Students Call For Congress To Act On Gun Violence On Capitol HIll
Students across the United States left their classrooms Wednesday to protest recent gun violence in school and call for action in Congress. One of the larger protests happened in Washington, D.C.
Immigrant Advocates Claim ICE Is Targeting And Deporting Them For Speaking Out
Immigrant advocates across the country are accusing federal immigration authorities of using deportation as a tool to silence activists. Federal lawsuits have identified 16 undocumented immigrant leaders who have been arrested nationwide.
World Leaders Will Need To Adjust If Secretary Of State Nominee Is Confirmed
Unlike Rex Tillerson, a secretive former oil executive, Mike Pompeo’s views of the world are much clearer. He’s been a hawk on Iran and his views of Muslims have raised alarms. If he is confirmed as secretary of state, world leaders will have to adjust.
State Department Veteran Says Rank And File Are Relieved By Leadership Change
NPR’s Sarah McCammon speaks with Victoria Nuland, a former assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs about the Mike Pompeo’s nomination to lead the State Department.
Sen. Bob Menendez Discusses Trump’s Nominee For Secretary Of State
Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., is the ranking member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, which will question President Trump’s new choice to lead the CIA, Mike Pompeo. He tells NPR’s Sarah McCammon what he hopes to hear from Pompeo.
Marjory Stoneman Douglas Students Walk Out In Protest 1 Month After Deadly Shooting
One month after a gunman killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., students around the country walked out of school in a call for action against school shootings.
On Pi Day, San Francisco’s Exploratorium Celebrates With Circular Parades, Pi And Pie
Chris Flink is executive director of the Exploratorium in San Francisco, otherwise known as the birthplace of Pi Day. He speaks about the importance of the holiday that celebrates the ratio of a circle’s diameter to circumference.
President Trump Names Larry Kudlow As White House’s Top Economic Adviser
President Trump has chosen CNBC contributor Larry Kudlow to be his top economic adviser, replacing Gary Cohn. It’s the latest staff change in an administration recently roiled by them.
Why President Trump’s Nominee For CIA Director Is In Danger Of Not Getting Confirmed
NPR’s Ari Shapiro speaks with investigative reporter Raymond Bonner about Gina Haspel, the nominee for Director of the CIA, and her involvement with interrogation techniques used in secret prisons in other countries. He wrote about this for ProPublica …
How Student Activism Could Potentially Impact American Politics
NPR’s Sarah McCammon speaks with Nancy Thomas, director of the Institute for Democracy and Higher Education at Tufts University about the potential impact of student activism in American politics.
Here Is Video Footage Of A Guy Dressed As Elsa Freeing A Police Van Trapped In Snow
A Bostonian dressed as Elsa from Frozen to mark the city’s third nor’easter in 10 days. A police van got stuck in a drift. You know exactly what happens next; please don’t accuse us of clickbait here.
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