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From the economy and healthcare to politics and the environment – and so much more – On Point talks with newsmakers and real people about the issues that matter most. On Point is produced by WBUR for NPR.
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What Avril Haines' work supporting the Obama administration's drone program says about the future of American national intelligence.
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In 1995, three white soldiers killed a Black couple in Fayetteville, N.C. George Reed was an Army CID supervisor assigned to the case. The details are still fresh in his mind.
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Nearly 20% of people charged in connection with the Capitol attack have some sort of military background. How far-reaching is extremism in the United States military?
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President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID economic relief plan is on the table. We talk about President Biden's first big legislative push.
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The transition in the White House has taken place. Is the nation now capable of change? How do historians look upon this moment. We hear their long view of this extraordinary month.
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President Joe Biden signs 17 executive orders in his first hours in office. We dig into what they say, where Biden might succeed and what policies will meet resistance.
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President Joe Biden carries a rosary in his pocket and attends Mass regularly. How does his faith inform his politics?
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On election night 2008, photojournalist Matt Mendelsohn went to the Lincoln Memorial and took a picture of the people gathered there. It became Barack Obama's favorite photo from the inauguration.
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The Trump administration is making last minute policy changes on the environment, foreign policy and national security. How will these moves influence the first weeks of the Biden administration?
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Every minute, on average, 10 people in LA County test positive for COVID-19. Hospitals are overwhelmed. Can Los Angeles get control of the surge?