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MPR News host Catharine Richert and her guest talk about President Donald Trump’s address to the nation, what we’ve learned after the first month of the war with Iran and what could come next.
U.S. and Iraqi officials say kidnapped journalist had been warned of threats
U.S. and Iraqi officials say U.S. journalist Shelly Kittleson, who was born and raised in Wisconsin, was warned of threats before she was kidnapped in Baghdad. They say she was told she might be abducted in the days before her abduction.
Oversight for ‘faceless corporations’ or ‘hammer’ approach? Mobile home parks bill poses test
Mobile home park residents say out-of-state park owners are pricing them out of their homes. A bill in front of the Minnesota Legislature aims to keep manufactured housing affordable, but park owners say the approach has problems.
The Jeffrey Epstein case has become a symbol of elite impunity — that the rules don't apply to the wealthy and connected. MPR News host Catharine Richert talks with author and contributing writer at The New York Times Molly Jong-Fast about justice for Epstein’s victims and what the investigation into the convicted sex offender reveals about power in America.
Trump signs order directing creation of a national voter list, a move sure to face legal challenges
The order, which voting law experts say violates the Constitution by attempting to seize the power to run elections from states, is the latest in a torrent of efforts from Trump to interfere with the way Americans vote based on his false allegations of fraud.
June court date set for Rep. Elliott Engen as drunk driving charges filed
Rep. Elliott Engen is due back in court on June 26 — after the Legislature adjourns — in an arrest on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. A fellow GOP legislator was in the car and carrying a handgun at the time.
Judge blocks Trump order to end funding for NPR, PBS
A federal judge has agreed to permanently block the Trump administration from implementing a presidential directive to end federal funding for National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service.