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Retired Sgt. Chris Kurtz wheels himself up to his front door as his wife and caretaker, Heather Kurtz, follows behind. The Department of Veterans Affairs told him last summer that he no longer needs a caregiver. Erica Brechtelsbauer for NPR hide caption
Week In Politics: Possible Government Shutdown, General Mattis' Exit and Syria
In His New Film, Shakespearean Actor Kenneth Branagh Stars As The Bard Himself
How Defense Secretary Mattis' Resignation Is Being Received Abroad
Immigrant Family Celebrates Their First Holiday Without Fear Of Deportation
Retired Sgt. Chris Kurtz wheels himself up to his front door as his wife and caretaker, Heather Kurtz, follows behind. The Department of Veterans Affairs told him last summer that he no longer needs a caregiver. Erica Brechtelsbauer for NPR hide caption
Robert Bly, pictured here in 1980, is known as the chief proponent of the Men's Movement of the 1990s. But in the poetry world, he's known for emotionally charged work about nature, the Vietnam War and personal unburdening. Alan Gilbert Purcell/Fairfax Media via Getty Images hide caption
This is Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's third bout with cancer. In 1999, she was treated for colorectal cancer; in 2009, it was pancreatic cancer. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
If Funding Compromise Is Not Reached 400,000 Federal Employees Will Work Without Pay
Year End Check-In With 'Capital Gazette' Photojournalist, Joshua McKerrow
Reporter For German Magazine Falsified Articles, Including One About Trump Supporters
Janelle Monae attends the Hollywood premiere of Black Panther in January 2018. Emma McIntyre/Getty Images hide caption
Stuck On Border Wall Funding, Government Creeps Closer To Shutdown
Democratic Senator On Whether Impending Government Shutdown Can Be Skirted
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