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    The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to block the deposition of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, who approved adding the citizenship question to the 2020 census.
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    Census Citizenship Question Lawsuits Move Toward Supreme Court Showdown

    Oct 09, 2018
    The Trump administration is asking the justices again to block the depositions of senior officials in lawsuits over a controversial question about U.S. citizenship status on the 2020 census.
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    Technology
    A self-driving Waymo Chrysler Pacifica in Chandler, Ariz., in July. The Department of Transportation says it wants to remove barriers to innovation in autonomous car technology.
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    Transportation Department Looks To Clear The Road For Cars Without Steering Wheels

    Oct 05, 2018
    The DOT announced new voluntary guidance for autonomous vehicles. The agency wants to adapt the definition of "driver" to include autonomous systems, among other changes.
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    Politics
    Illinois gubernatorial candidate J.B. Pritzker says he will repay Cook County $330,000 in taxes he avoided after having toilets removed from a property so it would be considered uninhabitable. Pritzker is seen here on Monday in Chicago.
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    Illinois Gov. Candidate Removed Mansion's Toilets To Dodge Taxes, Report Finds

    Oct 03, 2018
    J.B. Pritzker had five toilets removed so a property would be classified "uninhabitable" on his taxes, according to the Cook County inspector general. Pritzker says he will repay the county $330,000.
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    Politics
    Democrats, led by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, have been hopeful about making big gains in the midterm elections, but a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll shows Republican enthusiasm surging.
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    Poll: Amid Kavanaugh Confirmation Battle, Democratic Enthusiasm Edge Evaporates

    Oct 03, 2018
    A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds that amid the Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court confirmation battle, the share of Republicans saying the 2018 midterms are "very important" has spiked.
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    National
    Steven Dillingham attends a reception at George Mason University's Arlington Campus in Virginia.
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    Amid Citizenship Question Lawsuits, Census Bureau Nominee Faces Confirmation

    Oct 03, 2018
    Senators are questioning Steven Dillingham, President Trump's nominee to lead the federal agency in charge of the 2020 census. The Census Bureau has not had permanent leadership for more than a year.
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    'The Fifth Risk' Paints A Portrait Of A Government Led By The Uninterested

    Oct 02, 2018
    Michael Lewis' fascinating new book argues that Donald Trump was utterly unprepared to lead the some 2 million federal employees — and that his appointees are often hostile to the agencies they lead.
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    Governing
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration leader Barry Myers, a Trump appointee, was previously the CEO of AccuWeather. His company has sought to prevent the National Weather Service from communicating directly with the public such that his and oth
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    'A Kind Of Vague Hostility': Michael Lewis On Trump Loyalists Run Agencies

    Oct 01, 2018
    In The Fifth Risk, Michael Lewis examines the Trump administration's impact on federal agencies, where inexperienced loyalists have been sent to manage nuclear weapons or the National Weather Service.
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    State Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson addressed the California state Senate in August on a measure requiring at least one female director on corporate boards of publicly traded companies based in the state. On Sunday, Gov. Jerry Brown signed Jackson's bill.
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    California Becomes 1st State To Require Women On Corporate Boards

    Oct 01, 2018
    A quarter of the 445 publicly traded companies in California don't have any women on their boards. Opponents say the law is unconstitutional and confusing for companies incorporated in other states.
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    National
    The administration is asking a lower court to block Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross' deposition as it prepares to ask the Supreme Court to review the lawsuits over the 2020 census citizenship question.
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    Trump Administration Moves To Escalate Census Lawsuits To Supreme Court

    Sep 29, 2018
    The administration is asking a lower court to block Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross' deposition as it prepares to ask the Supreme Court to review the lawsuits over the 2020 census citizenship question.
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    Education
    Federal officials are withholding $4 million in grant money from Chicago Public Schools, after reports of serious and pervasive problems that left students vulnerable to sexual violence.
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    Chicago Schools Lose Millions For Allegedly Not Shielding Students From Sexual Abuse

    Sep 28, 2018
    The Department of Education is withholding $4 million, funding that supports elementary schools serving low-income and minority students.
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    TED Radio Hour
    Richard Berry on the TED stage.
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    Richard Berry: How Can Cities Create Opportunities For The Homeless?

