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The Supreme Court is allowing construction to continue on the White House ballroom over dissents from the chief justice and the court's three liberals.
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NPR's Leila Fadel asks Georgetown Law professor Stephen Vladeck about the separation of powers issues raised by the Supreme Court's decision on the White House ballroom.
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Jurors convicted a former gang member of the death of Tupac Shakur. Duane Davis didn't pull the trigger in the 1996 drive-by shooting of the rap icon but admitted to orchestrating the killing.
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Spiking prices and rental bidding wars are raising fears of more displacement in a city where previous tech booms and a housing shortage have already driven out many.
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Supreme Court allows President Trump to continue construction of White House ballroom, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll steps down, world finance leaders meet in North Carolina for G-20 summit.
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NPR's A Martinez speaks with folk/bluegrass guitarist Billy Strings, whose new album "So Much for Goodbyes" pays tribute to his late mother.
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A rematch in a swing district Pennsylvania is showcasing how Republican messaging from 2024 is getting a replay, this time from Democratic candidates.
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NPR's A Martinez speaks with Financial Times sports columnist Simon Kuper about soccer superstar Lionel Messi's announcement that he is retiring from Argentina's national team.
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Ongoing rain chances are making search and rescue operations at the Grand Canyon more hazardous following Saturday's deadly flooding.
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The U.S. is playing host to finance ministers from around the world this week. Russia's top economic official made a stir on Monday when he showed up in person at the meeting in North Carolina.