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Pelosi Says Congress Should Pass New Laws So Sitting Presidents Can Be Indicted

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested a new law is needed to be able to indict a sitting president for potential lawbreaking while in office. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption

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Pelosi Says Congress Should Pass New Laws So Sitting Presidents Can Be Indicted

"I do think that we will have to pass some laws that will have clarity for future presidents. [A] president should be indicted, if he's committed a wrongdoing," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told NPR.

Trump Dismisses Whistleblower's Claims

by Audie Cornish , Franco Ordoñez

Trump Dismisses Whistleblower's Claims

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Week In Politics: Whistleblower Controversy, Iran

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In November Kodomo

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Nobody Mitski

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Millions Of Young People Take To Streets To Combat Climate Change

by Jeff Brady , Audie Cornish

Millions Of Young People Take To Streets To Combat Climate Change

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In Mexican Border Town, A Pop-Up School For Migrant Children

by Reynaldo Leanos

In Mexican Border Town, A Pop-Up School For Migrant Children

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I'm Amazed My Morning Jacket

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Dreams The Cranberries

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Pelosi Rejects 'Socialist' Attacks On Her Prescription Drug Bill

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pushed back against GOP criticism that her plan calling for the federal government to negotiate drug prices interfered with the free market. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption

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Politics

Pelosi Rejects 'Socialist' Attacks On Her Prescription Drug Bill

by Susan Davis

Pelosi Rejects 'Socialist' Attacks On Her Prescription Drug Bill

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Veteran NFL Kicker Battles 'Demons' That Can Come With The Job

by Tom Goldman

Veteran NFL Kicker Battles 'Demons' That Can Come With The Job

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Obituaries

Creator Of Theatre On Film And Tape Archive Dies At 98

by Jeff Lunden

Creator Of Theatre On Film And Tape Archive Dies At 98

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Seasons of Love

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Boom Clap Charli XCX

With 'Slave Play,' A Young Playwright Provokes His Way To Broadway

The playwright Jeremy O. Harris, 30, began writing Slave Play at Yale School of Drama. It is set to open in October on Broadway. Quil Lemons/Courtesy of 'Slave Play' hide caption

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Theater

With 'Slave Play,' A Young Playwright Provokes His Way To Broadway

by Ari Shapiro , Gustavo Contreras

With 'Slave Play,' A Young Playwright Provokes His Way To Broadway

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Work Rihanna & Drake

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7/4 (Shoreline) Broken Social Scene

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Politics

Pelosi Says Congress Should Pass New Laws So Sitting Presidents Can Be Indicted

by Susan Davis , Ari Shapiro , Jessica Taylor

Pelosi Says Congress Should Pass New Laws So Sitting Presidents Can Be Indicted

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Something Good (Alternate Version) Alt-J

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Southeast Texas Cleans Up After Tropical Storm Imelda

by Gail Delaughter

Southeast Texas Cleans Up After Tropical Storm Imelda

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Goodbye Kevin Shields

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La Ritournelle Sébastien Tellier

Science

EPA Administrator Weighs In On California Emissions Decision

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Business

Walmart To Stop Selling E-Cigarettes

by Colin Dwyer

Walmart To Stop Selling E-Cigarettes

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Flat Panda Dianogah

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Friday I'm In Love The Cure

Politics

Background On The Intelligence Community Whistleblower's Complaint

by Audie Cornish , Ryan Lucas

Background On The Intelligence Community Whistleblower's Complaint

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World

China Has A Lot At Stake As Attacks In Persian Gulf Rise

by Jim Zarroli

China Has A Lot At Stake As Attacks In Persian Gulf Rise

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Limited Kudasaibeats

Law

The Supreme Court And Code Of Ethics

by Nina Totenberg , Ari Shapiro

The Supreme Court And Code Of Ethics

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Signal Sohn

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Tu es beau Yelle

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Through Grief and Growing Pains, Kemba Creates 'Gilda'

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Music Interviews

Through Grief and Growing Pains, Kemba Creates 'Gilda'

by Audie Cornish , Fatma Tanis

Through Grief and Growing Pains, Kemba Creates 'Gilda'

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Alive Kemba & Eric Bellinger

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Wuthering Heights Kate Bush

Sports

New England Patriots Cut Antonio Brown

by Esteban Bustillos

Trump Dismisses Whistleblower's Claims

Week In Politics: Whistleblower Controversy, Iran

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Millions Of Young People Take To Streets To Combat Climate Change

In Mexican Border Town, A Pop-Up School For Migrant Children

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Pelosi Rejects 'Socialist' Attacks On Her Prescription Drug Bill

Veteran NFL Kicker Battles 'Demons' That Can Come With The Job

Creator Of Theatre On Film And Tape Archive Dies At 98

With 'Slave Play,' A Young Playwright Provokes His Way To Broadway

Pelosi Says Congress Should Pass New Laws So Sitting Presidents Can Be Indicted

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Southeast Texas Cleans Up After Tropical Storm Imelda

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EPA Administrator Weighs In On California Emissions Decision

Walmart To Stop Selling E-Cigarettes

Background On The Intelligence Community Whistleblower's Complaint

China Has A Lot At Stake As Attacks In Persian Gulf Rise

The Supreme Court And Code Of Ethics

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Through Grief and Growing Pains, Kemba Creates 'Gilda'

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