    Sep 28, 2018
    As Albuquerque's mayor, Richard Berry tried a new approach to addressing panhandling: offering work and connecting homeless with city services. He says it's a more humane option more cities can try.
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    A new report released by the Department of Homeland Security's internal watchdog found that doctors were not properly vetted, putting immigrants and U.S. citizens at risk.
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    Doctors With Criminal Records Examined Immigrants, Report Says

    Sep 25, 2018
    Internal investigators at DHS said 132 doctors employed to examine immigrants could pose health or safety risks. Before he was hired, one physician tried to recruit a hit man to kill a patient.
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    John Gore, the acting head of the Justice Department's civil rights division, speaks during a June news conference in Charlottesville, Va. Gore leads the division that says it needs the 2020 census citizenship question to better enforce the Voting Rights
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    Appeals Court Rules DOJ Official Must Testify For Census Lawsuits

    Sep 25, 2018
    A three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court order to depose Justice Department official John Gore about the 2020 census citizenship question DOJ requested.
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    Cody Wilson, founder of a company that produces designs for controversial 3D-printed guns, was released on $150,000 bond from a Houston jail, following accusations that he sexually assaulted a minor.
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    3D Gun Designer, Arrested For Alleged Sexual Assault Of A Minor, Freed On Bail

    Sep 24, 2018
    Cody Wilson was arrested in a hotel in Taiwan on Friday and flown to Texas. He posted bail of $150,000.
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    National
    Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, whose department oversees the Census Bureau, approved adding a question about U.S. citizenship status to the 2020 census.
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    Judge Orders Commerce Secretary To Testify About Census Citizenship Question

    Sep 21, 2018
    A federal judge in New York has ordered Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to face questioning under oath over his decision to add a controversial citizenship question to the 2020 census.
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    National
    Then-candidate Donald Trump holds an LGBT rainbow flag during an October 2016 presidential campaign rally at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, Colo.
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    Trump Officials 'Did Not Want' Census Survey To Ask About Sexual Orientation

    Sep 20, 2018
    Four federal agencies under President Obama requested new sexual orientation and gender identity questions for the American Community Survey. Under President Trump, the proposal stalled.
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    Politics
    Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh waits to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Sept. 6 for the third day of his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill.
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    Kavanaugh Accuser's Classmate: 'That It Happened Or Not, I Have No Idea'

    Sep 20, 2018
    After saying on social media that the incident "did happen," a former classmate of Christine Blasey Ford tells NPR she does not have firsthand knowledge of it.
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    National

    As Recovery Continues In The Carolinas, Officials Look Ahead To Prevent The Next Disaster

    Sep 18, 2018
    North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper says the state is confronting an epic disaster with the catastrophic flooding caused by Hurricane Florence. The recovery will involve difficult questions about living with the hazards of water.
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    'These Truths' Looks At America Through The Promises Of Its Beginning

    Sep 18, 2018
    By engaging with our country's past — and present — in an intellectually honest way, Jill Lepore has created a book that truly does encapsulate the American story in all its pain and triumph.
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    Politics
    Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., listens to Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh as he testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Sept. 6. Running a tight re-election race in a conservative state, Manchin has faced pressure to support Kavanaugh.
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    Battle For The Senate: Candidates In Key Races Respond To Kavanaugh Allegations

    Sep 18, 2018
    NPR reached out to candidates in the major 2018 Senate races, including Democrats facing pressure to support Brett Kavanaugh and GOP candidates raising doubts over timing of the sexual assault claim.
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    National
    U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions (left) speaks with former FBI Director James Comey (center) and other officials at the Department of Justice in April 2017, in Washington.
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    DOJ Didn't Want To Request Census Question During FBI's 'Comey Matter'

    Sep 17, 2018
    The Trump administration has said the Justice Department needs a citizenship question on the 2020 census. But a newly unredacted memo shows DOJ staff initially "did not want to raise the question."
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    Politics
    Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Sept. 6, the third day of his confirmation hearing to replace retired Justice Anthony Kennedy.
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    Who Is Christine Blasey Ford, The Woman Accusing Brett Kavanaugh Of Sexual Assault?

    Sep 17, 2018
    Ford, who revealed her identity in The Washington Post on Sunday, accused the Supreme Court nominee of sexually assaulting her in the early 1980s. Here's what we know about her.
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    Politics
    Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh reacts as he testifies Sept. 6 before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington.
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    Kavanaugh Allegations Recall 1991's Supreme Court Scandal, With Key Differences

    Sep 17, 2018
    Allegations of sexual misconduct against a Supreme Court nominee are familiar. But there are some key differences between the accusations against Brett Kavanaugh and those against Clarence Thomas.
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    National
    Newly sworn-in U.S. citizens gather for a naturalization ceremony in Alexandria, Va., in August. A potential trial over a new 2020 census citizenship question is set to start on Nov. 5 in New York City.
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    Census Citizenship Question Trial Could Start Day Before Midterm Elections

    Sep 14, 2018
    A federal judge in New York has set Nov. 5 as the start date of the first potential trial of the six lawsuits over the 2020 census citizenship question that dozens of states and cities want removed.
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    Politics
    President Trump holds a briefing on Hurricane Florence in the Oval Office on Tuesday with FEMA Administrator Brock Long and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen.
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    Hurricane Florence To Test FEMA, Trump Administration

    Sep 14, 2018
    The president and emergency management officials say they're ready for the storm and its aftermath, but the effort has gotten off to a bumpy start.

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