The Justice Department inspector general report on the Clinton email investigation is being used as political fodder by President Trump, who has continued to attack the credibility of the FBI and DOJ.
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Trump's South Korea Ambassador Nominee Defends Cancellation Of Joint Military Exercises
U.S. Navy Adm. Harry Harris faces questioning from senators at his confirmation hearing for to be the U.S. Ambassador to South Korea. It’s a key job that has been unfilled since the start of the Trump administration.
Read More »White House Spokesman Discusses What's Next In U.S.-North Korea Relations
NPR’s Audie Cornish speaks with White House spokesman Raj Shah about the agreement between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, and the path forward.
Read More »New York Attorney General Sues Trump Foundation And Its Board Of Directors
New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood is suing the Donald J. Trump Foundation and its board of directors, which include the president and three of his children. The lawsuit alleges “unlawful political coordination” between the foundation and Trump’s 2016 campaign.
Read More »Snail Mail Delivers Sturdy Guitar Riffs And Soaring Vocals On ‘Lush’
Eighteen-year-old Lindsey Jordan, who records under the name Snail Mail, has been playing guitar for 13 years. This combination of youth and experience creates a distinctive sound on her new album.
Read More »‘Incredibles 2’ Zips Seamlessly Between Domestic Comedy And Death-Defying Action
The sequel to the 2004 animated hit continues the superheroic adventures of Mr. Incredible, Elastigirl and their three gifted children. Critic Justin Chang calls the film “gorgeous” and “touching.”
Read More »Remembering Jill Ker Conway, The First Female President Of Smith College
The women’s history scholar, who died June 1, grew up on a remote Australian sheep farm and later went on to write three memoirs, including True North. Conway spoke to Fresh Air in 1989, ’94 and ’98.
Read More »Safety Move by Didi, Chinese Ride-Hailing App, May Strand Women at Night
A company considered the Uber of China resumes late-hour car-pooling but says that men can’t pick up female passengers, a problem in a place where drivers are mostly male.
Read More »IOM Urges Restraint, Calls for Protection of Migrants in Hodeidah Operation
By International Organization for MigrationSana’a, Jun 14 2018 (IOM) The military offensive on Yemen’s busy port city of Hodeidah, which began yesterday (13/06), is putting the lives of 600,000 people at risk. IOM, the UN Migration Agency, warns of the drastic impacts that the military operation is having on migrants and humanitarian access to all affected communities. With its UN …
Read More »Did Comey Cost Clinton the Election? Why We’ll Never Know
In one of the closest presidential elections in American history, anything and everything could have been decisive. But we’ll probably never know what really was. The letter about Hillary Clinton’s emails that the F.B.I. director James Comey sent to Congress in October 2016 is one of these potential factors. Mrs. Clinton herself told Fareed Zakaria on CNN last fall that …
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