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Six Democratic lawmakers, who also served in the military, released a video this week reminding U.S. troops to refuse "illegal orders," drawing the ire of President Trump and his supporters.
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Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty ImagesNew York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani will meet with President Trump at the White House Friday putting the frequent foe of conservatives face-to-face with one of his biggest critics. -
The CDC reversed its stance on vaccines and autism, suggesting a potential link without evidence, the U.S. presented a plan to end the war in Ukraine, NYC Mayor-elect Mamdani to meet Trump Friday.
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Singer Toni Braxton is remixing her career in film, teaming up with Lifetime to produce and star in movies -- some based on her own hits. Her latest film takes inspiration from "He Wasn't Man Enough."
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The U.S. has added four leftist groups from Europe to the State Department's foreign terrorism list, raising questions about whether they'll be used to support terrorism charges against Americans.
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France's generous pension system has toppled governments there over questions of how to fund it. It's part of a broader problem, as nations rethink how to fund care for their aging populations.
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Militants from an Al Qaeda affiliate in land-locked Mali have been attacking fuel convoys for months. The blockade has strangled fuel supplies to the capital city.
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President Trump this week said his family has done "very little" business with Saudi Arabia, as Crown Prince Mohammed visited the White House. NPR fact checks that claim with Forbes' Dan Alexander.
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The CDC has changed its stance on vaccines and autism, claiming now there's a possible link. The claim, which has been widely debunked, alarmed doctors and delighted anti-vaccine activists.
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NPR's A Martinez speaks to Demetre Daskalakis, a former high-ranking official at the CDC, about the agency renewing false claims about vaccines and autism.
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NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Hanna Shelest of the Foreign Policy Council's Ukrainian Prism think tank about reports of a deal negotiated by the U.S. and Russia to end the war in Ukraine.
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NPR's A Martinez asks Sports Illustrated writer Emma Baccellieri about the new Women's Pro Baseball League, which held its inaugural draft Thursday night.
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U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb put a pause on her order until Dec. 11 to allow the Trump administration time to appeal. -
The Justice Department's case against former FBI Director James Comey faced a new setback Wednesday, as questions mount over how prosecutors presented the indictment to the grand jury.
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NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with former federal prosecutor Elie Honig about efforts to dismiss the case against former FBI Director James Comey.
