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The Russia Investigations: Big Questions Answered, More Big Questions Raised

This week, the Senate Judiciary Committee unleashed everything it has about the 2016 Trump Tower meeting. But many answers remain elusive.

Kentucky Derby Winner Justify Is Favored To Win Soggy Preakness

An eight-horse field is set for Saturday’s race at Baltimore’s Pimlico Race Course, and it’s expected to be a two-horse race: Justify and Good Magic.

Surprise! Trump Nominates Acting VA Secretary Robert Wilkie To Fill Role Permanently

Following the disastrous nomination of the president’s last pick, Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson, veterans groups say they hope the embattled agency can finally get back on track.

FEMA Denies Contract Extension In Puerto Rico, Power Crews Head Home

About one percent of the island’s customers remain without power eight months after Hurricane Maria. Officials say power restoration will be done by May 31.

President Trump Nominates Robert Wilkie To Head Veterans Affairs Department

President Trump is nominating the current acting VA secretary, Robert Wilkie, as secretary. Trump made the surprise announcement at a White House meeting and said Wilkie “doesn’t know this yet.”

Health Care Providers Say Title X Change Would Restrict Access To Family Planning Services

Family planning clinics in Texas say that the Trump administration’s proposed rules will further hamper their ability to provide family planning services in a state that has high teen pregnancy rates.

The History Of Title X Throughout U.S. History

The Title X restrictions proposed by the Trump administration are modeled after a similar policy from the Reagan era. NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with Florida State University law professor Mary Ziegler about the history of this policy.

How The Trump Administration’s ‘Zero Tolerance’ Immigration Policy Is Playing Out In California

It’s unclear whether the Trump administration’s new “zero tolerance” policy at the border will have its intended effect of deterring illegal border crossings. Some in the San Diego area welcome the crackdown, believing lax immigration enforcement plagu…

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Calls Mass Shooting At Santa Fe High School A Tragedy

A shooting at Santa Fe High School, just 30 miles outside of Houston, Texas, has left at least 10 people dead and 10 others injured.

Santa Fe High School Student Describes Horror That Unfolded In Texas School Shooting

NPR’s Ari Shapiro speaks with Bree Butler, a high school senior at Santa Fe High School in Santa Fe, Texas, about the school shooting that left at least 10 dead and 10 others injured.

At Least 10 Dead After School Shooting In Santa Fe, Texas

Authorities in Texas say at least 10 people were killed at a shooting at Santa Fe High School Friday. A student is in custody and officials say there were also possible explosive devices left inside the school.

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