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Shields and Brooks on midterm results and GOP 'lockstep loyalty' to Trump

Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Amna Nawaz to discuss the results of the 2018 midterm elections, the staff shakeup at the Justice Department and an ‘ugly moment’ between the president and the press.

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Some colleges are totally unaffordable, and this tool proves it

By Jon Marcus, The Hechinger Report

After years of escalating costs and stagnant earnings, new data show that some colleges have finally grown conclusively, decisively and categorically unaffordable for many Americans.

For families of soldiers lost in WWI, a legacy of sacrifice

By Malcolm Brabant

A century ago, the conflict then known as the Great War was finally coming to an end, after four years and 17 million deaths. Among those who fought in many of the most important battles was the great-grandfather of special…

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This great-grandfather lost his sight but became a rock star

By Frank Carlson

Robert Finley, a 64-year-old blues guitarist and singer, relaunched his career in music after years of working as a carpenter. Before he knew it, he was playing with Dan Auerbach from The Black Keys and other prominent artists. Finley spoke…

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Florida is again at the center of an election controversy

By Terry Spencer, Associated Press

The deeply purple state will learn Saturday whether there will be recounts in a bitter and tight U.S. Senate race and the governor's race.

'This history teacher is making history': How Jahana Hayes ran on education

By Sarah Schwartz, Education Week

A former high school history teacher and current district administrator, Hayes, a Democrat, will be the first black woman from her state to serve in Congress.

Pipe bombs indictment carries potential life prison penalty

By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press

The Florida man accused of sending pipe bombs to prominent critics of President Donald Trump was indicted Friday on charges carrying a potential penalty of life in prison.

Federal judge's ruling delays Keystone XL pipeline

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

U.S. District Judge Brian Morris put on hold the $8 billion project to study its environmental impact.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg released from hospital after fall

By Associated Press

The 85-year-old Supreme Court justice was in the hospital for treatment after fracturing three ribs in a fall.

Appeals court rules against Trump administration on DACA immigration program

By Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press

A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously kept in place a preliminary injunction blocking President Trump's decision to phase out the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.