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Donald Trump holds up on hand while standing behind a podium

What happens if Trump declares a state of emergency to get his border wall?

President Donald Trump has raised the prospect of declaring an emergency over the current crisis at the US-Mexico border. What would that entail, exactly?

What happens if Trump declares a state of emergency to get his border wall?
A demonstrator holds a copy of the Polish Constitution

Poland forces Supreme Court judges into early retirement

Poland forces Supreme Court judges into early retirement
In 2012, Tarek Hamdi, from Egypt, received his US naturalization certificate. He first applied for citizenship in 2001 but faced more than a decade of delays and denials until he won his case.

A recently-uncovered federal program turned one man's path to citizenship into a 11-year trek

A recently-uncovered federal program turned one man's path to citizenship into a 11-year trek

Chaos in Egypt After Army Storms Pro-Morsi Camps

Chaos in Egypt After Army Storms Pro-Morsi Camps
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Nevada's Latinos: A Dormant Voting Force

Nevada's Latinos: A Dormant Voting Force

Obama Makes Four Recess Appointments

Obama Makes Four Recess Appointments

Obama's recess appointments outrage Republicans

President Barack Obama on Tuesday named Richard Cordray as the first head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. He also named three people to the National Labor Relations Board. He used the constitutionally allowed recess appointment system, though Republicans say the Senate wasn't actually in recess.

Obama's recess appointments outrage Republicans
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Why Taxes are Prompting Some Americans in Canada to Renounce their US Citizenship

A small but growing numbers of Americans in Canada are renouncing their US citizenship. They're doing it to avoid having to pay US taxes. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Mark Wittgen. He lives in Canada and is in the process of renouncing his citizenship.

Why Taxes are Prompting Some Americans in Canada to Renounce their US Citizenship

Ruling by emergency law

In various Arab countries, emergency laws have dragged on for decades. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Nathan Brown, a professor of international affairs at George Washington University.

Ruling by emergency law
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Takeouts: recess appointments, NCAA's final four

Takeouts: recess appointments, NCAA's final four
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The Supreme Court Steps In

Many American inmates write to the Supreme Court begging for intercession on their cases. While the justices usually ignore these pleas, they intervened in the death row case of Troy Davis. Adam Liptak of The New York Times joins The Takeaway with more.

The Supreme Court Steps In
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Law of the Sea

Law of the Sea