Rachel Martin

Host, Weekend Edition Sunday

Rachel Martin appears in the following:

Word Of Faith's Pattern Of Abuse 'Got Worse Over Time,' Says 'Broken Faith' Author

Monday, February 17, 2020

Pulitzer Prize winner Mitch Weiss and Holbrook Mohr detail the alleged secret life of abuse in the Word Of Faith Fellowship: "They take more and more control of your lives" over time, they say.

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News Brief: Barr Blasts Trump Tweets, Border Wall Funding, Coronavirus

Friday, February 14, 2020

Attorney General Barr says Trump's DOJ tweets make his job impossible. Millions in Pentagon funding is diverted to the border wall. And, how fast can a vaccine for the coronavirus be developed?

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News Brief: Democratic Candidates, Education Probe, Border Detainees

Thursday, February 13, 2020

Early nominating contests fail to resolve Democratic Party's divide. The Education Department probes Harvard and Yale funds. And, why scores of Iranian-Americans were detained at a border crossing.

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News Brief: N.H. Democratic Debate, Coronavirus, Whistleblower Lawsuit

Friday, February 07, 2020

Democratic presidential candidates to debate in New Hampshire. Coronavirus whistleblower dies from the disease. And, an ex-U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee official files a whistleblower lawsuit.

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News Brief: Caucuses' App Malfunctions, Coronavirus Spreads

Tuesday, February 04, 2020

There are no election results to report yet from the Iowa caucuses — there were malfunctions in a new app used by the state Democratic Party. And, the deadly coronavirus outbreak continues to grow.

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Climate And Floodwaters Are Top Of Mind For Some Iowa Voters

Monday, February 03, 2020

Davenport, Iowa, faced historic flooding last year that damaged much of the city's downtown riverfront. Business owners are concerned about future floods and how climate change plays a part.

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News Brief: Iowa Caucuses, Impeachment Trial, Coronavirus

Monday, February 03, 2020

Monday's Iowa caucuses kick off the 2020 presidential primary season. The impeachment trial of President Trump is nearing its end. And, there are now 11 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the U.S.

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Iowa Farmer Says He's Disenchanted With President Trump

Monday, February 03, 2020

With just hours until Iowans are set to decide who they want to run against President Trump in this year's election, many Iowans remain undecided — and that includes some unlikely caucusers.

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In Flood-Ravaged Davenport, Iowa, Climate Is A Prime Issue For Some Voters

Sunday, February 02, 2020

Davenport was devastated by 2019 floods in the Upper Mississippi. How are local business preparing for future floods, and what role does climate change play in their voting?

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A Poem For Those Who Dropped The Ball On New Year's Resolutions

Friday, January 31, 2020

As 2020 rang in, there were inevitable promises to diet, exercise and save money. Poet Kwame Alexander shares a community poem of audience-submitted couplets inspired by broken New Year's promises.

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Catholics Consider Presidential Candidates Ahead Of Iowa Caucuses

Friday, January 31, 2020

In Dubuque, a majority of working-class Catholic voters flipped from Democrat to Republican in 2016 — for the first time since Dwight Eisenhower. Will Democrats draw them back in 2020?

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Iowa Caucuses Begin Democrats' Presidential Nominating Contests

Thursday, January 30, 2020

Iowa Democrats gather Monday to kick off the nominating contests that will pick the party's presidential nominee — that person will take on President Trump in November.

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News Brief: Impeachment Trial, Kobe Bryant, Coronavirus Spreads

Monday, January 27, 2020

The Senate impeachment trial enters its second week. Retired NBA star Kobe Bryant dies in a helicopter crash. And, public health officials are trying to figure out how the coronavirus is spreading.

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Latinx Critics Speak Out Against 'American Dirt'; Jeanine Cummins Responds

Friday, January 24, 2020

Latinx writers and critics are speaking out against Jeanine Cummins' new book American Dirt, calling its depiction of the migrant experience inauthentic and harmful. We asked Cummins to respond.

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News Brief: Impeachment Trial, March For Life, Weinstein Trial

Friday, January 24, 2020

Democratic House impeachment managers will conclude opening arguments in the Senate trial. Trump to address March For Life Rally. And, an actress testifies that Harvey Weinstein raped her.

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News Brief: Impeachment Trial, Coronavirus, Taal Volcano

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Senate will begin the third presidential impeachment trial in U.S. history. China says new virus can spread person to person. Philippine residents are not officially allowed to return to quake area.

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White House Beefs Up Defense Team

Friday, January 17, 2020

The White House has added a number of high-profile names to President Trump's defense team this morning. This comes ahead of the start of the impeachment trial on Tuesday.

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News Brief: Trump-Ukraine, White Supremacist Group, Puerto Rico Relief

Friday, January 17, 2020

Watchdog report says Trump broke the law withholding Ukraine aid. FBI arrests 3 alleged members of white supremacist group. Federal disaster declaration provides funds to quake-stricken Puerto Rico.

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GAO: Trump Broke Budget Law When He Froze Ukraine Funds

Thursday, January 16, 2020

In a new decision, a federal watchdog says President Trump broke a budget law when he froze funds to Ukraine, a decision at the heart of the impeachment trial.

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News Brief: Trump Impeachment, Russian Government, U.S-China Trade

Thursday, January 16, 2020

The latest fallout from a Soviet-born businessman caught up in Trump's impeachment. The main ministers of the Russian government have resigned. And, Phase 1 of the U.S.-China trade deal is signed.

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