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How longtime GOP Senator Lindsey Graham went from critic to ally of President Trump

Longtime Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham has died at the age of 71. The foreign policy hawk and former critic-turned-ally of President Trump was running for re-election in South Carolina.

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U.S. strikes Iran over ship being hit in Strait of Hormuz. What's next for talks?

The U.S. strikes Iran again, after an attack on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz.

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Airline consolidation now rules the skies. Has it been good for passengers?

The four biggest U.S. airlines control an unprecedented 75% of the market. The industry's critics say consolidation is bad for passengers, but the airlines insist there's still healthy competition.

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How the Secret Service has changed 2 years after the assassination attempt on Trump

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with MS NOW reporter Carol Leonnig about whether the Secret Service has reformed since the 2024 assassination attempt on President Donald Trump in Butler, PA.

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Retired judges go on road trip to create awareness about the politicization of courts

A group of state and federal judges are touring three states, going to courthouses and diners to talk to Americans about the rule of law.

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George E. Johnson, the pioneer behind a Black hair care empire, has died

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Illinois State Representative Sonya Harper about George E. Johnson, the entrepreneur who invented Afro Sheen and other Black hair care products, who died last week.

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Politics chat: Lindsey Graham dies at 71, Congress back in session, U.S. strikes Iran

South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham's sudden death at 71 has shocked Washington. Once a fierce critic of then-candidate Donald Trump, he became one of the president's most consistent defenders.

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A Bible passage is at the center of a debate over how the U.S. should treat immigrants

A debate over the Bible verse Matthew 25 is pitting mainline pastors, Black protestants and the pope against evangelical politicians put on the defensive over President Trump's policies.

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Influencers are questioning common guidance about breast milk. Here's what science says

The guidance over leftover breast milk says toss it after 2 hours. But a recent preprint study shared on social media has some people questioning that advice.

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A public defender's new book traces a gruesome double murder in arctic Alaska

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Rebecca Wright Stevens about her new nonfiction book, "Sisters of the Midnight Sun." It's the story of a gruesome double murder in arctic Alaska.

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