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Author Christopher Leonard discusses the rise of the U.S. defense industry after WWII
As part of our series on the world that America made after World War II, NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with author Christopher Leonard about the rise of the U.S. defense industry post-1945.
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British politician Nigel Farage launches DOGE-like team to audit local authorities
The idea of a Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, appears to have jumped the Atlantic. British politician Nigel Farage, a friend of President Trump's, is now launching something similar.
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Brennan Center's Elizabeth Goitein discusses Trump's use of emergency declarations
President Trump has used emergency declarations to push through his agenda. Elizabeth Goitein, analyst at the Brennan Center for Justice, discusses his use of emergency powers.
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Controversy grows over case of brain-dead pregnant woman kept on life support
Controversy is growing in Georgia over the case of a woman declared brain dead who is being kept on life support because she is pregnant. Hospital officials say it's because of Georgia's abortion law.
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Trump fires historians who put together unbiased accounts of U.S. foreign policy
The State Department's Historical Advisory Committee puts out unbiased accounts of events around U.S. foreign policy. Trump fired its members. NPR speaks with its former chair, James Goldgeier.
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Russia-Ukraine talks end without ceasefire, but countries agree to exchange prisoners
A second round of ceasefire talks between Ukraine and Russia ended quickly and with no ceasefire, though the two countries agreed to exchange more prisoners of war. Hear the latest updates.
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How Ukraine pulled off its surprise drone attacks deep inside Russian territory
NPR speaks with Hanna Shelest, a director at the Foreign Policy Council "Ukrainian Prism," about how Ukraine pulled off its surprise drone attack and about Russia's vulnerabilities.
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Yale School of Medicine's James Kimmel Jr. discusses 'The Science of Revenge'
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with James Kimmel Jr., lecturer in psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine, about his new book "The Science of Revenge."
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Trump-backed candidate wins Poland's presidential election
What does Poland's presidential election result mean for the country's place in Europe and the world? NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Polish political analyst Andrzej Bobinski.
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How the iPad cured a top pianist's stage fright
Anxiety and panic attacks crippled pianist Simone Dinnerstein on stage, despite a stellar career. She shares how one common device helped her overcome the fear.
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The likely path for President Trump's tax and spending agenda in the Senate
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Republican strategist and former U.S. Senate staffer Ron Bonjean about the path in the Senate for President Trump's tax and spending agenda.
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Senate returns to work with President Trump's budget plan in the agenda
The Senate returns to work today to pick up a multi-trillion-dollar bill that includes much of President Trump's agenda for cutting taxes and changing defense, energy and immigration policy.
