Tom Bowman
Stories
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Reporters' notebook: revisiting Afghan refugees starting anew in the U.S.
NPR reporters revisit Afghans who fled their home country after Taliban's takeover in the summer of 2021.
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We check in with two refugees who fled Afghanistan after the Taliban took control
More than 75,000 refugees from Afghanistan fled to the U.S. after the country fell into Taliban control in 2021. NPR checked in with two, a teenager and father, after a first meeting them a year ago.
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What could happen to the chemical weapons in Syria
The news in Syria has raised immediate questions about the fate of Assad's stockpiles of chemical weapons and the continued presence of U.S. forces fighting the Islamic State in the northeast.
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Ukraine carries out first attacks on Russian territory using U.S. ballistic missiles
For the first time, Ukraine has fired U.S. ballistic missiles into Russia as part of heavy ongoing fighting. Russia is expressing strong opposition and says this marks an escalation in the war.
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Biden authorizes Ukraine to use U.S. long-range missiles in Russia
President Biden has authorized Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied long-range missiles against targets inside Russia.
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Fox News host and Army veteran Pete Hegseth is Trump's pick for defense secretary
President-elect Donald Trump has announced he will nominate Pete Hegseth, a Fox News host and Army veteran to be his secretary of defense. The 44-year-old Hegseth came as a surprise.
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Trump plans to name Rep. Mike Waltz as national security adviser
As national security adviser, the Florida congressman would play a key role in shaping U.S. policy on geopolitical conflicts ranging from the war in Ukraine to the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
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Trump's second administration seems focused on hiring loyalists
Donald Trump’s first presidency was marked by near-constant turnover of senior personnel. For his second run, the focus seems to be on hiring loyalists who won’t challenge the president’s wishes.
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The Jan. 6 riot included Marines. The military is wrestling with the consequences
A Marine and his buddies joined the mob that entered the Capitol on Jan. 6. They were not the only Marines there. NPR asked the Corps' top officer a question: Do the Marines have an extremism problem?
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Army releases report on Trump campaign incident at Arlington Cemetery
Police at Fort Myer, VA., release their report on the incident at Arlington Cemetery where Trump aides shoved a cemetery employee.
