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![Robert C. O'Brien has been the Trump administration's special envoy for hostage affairs.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/gettyimages-1163870118_sq-47c897fa82dc0119627882cfb7533aa141f2c7ce-e1568819680240-900x422.jpg)
Trump Names Robert O’Brien, Top Hostage Czar, As National Security Adviser
By: Brian Naylor | NPR
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O’Brien has been working in the State Department as the administration’s hostage negotiator. He’ll replace former Ambassador John Bolton, who parted company with Trump.
![Workers break ground on new border wall construction about 20 miles west of Santa Teresa, N.M., last month. The Trump administration has started the arduous process of canceling $3.6 billion in military construction projects to fund its plans to build more of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ap_19235764094566-4738a30205dd79c569d99f62e331c85ba5dc3a40-e1567605820341-900x422.jpg)
Trump Administration Diverts $3.6 Billion From Military Projects To Border Wall
By: Claudia Grisales | NPR
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Defense Secretary Mark Esper began notifying lawmakers which projects will be canceled in their districts. “It is a slap in the face to the members of the Armed Forces,” Sen. Chuck Schumer said.
![President Donald Trump takes questions from the media before boarding Maine One at the White House in Washington, Friday, Aug. 30, 2019, en route to Camp David in Maryland.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/AP_19242834496195-e1567266966157-900x422.jpg)
Trump Tweets Sensitive Surveillance Image Of Iran
By: Geoff Brumfiel | NPR
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The Friday afternoon tweet had experts picking up their jaws from the floor when they saw a photo of an Iranian space facility.
![The Environmental Protection Agency has released a proposed rule that could roll back requirements on detecting and plugging methane leaks at oil and gas facilities.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ap_19241418328987-89b95911c94f9107dba4153ff4821eab2bcd974a-e1567175057905-900x422.jpg)
EPA Aims To Roll Back Limits On Methane Emissions From Oil And Gas Industry
By: Merrit Kennedy | NPR
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“This would be a huge step backward,” said one environmental advocate. “It would cause greatly increased pollution.” The Trump administration says it will help the oil and gas industry save money.
![Vice President Pence speaks during a meeting of the National Space Council last week in Chantilly, Va. Pence and President Trump have pushed hard for the establishment of a separate Space Force — and they hope the revival of U.S. Space Command will help get them there.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/gettyimages-1169162010-0602c464900f71537f94a2120371addc93dbe811-e1567102693954-900x422.jpg)
White House Hopes Revived Space Command Is One Giant Leap Toward Proposed Space Force
By: Colin Dwyer | NPR
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President Trump and Vice President Pence are expected to formally reestablish the U.S. Space Command on Thursday. It’s not the Space Force they want, but they intend it as a step in that direction.
![California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced the lawsuit he is co-leading with Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey over the Trump administration's plan to detain immigrant children indefinitely.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ap_19238657489768-f2f0e827fd6d728bfeada7e929115fd1302d8ac3-e1566914420161-900x422.jpg)
19 States And D.C. Sue Administration To Stop Indefinite Detention Of Migrant Children
By: Richard Gonzales I NPR
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The states are taking legal action to prevent the Trump administration from dropping out of an agreement on how long it can hold children in federal facilities and under what standards.
![Western KY farmer Tom Folz fears a prolonged trade war could push some farmers out of business.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_8335-e1566652633305-900x422.jpg)
Farmer Fatigue: Farmers Grow Weary Of Trade War, But Most Stick With Trump
By: Liam Niemeyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Tom Folz drives around on a sunny, August afternoon and surveys the thousands of acres of dark green, leafy soybean plants and tall stalks of corn he grows on his… Read More
![A woman stands outside a Buick showroom in Beijing on Dec. 15, 2016. China is imposing new tariffs on imported U.S. autos and auto parts.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/gettyimages-629896642-41ae666d0ccf8a54e850c1694ae1042f71a087bc-e1566568087208-900x422.jpg)
Trade War Heats Up Again As China Sets Tariffs On $75 Billion In U.S. Goods, Autos
By: Avie Schneider | NPR
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China says it will slap tariffs on autos and thousands of other U.S. goods. It’s an escalation of a trade war that has rippled through the world economy and raised U.S. recession fears.
