How The U.S. Citizenship Oath Came To Be What It Is Today
If you are born in the United States, citizenship is a birthright. But if you immigrate to this country, the work of the citizenship process culminates in the reciting of an oath.
Responding To Conditions At Migrant Detention Centers
Rachel Martin speaks with Doris Meissner, the former head of Immigration and Naturalization Services, about what government agencies can do to respond to poor conditions at migrant detention centers.
News Brief: Trump’s July 4 Speech, Census, Gaza Exodus
President Trump plans to speak on the National Mall during what has traditionally been a nonpolitical event. Also, we have the latest on the census citizenship question.
D.C. Officials Push Back On Trump’s July 4 Plans
President Trump is planning big changes to the annual Fourth of July festivities in Washington, D.C. Some D.C. residents are skeptical of the plans.
Coal Company Files For Bankruptcy
One of the nation’s largest coal producers has declared bankruptcy. NPR’s Rachel Martin talks to Lexington Herald-Leader reporter William Wright.
DOJ Still Looking To Add Census Citizenship Question
The printing presses are rolling on the 2020 census, but the Justice Department says it has been instructed to find a new way to ask responders a controversial question about citizenship.
Eleanor Holmes Norton On Trump’s Speech
NPR’s Noel King talks with Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton of Washington, D.C., about President Trump’s Fourth of July celebration in the city and the complications involved.
Candid And Sometimes Angry, Bud Selig’s New Book May Surprise You
In For the Good of the Game, the former Major League Baseball commissioner is candid offers a stark contrast to his public persona when he led the sport for 22 years.
University Of Alaska Readies For Budget Slash: ‘We May Likely Never Recover’
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy slashed $130 million, or 41%, from the budget of a university system that serves more than 26,000 students. Layoffs, elimination of programs and campus closures are likely.
Woman Accused Of Turning In Husband’s Guns To The Police Will Face Misdemeanor Charge
Courtney Irby had taken her husband’s guns from his home, and given them to police. At the time he was under arrest for allegedly ramming her car with his.
DOJ Still Looking To Add Census Citizenship Question, Official Tells Court
Amid tweets by President Trump that he still wants the 2020 census to ask about citizenship, an official says the Justice Department has been told to find a way to make that happen.
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