Steve Inskeep

Steve Inskeep appears in the following:

News Brief: Police Acquittal, Trump Rally, Kushner In Middle East

Thursday, June 22, 2017

An-ex Milwaukee police officer was found not guilty in the shooting death of a motorist. President Trump returned to the campaign trail. Presidential adviser Jared Kushner is working on peace talks.

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What Churchill And Orwell Had In Common: Both Could Say, 'My Side Is Wrong'

Friday, June 16, 2017

In his new book, journalist Tom Ricks explains how the conservative British politician and the leftist author of 1984 challenged their respective political parties.

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News Brief: Status Of Special Counsel, Qatar Under Economic Blockade

Tuesday, June 13, 2017

A friend of Donald Trump suggested in a PBS interview that Trump was considering firing special counsel Robert Mueller. Qatar is under an economic blockade after some Arab states severed ties with it.

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Intelligence Leaders Testify Before Senate Panel Hearing

Wednesday, June 07, 2017

Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats and National Security Agency Director Adm. Mike Rogers testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday.

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Top 20 Percent Of Americans 'Hoard The American Dream'

Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Steve Inskeep speaks with Richard V. Reeves, author of the book Dream Hoarders, which argues that the wealthiest 20 percent of Americans unfairly grab opportunities for themselves and their children.

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'Morning Edition' Sports Commentator Frank Deford Dies At 78

Tuesday, May 30, 2017

The Hall of Fame sportswriter was public radio's scholar of sports for some 37 years before hanging up his cleats earlier this year. Deford died Sunday at the age of 78 at his home in Key West, Fla.

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How An Interview With A Shark Researcher Wound Up Starring A Shark

Monday, May 29, 2017

Why have dozens of great white sharks turned up around Southern California beaches recently? Finding the answer led to a close-up view of a baby great white shark — and the researcher who caught her.

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Iran Prison Atlas' Database Keeps Track Of Iranian Political Prisoners

Monday, May 22, 2017

The organization, United For Iran, publishes the Iran Prison Atlas. It's a website collecting information about Iranians described as political prisoners.

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On Election Day, Iran Chooses Between Gradual Reform And Conservative Return

Friday, May 19, 2017

Iran's reform-minded president, Hassan Rouhani, is up for re-election. Subtle changes in Iranian society are evident in the burgeoning tech sector. But conservatives say Rouhani has changed too much.

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Iranian Vote On Friday Will Decide If Rouhani Gets A Second Term

Friday, May 19, 2017

President Hassan Rouhani won a surprise victory in 2013, and went on to make a nuclear deal with the West. It was a historic shift in relations with Iran's longtime enemy, the United States.

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On Election Day, Taking Stock Of Free Expression In Iran

Friday, May 19, 2017

Iranians are voting Friday on whether to re-elect the country's president, Hassan Rouhani, who has promised greater freedom for a country dominated by conservative Muslim clerics.

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Morning News Brief: Rosenstein Briefs Senators, Trump In Saudi Arabia, Iran Election

Friday, May 19, 2017

Senators say the deputy attorney general knew Trump planned to fire James Comey before writing a memo. Also, Ishaan Tharoor of The Washington Post previews Trump's Saudi Arabia trip, and Iran votes.

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Voters Divided On The Final Day Of Campaigning In Iran

Thursday, May 18, 2017

We travel to the city of Qazvin in Iran to take the temperature of voters, who will decide to either give incumbent President Hassan Rouhani a second term or vote him out of office.

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The Rise Of The Internet-Based Economy Shows What's Changed In Iran

Wednesday, May 17, 2017

We explore Iran's burgeoning tech scene and what it means for President Hassan Rouhani's prospects for winning a second term.

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News Brief: Trump Accused Of Sharing Classified Data, Iran Election Preview

Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Reports suggest President Trump revealed classified information about ISIS to Russian officials at a White House meeting. A view from Iran ahead of the country's presidential election later this week.

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No More Neverland: A Senator's Guide To Raising American Adults

Tuesday, May 16, 2017

His new book about raising kids in America and the virtues of work and perseverance is "not an old man screaming, 'Get off my lawn!'" insists Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb. It's, "Work in my lawn."

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Sen. Sasse: Comey Firing 'Troubling' Amid 'Crisis Of Public Trust'

Friday, May 12, 2017

Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., tells NPR's Steve Inskeep that he will not yet call for an independent Russia investigation because it would be a "vote of no confidence" in the Senate panel's current probe.

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House Republicans To Bring Healthcare Overhaul Bill Back To The Floor

Thursday, May 04, 2017

NPR congressional correspondent Sue Davis has the latest on Republican plans to vote on repealing and replace the Affordable Care Act.

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'I Belonged Nowhere': A Story Of Displacement, From A Novelist Who Knows

Thursday, May 04, 2017

Salt Houses traces several generations of a displaced Palestinian family. Author Hala Alyan says she experienced firsthand the "intergenerational trauma that went along with losing a homeland."

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History Of Our Time: Making Sense Of This Moment

Thursday, April 27, 2017

It's been a disorienting year in many democracies, and the world is changing. NPR is asking writers, thinkers and political leaders to help chart how we got to this point and where we're headed.

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