![The Pew Research Center estimates there are 7.5 million unauthorized workers in the United States concentrated in agriculture, construction and the hospitality industry.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/npr-final-illustration-karina-perez-fe65b2d95f9ef4852eec7317a1f3d8df6c730f1e-e1566396800729-900x422.jpg)
Employers Struggle With Hiring Undocumented Workers: ‘You Cannot Hire American Here’
By: John Burnett | NPR
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Unauthorized immigrants often do manual, low-paying jobs, and employers say they have no choice but to hire them. But the White House and advocates for lower immigration say the law is the law.
![A Planned Parenthood clinic on the west side of Columbus](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/planned_parenthood_west_side_columbus_-_credit_kasler-e1563396313571-900x422.jpg)
How Planned Parenthood Change Could Affect Ohio
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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Planned Parenthood says it will no longer provide birth control, HIV and STD testing and other health services with federal money known as Title X funds. The group says it cannot comply with… Read More
![In this July 19, 2019, file photo, acting Director of the Bureau of Prisons Hugh Hurwitz speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/AP_19231605944214-e1566249429486-900x422.jpg)
US Prisons Chief Removed from Position after Epstein’s Death
By: Michael Balsamo | AP
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr removed the acting director of the Bureau of Prisons from his position Monday, more than a week after millionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein took… Read More
![President Trump is downplaying the odds of a recession, but he's also calling on the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates again.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ap_19230740176653-e4063c1b17b32682af72584566f89154b33a1d05-e1566235445773-900x422.jpg)
Trump Dismisses Recession Fears, Says Fed Must Help The Economy
By: Scott Horsley | NPR
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The Trump administration pushed back hard against warnings of an economic slowdown. But the president is also calling on the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates again to help boost growth.
![More than half of immigrants detained by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement are housed in remote rural prisons, according to a new NPR analysis, about 52%. That number is increasing.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/gettyimages-527577183-d6559fe54c9a7985ec49d9980d2c8e68e6ecac53-e1565901073940-900x422.jpg)
Unequal Outcomes: Most ICE Detainees Held In Rural Areas Where Deportation Risks Soar
By: Yuki Noguchi | NPR
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NPR’s analysis of Immigration and Customs Enforcement data show 52% of detainees in the last year were held in rural areas, where legal representation is limited and deportation is more likely.
![A bald eagle prepares to take off from a pine tree in Pembroke Pines, Fla. The eagle population rebounded after protections put in place under the Endangered Species Act.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ap_120208051371-b1d96071566896843d076890670c4ada862e12ea-e1565795591198-900x422.jpg)
Trump Administration Makes Major Changes To Protections For Endangered Species
By: Nathan Rott | NPR
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Interior Secretary David Bernhardt says the revisions will make the landmark conservation law more efficient. Critics say it will hurt endangered plants and animals as they face mounting threats.
![Ken Cuccinelli, the acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, said Monday at the White House that immigrants legally in the U.S. may no longer be eligible for green cards if they use food stamps, Medicaid and other public benefits.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/gettyimages-1167577995-e825ca14fc086627a237bac86d4692abecbae517-e1565726396149-900x422.jpg)
Immigration Chief: ‘Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor Who Can Stand On Their Own 2 Feet’
By: Sasha Ingber | Rachel Martin | NPR
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Ken Cuccinelli, acting head of Citizenship and Immigration Services, says the new rule, which can deny green cards to immigrants who use government benefits, is part of Trump “keeping his promises.”
![A truck passes a stack of China Shipping containers at the Port of Savannah in Georgia on July 5, 2018. The Trump administration is delaying some tariffs from taking effect until December.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ap_18290549158076-a57069f1cf4b89981d61d5d1db7cc390513059c3-e1565714721767-900x422.jpg)
Trump Administration Delays Some China Tariffs
By: Scott Horsley | NPR
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The Trump administration is postponing some tariffs on Chinese imports set to take effect on Sept.1. Tariffs on laptops, cellphones, some clothing and other items are now set to begin Dec. 15.
![Ashley Tabaddor, a federal immigration judge in Los Angeles, is the President of the National Association of Immigration Judges.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ap_18264654503374-7f508a72af87aafc9f6127885a1ad8fff76b68b5-e1565702465537-900x422.jpg)
Trump Administration Seeks Decertification Of Immigration Judges’ Union
By: Richard Gonzales | NPR
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The administration argues that immigration judges are managers who are barred from forming a union. The leader of the union says the administration wants the judges to speed up deportation cases.
