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How History May View Donald J. Trump

Brenda Valdivia

Posted on January 19, 2021 · Donald Trump leaves the presidency after one term and on the day 400,000 deaths due to COVID-19 were reported.

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Justice Department Investigating Possible Bribery-For-Pardon Scheme

RYAN LUCAS, NPR

Posted on December 1, 2020 · A document filed in federal court seems to show a probe into lobbying for a pardon and a related scheme to offer payment. Large swaths of the document, including names, are blacked out.

Tags Department of Justice Donald Trump investigation Pardons presidential pardons

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Election lawsuit dropped (Sept. 25, 2023)

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Posted on September 25, 2023 · On Monday's show: Alexandra del Moral Mealer has dropped her lawsuit challenging the results of last year's election for Harris County judge. We learn why and discuss whether we should expect more challenges like hers in our current political climate.

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Remembering the ‘Battle of the Sexes’ (Sept. 20, 2023)

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Posted on September 20, 2023 · On Wednesday's show: Fifty years ago today, tennis star Billy Jean King struck a blow for women’s equality in sports, defeating her male counterpart, Bobby Riggs, in a televised match at the Astrodome seen by millions.

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Why a former Senator says we should be concerned about calls for another Constitutional Convention

Michael Hagerty

Posted on September 19, 2023 · Former U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold of Wisconsin talks about his book, "The Constitution in Jeopardy," ahead of an event in Houston this week.

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Book chronicles NASA’s pioneering women astronauts

Michael Hagerty / Craig Cohen

Posted on September 14, 2023 · Space journalist and Houston native Loren Grush discusses her book, "The Six: The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts."

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