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Federal cuts have reduced the workforce in U.S. EPA Region 5 by as much as 20%, according to advocates, leaving fewer resources for environmental monitoring and programming for an already bare-bones organization.

Michel Martin talks about the conference with Karen Finney, a former spokeswoman for Hillary Clinton, Nakisha Lewis, an organizer for Black Lives Matter, and New Jersey Congresswoman Bonnie Coleman.

Comparisons between the two began cropping up early in 2016, right about the time former President Trump's candidacy was bringing the word "populist" back into the daily political conversation.

Rachel Martin explores some character traits that push voters away from the two most unpopular presidential candidates in modern history. For Trump, it's the hyperbole that gets him into trouble.

Faced with lawsuits from sick smokers, tobacco firms argue the health risks were "common knowledge" for decades, and they often pay professors to help make that point as expert witnesses.

Few occasions of historical importance have been so shrouded in mystery — and even outright deception — as the health emergencies of world leaders. Here are some of the more egregious examples.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with the Problem Solvers Caucus co-chairs, Reps. Tom Reed, R-N.Y., and Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., about President Trump's demand to increase the stimulus checks.

Rich Lowry, editor of the National Review, says, "Nationalism shouldn’t be a dirty word." And he blames the right and the left for smearing the term’s true meaning.

When the $331 million road project known as the Opportunity Corridor is complete, it will weave from I-490 to University Circle, through the East Side neighborhoods sometimes called the “Forgotten Triangle.” Patches of empty land do stretch throughout the area, but the neighborhoods are also home to many people and businesses. So far, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) has paid $20.2 million to acquire land there, according to the agency. ODOT’s plans called for taking 64 residential buildings and 25 commercial ones.

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation hearing grew contentious on Thursday. NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., about his decision to release Kavanaugh's emails.