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Multiple probes examine security failures that led to Trump assassination attempt
Congress is asking hard questions of the Secret Service in order to get to the bottom of the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump last weekend.
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What did Vance's speech at the RNC reveal about the future of the GOP?
With J.D. Vance's speech at the convention, a new, young voice in Republican national politics was given its loudest megaphone. NPR's Michel Martin talks to Sarah Isgur, an editor at The Dispatch.
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RNC to hear from Trump after VP nominee Vance addressed GOP delegates
Former President Donald Trump takes the stage Thursday night for the final session of the GOP convention. His pick for vice president, Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio, addressed the crowd Wednesday night.
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Morning news brief
Republican vice presidential pick J.D. Vance is welcomed by party faithful. Lawmakers plan a series of hearings next week over the Trump assassination attempt. And President Biden has COVID.
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A superstar in microlending says corruption accusations are political
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with professor Muhammad Yunus, the "Father of Microcredit," about his legacy being called into question in Bangladesh.
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Love songs are changing. What today's love songs say about us
The pop charts used to be dominated by romantic love songs. Not so much anymore. Where did our love go?
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National
What does the presidential immunity decision mean for the Jan. 6 case against Trump?
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), ex-chairman of the Jan. 6 committee, about the implications of the Supreme Court's decision for Donald Trump's immunity case.
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World
Morning news brief
With immunity ruling, the Supreme Court is again the focus of politics. Hurricane Beryl is so strong, in part because of record high ocean temps. Catholic Church names its first millennial saint.
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The Supreme Court is again the focus of politics with its Trump immunity ruling
The Supreme Court's opinion granting broad immunity to former President Trump from prosecution will likely place the court at the center of the presidential campaign.
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National
What the Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity means for Trump
The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, ruled that a former president has absolute immunity for his core constitutional powers — and is entitled to a presumption of immunity for his official acts.