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Tuesday

Trump fined $9,000 for violating gag order in hush money trial

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Trump's Trials

Trump fined $9,000 for violating gag order in hush money trial

For this episode of Trump's Trials, All Things Considered host Juana Summers speaks with political reporter Ximena Bustillo.

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Trump may get another chance to be president. He's planning an aggressive second term

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Trump may get another chance to be president. He's planning an aggressive second term

In a new interview with TIME Magazine, Trump promises to prosecute President Biden, unleash the National Guard on immigrants and says it's "irrelevant" if he's comfortable criminalizing abortions.

House Democratic leaders say they would help save Speaker Johnson's job

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House Democratic leaders say they would help save Speaker Johnson's job

Democrats have been telegraphing for weeks their willingness to help Mike Johnson — a Republican — keep his job as speaker if members of his own party trigger a vote to oust him.

A U.S. diplomat tells NPR why she resigned in protest over the policy in Gaza

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Middle East crisis — explained

A U.S. diplomat tells NPR why she resigned in protest over the policy in Gaza

As protests against the U.S. policy in Gaza unfold on college campuses across the country, the State Department is facing its own protests too.

A U.S. diplomat tells NPR why she resigned in protest over the policy in Gaza

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Abortion rights on the ballot may not be bad news for Republicans everywhere

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National

Abortion rights on the ballot may not be bad news for Republicans everywhere

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More states than ever are gearing up to vote on abortion rights this fall, including Republican-led Missouri. There, voters could show the issue isn't a down-ballot Democratic dream everywhere.

Abortion rights on the ballot may not be bad news for Republicans everywhere

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Monday

How the college protests echo history

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How the college protests echo history

Protests against Israel's war in Gaza on college campuses have expanded across the country. They're the biggest student protests, since college students demonstrated against the Vietnam war in the late sixties and early seventies.

How the college protests echo history

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Transgender health care must be paid for by state insurance, says an appeals court

Cases about transgender people and their rights have been working their way through the court system for years. Here, people demonstrate in favor of trans rights in front of the Supreme Court in 2019. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP hide caption

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Shots - Health News

Transgender health care must be paid for by state insurance, says an appeals court

The federal appeals court in Richmond, Va., ruled in favor of transgender patients on Monday. The case was brought by Medicaid recipients in West Virginia and state employees in North Carolina.

Transgender health care must be paid for by state insurance, says an appeals court

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Sunday

30 years since the end of apartheid, is South Africa still an emblem of democracy?

Bodyguards keep close watch as Nelson Mandela celebrates his victory in the South African presidential elections of 1994. As the head of the African National Congress, he helped to build the country's new multiracial government and to establish the free elections in which he won his presidency. David Turnley/Corbis/VCG hide caption

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30 years since the end of apartheid, is South Africa still an emblem of democracy?

Three decades ago, South Africa held its first democratic election, closing the door on the apartheid era.

30 years since the end of apartheid, is South Africa still an emblem of democracy?

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Nearly 300 people arrested at campus protests against the war in Gaza this weekend

Students protest the Israel-Hamas war at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., on Saturday. Protests and encampments have sprung up on college and university campuses across the country to protest the war. Cliff Owen/AP hide caption

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Campus protests over the Gaza war

Nearly 300 people arrested at campus protests against the war in Gaza this weekend

Police took more than 250 protesters into custody in Arizona, Indiana, Massachusetts and Missouri this weekend, as the war in Gaza continues to embroil campuses across the nation.

Gaza protestors picket White House correspondents dinner, as Biden ribs Trump

A demonstrator with red paint on their hand and face is seen behind a police barricade during a pro-Palestinian protest over the Israel-Hamas war at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, Saturday April 27, 2024, in Washington. Terrance Williams/AP hide caption

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Gaza protestors picket White House correspondents dinner, as Biden ribs Trump

The war in Gaza spurred large protests outside a glitzy roast with President Joe Biden, journalists, politicians and celebrities Saturday but went all but unmentioned by participants inside.