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Former Biden official on President Trump's peace plan for Gaza
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Jake Sullivan, national security adviser to former President Biden, about President Trump's plan for peace in Gaza.
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Letitia James, who prosecuted Trump in N.Y., is indicted on one count of bank fraud
The Attorney General in New York has been indicted on a bank fraud charge after President Trump urged the Justice Department to prosecute her.
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Is Trump's war on drug cartels legal?
John Yoo helped developed the legal framework for the post-9/11 wars in the George W. Bush Justice Department. He argues Trump trying to invoke war powers too extraordinary to be used against crime.
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To win this Maryland contest, be on the lookout for big trees
A hundred years ago, Maryland's first state forester challenged residents to find the state's biggest tree. Now the contest is back. Scott Detrow speaks with Joli McCathran of the Big Tree Program.
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Comedian Fred Armisen says his new album — 100 Sound Effects — is serious business
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with actor and musician Fred Armisen about the reason and production behind his new sound effect album, 100 Sound Effects.
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An attack on a synagogue in Manchester has left Britain on edge
A car-ramming and knife attack has killed two people at a synagogue in northern England. Police are calling it terrorism, amid a spike in antisemitism, days before the Oct. 7th anniversary.
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Senate Minority Leader Jeffries defends Democrats' healthcare push amid shutdown
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on his Democratic Party's strategy to resolve the government shutdown.
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Microsoft announcement highlights complicated relationship between Big Tech and war
Microsoft restricted the Israeli military's access to some of its technology after it found that Israel's Defense Ministry was using its services to carry out mass surveillance of Palestinians.
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Sen. Cortez Masto explains why she broke ranks with democrats on shutdown vote
Three Senate Democrats broke with their party and voted with Republicans to fund the government and avert a shut down. One of them, Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada, explains her reasoning.
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Newt Gingrich thinks Democrats 'don't have what it takes' to win shutdown
A government shutdown is looming as Republicans and Democrats continue to search for middle ground on a variety of issues. Newt Gingrich shares his perspective on this most recent shutdown fight.