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Politics & Government

Sen. Hirono Wants To Hear What Kavanaugh Has To Say Under Oath

11:17am September 04, 2018

Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic Sen. Mazie Hirono of Hawaii who sits on the judiciary committee, about confirmation hearings for Brett Kavanaugh. NPR's Scott Detrow weighs in on the discussion.

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Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh walks to meet with senators on Capitol Hill last month. He faces days of questioning from senators beginning Tuesday.

Politics & Government

Kavanaugh Confirmation Hearings To Focus On 6 Hot-Button Issues

11:17am September 04, 2018

by Nina Totenberg

Trump's Supreme Court nominee will face tough questioning from Democrats during his confirmation hearings this week on abortion, guns, investigating the president, national security and regulation

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Health & Safety

Federal Judge In Texas To Hear States' Case Against Obamacare

6:55am September 04, 2018

by Blake Farmer

On Wednesday, a federal judge in Fort Worth hears arguments over whether to suspend the Affordable Care Act also known as Obamacare. Twenty states, led by Texas, are bringing a fresh court challenge.

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Morning News Brief: Brett Kavanaugh, Colin Kaepernick

6:14am September 04, 2018

Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh begins confirmation hearings. Former 49ers quarterback Kaepernick is one of the faces of Nike's "Just Do It" anniversary campaign. Fire guts Brazil's National Museum.

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Kavanaugh Set To Begin His Testimony Before Senate Judiciary Committee

4:30pm September 03, 2018

As confirmation hearings begin this week for Judge Brett Kavanaugh, NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Republican strategist Ron Bonjean about President Trump's latest Supreme Court nominee.

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Solomon Wisenberg On His Time Working With Kavanaugh

7:30am September 03, 2018

David Greene talks to Solomon Wisenberg about his time working with Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on the Whitewater and Lewinsky investigations.

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National

New Book Warns Of The Supreme Court's Power

5:22pm September 02, 2018

With the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh pending, NPR's Michel Martin interviews David A. Kaplan about his new book, The Most Dangerous Branch: Inside the Supreme Court's Assault on the Constitution.

National

Trump's Judicial Confirmations: Mostly Young, White And Male

5:22pm September 02, 2018

by Carrie Johnson

President Trump's imprint on the federal judiciary will be felt for decades after he leaves the White House. He's confirmed a record 26 appeals court judges and dozens more for the lower courts.

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National

Chicago Police And The Black Community: The Murder Trial Of Laquan McDonald

5:22pm September 02, 2018

NPR's Michel Martin talks with Jenn White, the host of "16 Shots," a podcast from WBEZ and The Chicago Tribune, about the shooting death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald and the city's long history of division between law enforcement and African-Americans.

National

Lawyers, Advocates Comb Guatemala For Missing Families

5:22pm September 02, 2018

by John Burnett

Hundreds of migrant parents may have been deported without their children after trying to enter the U.S. Many of them are from Guatemala, where non-governmental groups are trying to track them down to reunite the families.