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Sen. Amy Klobuchar talks about Kristi Noem's firing and Trump's pick to replace her
NPR's Michel Martin asks Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., about the firing of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and President Trump's decision to tap GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin as her replacement.
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Texas GOP worries runoff could make party vulnerable before November election
The runoff between Sen. John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has Republicans worried that infighting ahead of May's primary could make the GOP vulnerable before the general election.
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Morning news brief
Trump fires Kristi Noem as head of DHS, Israeli airstrikes hit the capitals of Iran and Lebanon, Trump uses Venezuela as a model of regime change.
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Squeeze's new album 'Trixies' takes inspiration from their teenaged writing efforts
Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford, founding members of the band Squeeze, recently unearthed their very first attempts at songwriting. Their new album "Trixies" is based on those sketches.
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Trump's Iran endgame unclear as he weighs quick exit against losing leverage
President Trump hasn't spelled out how he wants the Iran war to end. But ending the military campaign too early could mean losing leverage over what comes next.
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Questions remain over whether the US or Israel bombed Iranian school
An elementary school in southern Iran was one of the first sites hit when the U.S. and Israel launched their attacks against Iran. More than 170 students and staff were killed. Who's responsible?
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Despite ban, Russian seafood is still the main dish on some American plates
Since 2022, the U.S. has banned imported seafood from Russia. But Russian fish is still winding up on American plates. The Indicator's Wailin Wong and NHPR's Nate Hegyi explain.
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Former Sen. Ben Sasse talks about the state of US politics and his fight with cancer
Former Sen. Ben Sasse, a Republican from Nebraska, talks with NPR's Steve Inskeep about the state of politics and his life after being diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer.
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Israeli strikes hit Iran and Lebanon as Iran launches attacks in the Middle East
Israeli airstrikes hit the capitals of Iran and Lebanon Friday, as Iran launched new retaliatory attacks in the Middle East.
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Former NATO ambassador talks about the alliance's role in the war in Iran
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with former NATO Ambassador Kurt Volker about the role of the alliance in the U.S.-Israel-Iran war.
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Members of the public voice their disapproval of Trump's ballroom plan at hearing
The panel tasked with approving President Trump's ballroom heard from citizens Thursday who are overwhelmingly opposed to the president's plan.
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US-Israel strikes continue as Iran war enters sixth day
Middle East war enters 6th day with Israel and the U.S. continuing to hit Iran as the conflict continues to spread across the region.