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Congress should have seen the signs that a Harvey-like event was coming
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Emily Henderson
Aug 31, 2017
Politico's Michael Grunwald discusses a decades-old report about repetitive losses in the Naional Flood Insurance Program.
What could happen to workers and employers if President Trump ends DACA?
Aug 31, 2017
700,000 of 800,000 recipients nationwide are legally working, experts say. Repealing the program would exacerbate labor shortages.
The Kushner Cos.’ big problem in Manhattan
by
Kai Ryssdal
Aug 31, 2017
Jared Kushner, son-in-law of the president of the United States and a senior adviser to him, has a problem. It sits on Fifth Avenue smack in the middle of Manhattan, and on it hangs the fortunes of Kushner family business — and some questions about how Kushner is getting the money to pay the mortgage. David […]
Why do we keep playing the debt limit charade?
Aug 29, 2017
It has everything to do with politics and very little to do with debt.
Harvey adds to the mounting debt of federal disaster aid
by
Reema Khrais
Aug 29, 2017
As the devastation continues to mount in Texas, so does the heavy debt owed by the National Flood Insurance Program. The program, which is managed by FEMA, already borrowed nearly $25 billion, most of it to cover claims from Hurricane Katrina and Superstorm Sandy. The program was supposed to effectively manage the cost of flood […]
Should local police departments have sophisticated military gear?
Aug 28, 2017
A policy reversal from the government could mean grenade launchers, bayonets and night-vision goggles for law enforcement.
What will monetary policy look like with Gary Cohn as Fed Chair?
by
Kai Ryssdal
Aug 25, 2017
His market and business influenced perspective is a change from previous frameworks.
For public good, not for profit.
After Afghanistan, a Marine and a combat photographer "reconnect through writing"
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Bridget Bodnar
Aug 25, 2017
In "Shooting Ghosts," T.J. Brennan and Finbarr O'Reilly talk about the friendship that helped them rebuild their lives after war.
Costs of Afghanistan recommitment are hard to quantify
Aug 22, 2017
President Trump has unveiled his new policy for Afghanistan. The president outlined the new plan in a prime-time address Monday night and said he will authorize a small increase in the number of U.S. troops deployed there. The Pentagon will determine the specific numbers. The president didn’t set any timetable or deadlines for getting those […]
Trump visits Arizona, where border patrol recruiting is still stalled
by
Scott Tong
Aug 22, 2017
Today the president is in Phoenix, holding a political rally and visiting a town on the border with Mexico. While this administration has pledged to hire 5,000 more border patrol agents, so far that has not improved longstanding recruitment and retention challenges for the agency. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.