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Political scientists alarmed by Trump's disregard for checks on the executive branch
Can the president freeze funds already promised by Congress? NPR's Michel Martin speaks to Gillian Metzger, legal scholar at Columbia University, about President Trump testing the limits of his power.
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Morning news brief
Latest on the deadly midair collision in the D.C. area, national debate erupts in Germany over letting extreme elements into mainstream politics, inside U.S.'s program to maintain its nuclear weapons.
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Some Black business owners say Target boycott over DEI policies could hurt them
Target is scaling back its DEI efforts, which has prompted calls for a boycott. But Black business owners who sell at Target warn a boycott could hurt their business.
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Employment lawyer discusses what Trump offer to federal employees to resign would do
NPR asks Michelle Bercovici, an employment lawyer who mostly represents federal employees, about what the Trump administration's offer to almost all federal workers to resign by Feb. 6 means for them.
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Morning news brief
Rescuers search for survivors after midair collision in D.C. area, Trump plans to hold criminal migrants deported from U.S. at Gitmo, some pardoned Jan. 6 rioters have lengthy criminal records.
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First responders search for survivors following midair collision in D.C. area
A regional jet with 64 people aboard collided in midair with an Army Black Hawk helicopter as it was approaching a runway at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night.
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Republican Rep. Pete Stauber discusses legislating Trump's agenda
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Republican Rep. Pete Stauber of Minnesota about congressional Republicans' role in legislating President Trump's agenda.
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Morning news brief
Trump trying to dramatically reshape federal government, RFK Jr. faces Senate confirmation hearings for HHS secretary, national assessment on reading and math shows students struggling post-pandemic.
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Martin Gordon, Anglican bishop of Goma, calls for peace in the DRC
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Martin Gordon, the Anglican bishop of Goma, who fled before rebels advanced into the city in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Today, he is issuing a call for peace.
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What Trump's use of executive authority may mean for the future of presidential power
Donald Trump is back in office and already flexing executive authority in unprecedented ways. NPR hears analysis from Bowdoin University's Andrew Rudalevige, who studies presidential power.