of A Special Education Student

6:41pm March 22, 2017

by Anya Kamenetz

In a case involving a Colorado school district, the high court finds that schools must ensure students make more than minimal progress.

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Sears, once the monolith of American retail, says that there is "substantial doubt" that it will be able to keep its doors open. Company shares tumbled more than 12 percent Wednesday. Above, the department store's location in Brooklyn's Flatbush neighborh

Can Sears Survive? Maybe Not, Company Admits In Financial Filings

5:40pm March 22, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

Shares of the company's stock tumbled 12 percent today after the company acknowledged Tuesday that its future viability is not a sure thing. The company lost $2 billion last year.

Brown bears play in a pond at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center in Portage Glacier, Alaska, in 2009.

Congress Rolls Back Obama-Era Rule On Hunting Bears And Wolves In Alaska

5:04pm March 22, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The Senate voted Tuesday to lift a 2016 ban on certain hunting practices — like trapping and aerial shooting — on national wildlife refuges there. Now the bill heads to President Trump to be signed.