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Lisa Rosborough

Posted on August 9, 2022 · The FBI execution of the search warrant at Donald Trump’s Mar-A-Lago resort in Florida is said to be unprecedented. Why is this happening now? We talk with local, national legal and political experts on what led to this and what the agents were actually looking for.

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Trump says FBI agents searched his Mar-a-Lago home in Florida

DEEPA SHIVARAM, NPR / RYAN LUCAS, NPR

Posted on August 9, 2022 · Former President Trump said FBI agents executed an "unannounced raid" at his home in South Florida Monday. His son said it was related to documents taken from the White House when Trump left office.

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Presidential historian says Trump’s ‘dereliction of duty’ should also be seen as criminal conduct

Lisa Rosborough

Posted on July 22, 2022 · Today, we talk with experts and the general public about what they think of the information discovered and presented at day eight of the Jan. 6 hearings.

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Abbott orders state guard units and DPS officers to return migrants to border with Mexico

Julián Aguilar, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on July 8, 2022 · In an executive order authorizing the enforcement Abbott said the move was due to President Biden’s lack of desire to secure the border.

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‘In America, Politicians Don’t Take Power’: Biden Harshly Rebukes Trump Over Election

Amita Kelly, NPR / Alana Wise, NPR

Posted on December 14, 2020 · On the day electors around the country voted to reaffirm his victory, President-elect Joe Biden also called for unity and healing.

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Trump Halts Coronavirus Relief Talks Until After The Election

Amita Kelly, NPR

Posted on October 6, 2020 · Earlier Tuesday, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell urged more stimulus to help the economy recover from the recession caused by the pandemic.

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WATCH LIVE: House Judiciary To Vote On Articles Of Impeachment

Amita Kelly, NPR

Posted on December 13, 2019 · After 14 hours of debate, the committee punted the vote late Thursday night, amid GOP objections. The Democrat-led panel is expected to approve the articles and send them to the full House.

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House Democrats Unveil 2 Articles Of Impeachment Against Trump

Amita Kelly, NPR

Posted on December 10, 2019 · Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., and his colleagues announced on Tuesday they're charging the president with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.

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Trump Administration To Print 2020 Census Without Citizenship Question

HANSI LO WANG, NPR / Amita Kelly, NPR

Posted on July 2, 2019 · The move comes shortly after the Supreme Court ruled to keep the question off census forms for now.

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‘Deport Them’: Arpaio Departs From Trump On DACA Recipients

Amita Kelly, NPR / Domenico Montanaro, NPR

Posted on January 11, 2018 · "When we come across these kids, or some are older than just kids, then deport them," Joe Arpaio told NPR. "They can do a lot of good in those countries."

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‘Nobody There’: Grandmother Lost 2 Grandkids, Daughter-In-Law At Texas Church

Ryan Poppe, TPR / Amita Kelly, NPR

Posted on November 8, 2017 · The childrens' grandmother, Sandy Ward, lost three family members. She was not at the church that day but is one of many in the small town who are grieving multiple family members killed or injured

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Here Is What Donald Trump Wants To Do In His First 100 Days

Amita Kelly, NPR / Barbara Sprunt

Posted on November 10, 2016 · On Wednesday, the Senate majority leader threw cold water on some of Trump's plans.

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