!["This is the next important step in the Administration's work to end foreign freeloading and put American patients first," Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said in a statement detailing a plan to allow Americans to import certain prescription drugs from Canada.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/azar-a95872474942e46cadc43c1b2ee6c271d7439f38-e1564582872171-900x422.jpg)
Trump Administration Plans To Allow Imports Of Some Prescription Drugs From Canada
By: Bill Chappell | NPR
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Health and Human Services outlined two pathways for importing the drugs to the U.S., a plan Secretary Alex Azar says is intended to “lower prices and reduce out of pocket costs for American patients.”
![A worker at the port in Nantong, in China's eastern Jiangsu province, displays soybeans imported from Ukraine. Imports of soybeans from the U.S., once China's biggest supplier, have dropped massively since a trade war between the U.S. and China began in 2018.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/gettyimages-1142701429-9b5db8380bcdd250dc92cc6853c26d57bb1201a1-e1564411529725-900x422.jpg)
Economists Say Trump Administration Is Overpaying Farmers For Trade Losses
By: Dan Charles | NPR
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The Trump administration has released details of a $16 billion plan to compensate farmers who’ve lost money as a result of the trade dispute with China. Some economists say it’s too generous.
![A handout photo provided by Dong-A Ilbo of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump inside the demilitarized zone separating the South and North Korea on June 30.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/gettyimages-1159168545-095382a5766836fcab8d649de1ae454c51a6a5d7-e1564410382682-900x422.jpg)
Despite ‘Loss Of Faith’ In Kim Jong Un, The U.S. Tries Again For A Nuclear Deal
By: Steve Inskeep | NPR
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After multiple frustrations, U.S. strategists are asking if the North Korean leader is capable of making the nuclear deal the Trump administration wants.
![People walk across International Bridge 1 Las Americas, a legal port of entry that connects Laredo, Texas, in the U.S. with Nuevo Laredo, Mexico.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ap_19199711992449-af684f3b3b8af976078d504c47e47ce93996e584-e1563989835778-900x422.jpg)
Trump Administration’s New Asylum Rule Clears 1st Legal Hurdle
By: Vanessa Romo | NPR
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“It’s in the greater public interest to allow the administration to carry out its immigration policy,” U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Kelly of Washington, D.C., said from the bench.
![Former special counsel Robert Mueller makes an opening statement before testifying to the House Judiciary Committee about his report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election on Wednesday.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/gettyimages-1157486856-87eff1fd58167a3763a24ed3ff4edc150024f857-e1563977123133-900x422.jpg)
WATCH LIVE: Mueller Testifies On Capitol Hill About 2016 Election Interference
By: Philip Ewing | NPR
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Former special counsel Robert Mueller didn’t want to appear, but lawmakers insisted that he tell his story in public to the House judiciary and intelligence committees.
![A grocery store in New York City advertises that it accepts food stamps. A Trump administration proposal could result in 3 million people losing their food assistance.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/gettyimages-181179078-4b072a36e80e9e4e4e8140288d2ee791cf47308d-e1563901266757-900x422.jpg)
3 Million Could Lose Food Stamp Benefits Under Trump Administration Proposal
By: Pam Fessler | NPR
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The administration wants to close what it calls a “loophole” that allows states to give benefits to those would not otherwise be eligible by raising or eliminating income and asset limits.
![New citizens take the oath of allegiance during a naturalization ceremony in Oakland Park, Fla., earlier this year. The Trump administration has announced there will be changes to the U.S. citizenship test.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ap_19018698707836-5317f18bc230e1d3554e38be12db74f640fe7ef3-e1563730059277-900x422.jpg)
Trump Administration Revising U.S. Citizenship Test
By: Shannon Van Sant | NPR
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After a series of pilots, the administration says it will roll out the updated version by December 2020 or early 2021.
![Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 6. On Friday he announced a new election security czar for the agency.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ap_18194716724676-34cd6f02c559adc4398c38f9c16a7a7b5cf247dd-e1563568284845-900x422.jpg)
Director Of National Intelligence Dan Coats Appoints New Election Security Czar
By: Philip Ewing | NPR
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Spy world veteran Shelby Pierson will attempt to centralize election security efforts across the intelligence community with soon-to-be-designated agency leads.
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