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Future Of Women’s March Uncertain As Tensions Flare Among Movement’s Leadership

NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Farah Stockman of The New York Times about the state of the Women’s March movement amidst tensions within its national leadership.

Trump’s View Of U.S. Military Success In The Middle East

In Iraq yesterday, President Trump contended that the U.S. shouldn’t be the policeman of the world, and maintained that he wants to pull back on American military support in the middle east. Mary Louise Kelly talks about the White House’s middle east p…

Colorado Governor-Elect Pushes For 100 Percent Renewable Energy

Colorado’s incoming governor Jared Polis is among a number of state Democratic leaders pledging more action on climate as the Trump administration pulls back.

With Shanahan As Defense Secretary, Boeing’s Influence Over Pentagon Likely To Grow

NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks with Lara Seligman, Foreign Policy magazine’s Pentagon correspondent, about Boeing’s relationship with the Pentagon.

A Viral, Very Inventive Obit That Captured The Internet’s Imagination

When Rick Stein died, his daughter Alex Walsh wrote an obituary notable for its lies — she elaborated on his life to create a life of mystery for her dad.

On Day 6 Of Shutdwon, Government Remains At Impasse

The Senate will be in session today, but most lawmakers remain away from Washington, with no signs of progress towards ending a partial government shutdown in its sixth day.

On foreign policy, a confident Trump removes his training wheels

In the days preceding last July’s NATO summit in Brussels that President Trump was set to attend, administration officials including Defense Secretary James Mattis worked around the clock with European allies to seal a summit declaration before the all…

Trump, Leading Democrats Fault Each Other As Partial Shutdown Heads Into 2019

Trump has only a few more days to advance any spending agreement with the help of full GOP control in Washington. But a leading House Republican said no votes in that chamber are expected this week.

‘Can You Come To The White House?’ A Reporter’s Tale Of A Surprise Trip To Iraq

NPR White House correspondent Tamara Keith was one of 13 reporters to go with President Trump to Iraq, an assignment that meant keeping a big secret — even from family.

Deaths of police officers on duty on the rise in the US – Lexington Herald Leader

Deaths of police officers on duty on the rise in the US  Lexington Herald LeaderStudy finds more police officers have died in the line of duty in the US this year compared to 2017.

New missiles and old treaties

Monitor correspondent Dan Sneider was on hand at Kapustin Yar, the “windswept flatlands of the vast Russian steppe,” as he wrote in May 1991. Instead, yesterday Mr. Putin attended the test launch of a new class of intercontinental missile capable of t…

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