Lauren Hodges
Stories
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Minnesota corrections commissioner disputes ICE arrest numbers
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Paul Schnell, commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Corrections, over his agency's dispute of Homeland Security claims around arrest numbers.
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The Eagles break new sales record with their 1976 greatest hits collection
The band's 1976 greatest hits collection just became the first album ever to earn 4x Diamond certification from the Recording Industry Association of America, or 40 million units sold.
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Books We Love: Working with Toni Morrison
What was it like to work with Toni Morrison as an editor? One NPR editor looked into it.
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Minnesota responds to Trump rhetoric on Somali immigrants
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Katelyn Vue, a reporter from Sahan Journal, a news outlet focused on immigrants and people of color in Minnesota, about President Trump's attacks on Somali people.
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'Illegal orders' and the investigation into Sen. Mark Kelly
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has threatened to have Sen. Mark Kelly court-martialed. We ask a former military lawyer if that's legal.
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United Airlines official responds to new federal restrictions on flights
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with David Kinzelman, senior vice president of airport operations at United Airlines, about new FAA restrictions on flights during the government shutdown.
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Sen. Duckworth on Hegseth's Quantico speech
President Trump defended the use of troops in U.S. cities while Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told military commanders about new physical fitness and grooming requirements for uniformed personnel.
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The DOD told trans troops to get diagnosed. It's using the paper trail to kick them out
As the Department of Defense removes trans troops as part of the new ban, the Air Force is enacting some new rules that leaves them with no due process…and in some cases, no benefits.
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NPR's Jack Corbett on playing the lead role in the new movie 'Boys Go to Jupiter'
Jack Corbett, best known as the Planet Money TikTok guy, makes his film debut in Boys Go To Jupiter this summer. The animated feature's lead role, Billy 5000, was written specifically for Corbett.
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The 'K-shaped economy' and middle class struggle
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Heather Long, chief economist at Navy Federal Credit Union, about her Washington Post analysis of how top earners are disproportionately affecting U.S. economic data.