From n.p.r. News in Washington I m Chase Stevens Senate hearings begin today on the nomination of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and a bitterly partisan debate has already taken shape as N.P.R. s Nina Totenberg reports the outcome of Kavanagh s confirmation hearings could determine the future direction of the high court over the last 3 decades the court has gotten more and more and more conservative as presidents conservative presidents had more of their nominees more vacancies that they could fill this time this vacancy means that the court could turn hard right that Brett Kavanaugh a distinguished and very conservative judge would turn the court to a hard right direction N.P.R. s Nina Totenberg reporting Gulf Coast communities from Alabama to Louisiana are making hurricane preparations after what is now Tropical Storm Gordon lashed parts of Florida the storm is expected to make landfall along the Gulf Coast late tonight as a stronger system Evaleen out Burnett of Mississippi
The to succeed in their argument that Dhaka oversteps the authority of the executive branch if the nation truly wants a doc a program Hanan wrote it is up to Congress to say so Joel Rose n.p.r. News family friends and a roster of Washington officials current and former have been steadily streaming through the u.s. Capitol Rotunda today paying their final respects to John McCain the body of the Arizona senator is lying in state there today funeral services for McCain who died of brain cancer will be held over the weekend. The. Singer Chaka Khan among those who performed today at the funeral services for a woman who herself was a consummate performer stars from every walk of life turning out to honor a wreath of Franklin in her hometown of Detroit they included music icons professional actors Nath lates and even a former president Bill Clinton she lived. With courage. Not without fear but overcoming her fears going to noting before he and wife Hillary Clinton had elected office they wer
During any troubles to each p.p.r. To volunteer just e-mail us at h.p. P.r. At each p.p.r. Dot org. Good morning today is the deadline set by President Trump to sign a new NAFTA deal Mexico is on board to Canada and Congress. It s Morning Edition from n.p.r. News. President Obama argues the deal is bad for America I m Steve Inskeep And I m Rachel Martin Twitter has been cracking down on fake accounts will it be enough to prevent foreign interference in this year s midterm elections will put questions to Twitter s public policy a toxic algae is devastating marine life in Florida and after a week of celebrations today the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin will be laid to rest in Detroit it is Friday August 31st Richard Gere celebrates a birthday today the actor turns 69 years old uses next. Live from n.p.r. News in Washington I m Corba Coleman Senator John McCain s casket has arrived in Washington d.c. Where he will lie in state in the u.s. Capitol Rotunda N.P.R. s Scott Neuman has more McC
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Me family members say their goal for her funeral is a home going to match Franklin s legacy Debbie Elliott n.p.r. News Detroit the late Senator John McCain will lie in state today in the u.s. Capitol members of Congress will offer remarks and lay wreaths near his casket vice president Mike Pence will represent the trumpet ministration on Saturday they ll be a larger memorial service at the National Cathedral in Washington d.c. Former Presidents George w. Bush and Barack Obama will eulogize McCain President Trump was not invited to attend the president held a rally in Evansville Indiana last night and as Steve burger of member station w n i n reports he repeated some familiar themes as promised and he is pretty rally build up the president talked about coal immigration and to trade in particular the revised trade agreement with Mexico after the deal was vague with Mexico Canada came along and the negotiating right now with the White House at their character a. Joint thank you want to t