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Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin spoke to at the White House on Friday afternoon after the FAA issues a total ground stop. NPR was there for the briefing.
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Passengers stuck on airplanes on tarmacs across the country during the FAA ground stop on Friday share their stories.
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Some Republican state officials are reviving a bid for mail-in voting restrictions for the 2028 election by appealing a court order blocking the Postal Service from carrying out a revised ballot rule.
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The FAA has issued a nationwide ground stop. NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Tom Lintner, the former head of air traffic investigations with FAA and air traffic controller, who has a view of Dulles.
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Beyond the Ozarks
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About 55% of Missouri voters rejected Amendment 3, keeping a 2024 abortion rights law in place, but Gov. Mike Kehoe and Republican lawmakers say they will keep pushing to restrict access.
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Arkansas Advocate’s Andrew DeMillo discusses early voting, takeaways from Arkansas TV debates, new polling and how candidates for governor answered a question on executions.
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