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Trump turns over many campaign responsibilities to outside group, Turning Point USA
Former President Donald Trump attended an event put on by a conservative group that has growing ties to a movement that seeks to assert a stronger role for Christianity in how the country is governed.
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National
Morning news brief
Alex Jones agrees to liquidate his assets to pay Sandy Hook families. The new Washington Post publisher has tried to kill stories about him. There is more carbon dioxide than ever in the atmosphere.
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Some Democrats say Biden's ban on most asylum-seekers goes too far
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla of California about President Biden's executive order banning most asylum-seekers from entering the U.S.
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The neighbor at the center of the Justice Alito flag controversy speaks out
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito says the reason an upside down U.S. flag was flying at his house, was that his wife put it up because of a beef with a neighbor. We’ll hear from that neighbor.
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World
Morning news brief
Israeli troops have launched a new offensive in central Gaza. A neighbor at the center of the Justice Alito flag controversy speaks out. The EU holds its election for parliament this weekend.
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Boeing's Starliner launches into space after years of delay
After years of delays, Boeing Starliner finally launched humans for the first time Wednesday carrying two astronauts to the International Space Station.
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National
Examining what Mayorkas said about Biden's asylum ban at the U.S.-Mexico border
A review about what Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas had to say about President Biden's executive order.
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National
Biden is taking action to temporarily close the Southern border to asylum-seekers
NPR's Michel Martin talks to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas about President Biden's new executive order that could shut down asylum requests at the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Modi declares victory but his party fails to reach an outright majority
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has won a third term in office but it was far from a landslide, and his party will have to work to form a coalition government.
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A Documentary Swipes Left On Dating Apps
Journalist Nancy Jo Sales investigates the impact of online dating tech on offline culture in her first film Swiped: Hooking Up in the Digital Age. Predictably, some of her findings are pretty bleak.