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Thursday

Environment

Southern Appalachia's future — and present — involve wildfires

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Robert Scheller, landscape ecology professor at North Carolina State University, about the increasing risk for wildfires in southeast and southern Appalachian regions.

Southern Appalachia's future — and present — involve wildfires

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Tuesday

Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) addresses the nation's top intelligence officials as they appear during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Tuesday.

Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) addresses the nation's top intelligence officials as they appear during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Tuesday. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption

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'Plain sloppiness': Sen. Mark Warner says on Signal chat fiasco

During a heated Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Tuesday, Sen. Mark Warner described the actions of the nation's top intelligence officials as "sloppy, careless, incompetent behavior.

Democratic Senator Mark Warner on

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Politics

Democratic Senator Mark Warner reacts to leak of military strike information

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks to Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia about questioning top Intelligence officials today on Capitol Hill about war plans being leaked in a group chat with a journalist.

Democratic Senator Mark Warner on

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Monday

Two men stand in front of a U.S. flag. One has his arms folded.

National security adviser Michael Waltz (left) and Stephen Miller, the deputy White House chief of staff for policy, look on as President Trump speaks with reporters after signing two executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on Feb. 4. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption

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National Security

The inside story of how a journalist was sent White House war plans

Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor of The Atlantic, said he was mistakenly added to a group chat with U.S. national security leaders about imminent military strikes on Yemen.

How a journalist became an inadvertent eavesdropper on national security secrets

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Wednesday

Politics

Former congressman behind U.S. Institute of Peace reacts to Trump admin. takeover

The White House says the USIP's acting president and CEO George Moose was fired last week along with most of the board for failing to comply with an executive order.

A congressman who helped create the US Institute of Peace defends its legacy

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Obituaries

'Courage the Cowardly Dog' head writer David Steven Cohen dies at 66

Producer and screenwriter David Steven Cohen has died. He was the head writer on Cartoon Network's popular animated show Courage the Cowardly Dog.

COURAGE THE COWARDLY DOG WRITER OBIT

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Tuesday

Author Interviews

Jo Nesbo's new book 'Blood Ties' begins with a mass murderer ready to start a family

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with writer Jo Nesbo about his new thriller, Blood Ties. In it, two brothers with a dark history stand in contrast to the setting, a pretty little spa town.

Jo Nesbo's new book 'Blood Ties' begins with a mass murderer ready to start a family

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Tuesday

Politics

New DNC chair Ken Martin says he's eager to push back against Trump's agenda

NPR's Juana Summers talks to the newly elected chair of the Democratic National Committee, Ken Martin, about the future of the Democratic Party under a second Trump administration.

NEW DNC CHAIR

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Monday

Politics

The Trump administration wants to shut down USAID. Rep. Raskin vows to fight that

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland about the Trump administration's move to effectively close down the United States Agency for International Development, or USAID.

REP. JAMIE RASKIN

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Tuesday

Author Interviews

'The Oligarch's Daughter' is a tale of spies and betrayal set amid extravagant luxury

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to author Joseph Finder about his new thriller novel The Oligarch's Daughter, a tale of a man on the run from an elusive and mysterious adversary.

'The Oligarch's Daughter' is a tale of spies and betrayal set amid extravagant luxury

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Friday

Asia

U.S. ambassador to South Korea talks about President Yoon's future

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Philip Goldberg, the U.S. ambassador to South Korea, about the tension surrounding President Yoon Suk Yeol's political future after he declared martial law.

US Ambassador to South Korea

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Friday

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Middle East

For Mouaz Moustafa, the fall of the Assad regime is an emotional victory

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Mouaz Moustafa of the non-profit Syrian Emergency Task Force about the dramatic toppling of the Assad regime, as Moustafa prepares to fly back to his home city, Damascus.

For Mouaz Moustafa, the fall of the Assad regime is an emotional victory

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Friday

Middle East

The dynamic between Lebanon and Hezbollah is crucial for next steps in ceasefire deal

The ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon requires Hezbollah fighters to move North, away from the border with Israel. Lebanon's government is responsible for ensuring it happens.

The dynamic between Lebanon and Hezbollah is crucial for next steps in ceasefire deal

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Tuesday

Politics

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel shares her advice for Americans

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to former chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel about a new chapter of leadership in the United States.

BOOK: MERKEL "FREEDOM" PART II

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