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The Hutchins Center's David Wessel gives his perspective on America's national debt
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center at the Brookings Institution, about America's federal debt, which is at $36 trillion and growing.
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Florida becomes second state to ban fluoride in public water
Florida has become the second state in the country — after Utah — to ban fluoridation of public water systems.
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SCOTUSblog's Amy Howe discusses birthright citizenship case before the Supreme Court
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Amy Howe, a reporter with SCOTUSblog, about the issue of birthright citizenship and the use of universal injunctions before the Supreme Court.
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Supreme Court justices seem divided in birthright citizenship arguments
The U.S. Supreme Court seemed at least partially divided as the justices heard arguments debating how the lower courts should handle President Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship.
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Morning news brief
Supreme Court justices appear divided in birthright citizenship arguments, President Trump returns to Washington after Middle East trip, a look at week 1 of Sean 'Diddy' Combs' federal criminal trial.
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Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Ron Chernow discusses his new book, 'Mark Twain'
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Ron Chernow about his new book, "Mark Twain," in which he illuminates the complex life of the writer.
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Nashville mayor demands names of nearly 200 people detained by ICE
The mayor of Nashville is demanding the names of nearly 200 people detained by ICE during traffic stops in recent weeks. He worries some immigrants in the U.S. legally were arrested.
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Charles Strouse, Broadway composer of 'Annie' and 'Bye Bye Birdie,' has died at 96
Broadway composer Charles Strouse, creator of the hit musicals "Bye Bye Birdie," "Applause" and "Annie," died at his home in New York City on Thursday.
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Latest Beige Book reports on impacts of Trump administration cuts
Regional banks in the Federal Reserve system study their local economies and publish those stories in a report called the Beige Book. The latest included fallout from Trump administration cuts.
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A case similar to the prosecution of the Wisconsin judge is ongoing in Massachusetts
A Wisconsin judge is charged with helping an undocumented immigrant evade federal agents. It's a rare prosecution but not unheard of — a similar case unfolded seven years ago in Massachusetts.
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President Trump returns to Washington after four-day Gulf trip
President Trump returns to Washington Friday after a four-day tour through the Gulf where he struck business deals and was treated like royalty by the leaders of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE.
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President of Arab Gulf States Institute discusses Trump's Middle East trip
NPR's A Martinez talks with Doug Silliman, president of the Arab Gulf States Institute and former U.S. ambassador to Iraq, about President Trump's Gulf trip and Iran's offer to revive a nuclear deal.