Leila Fadel
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Morning news brief
European leaders pledge to work together to end Russia's war in Ukraine, an update on Israel-Hamas ceasefire, NPR investigation finds problems with system for policing bad behavior by federal judges.
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Investigation finds problems with system for policing bad behavior by federal judges
An NPR investigation finds gaps in the systems to report misbehavior by federal judges and a widespread culture of fear about reporting abuse.
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What Putin thinks of the tensions between Trump and Zelenskyy
NPR asks international affairs expert Nina Khrushcheva of the New School about how Russian President Vladimir Putin views the tension between President Trump and Ukraine's Zelenskyy.
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Former USAID head under President George W. Bush discusses the agency's dismantling
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Andrew Natsios, former head of USAID under President George W. Bush, about the dismantling of the international aid agency.
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Republican Sen. Josh Hawley discusses his mission to hold big tech accountable
Republican Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri talks about his mission to hold tech companies accountable even as they try to align themselves with President Donald Trump.
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Morning news brief
House Republicans pass budget framework advancing Trump agenda, the conflicting messaging over who's in charge of some government decision-making, egg farmers say they're losing the bird flu battle.
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How Musk's efforts to reduce the federal workforce compare to efforts in the 1990s
NPR speaks with the Brookings Institution's Elaine Kamarck about her effort to reduce the size of the federal workforce during the 1990s and how it contrasts to Elon Musk's efforts today.
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Morning news brief
U.S. opposes a resolution demanding that Russia withdraw from Ukraine, Trump funding freeze includes payments to keep the Colorado River flowing, massive child sex abuse trial begins in France.
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Former U.S. ambassador to Hungary discusses democratic decay under PM Orbán
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with David Pressman, former U.S. ambassador to Hungary, about that country's democratic decay under Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
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Morning news brief
French President Emmanuel Macron to meet President Trump in D.C., center-right opposition party wins in Germany's election, Greenpeace faces $300 million lawsuit after Dakota Access Pipeline protests.