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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: The line of immigrants applying to become U.S. citizens has become longer. There's been a backlog of citizen applications for years, but it has increased dramatically since President Trump took office. As NPR's Richard Gonzales rep

2007年VOA标准英语-Congressional Democrats Subpoena Top Bush Aide

By Paula Wolfson White House 26 July 2007 Congressional Democrats are stepping up pressure on the White House as they investigate charges the Bush administration has been using the Justice Department as a political tool. VOA White House correspondent

VOA标准英语2008年-Investigator: Political Bias a Factor in US Jus

The inspector general at the Justice Department says a top aide to former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales used political considerations in screening candidates for employment at the agency in violation of federal law. VOA's Deborah Tate reports fr

美国国家公共电台 NPR Boy Scouts Will Admit Transgender Boys

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: One more development in this dramatic newsweek - a surprise announcement late Monday. The Boy Scouts of America say that they will begin accepting transgender boys who want to join its scouting programs. NPR's Richard Gonzales re

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2006年VOA标准英语-Raid Controversy Has Roots in US Constitut

By Jim Malone Washington 01 June 2006 A controversy over federal agents raiding the office of a congressman has its roots in the formation of the U.S. Constitution more than 200 years ago. The controv

2006年VOA标准英语-US Accuses Seven Florida Men of Plotting Terror

By Jim Malone Washington 23 June 2006 U.S. officials have arrested seven men in connection with what Bush administration officials say was a homegrown terrorist plot that targeted buildings in Miami and Chicago. Alberto Gonzales, front right, with D

2007年VOA标准英语-Congressional Panel Gears to Cite White House O

By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 25 July 2007 The legal confrontation between President Bush and Congress over documents and other information sought by lawmakers could soon escalate. VOA's Dan Robinson reports, the House Judiciary Committee meets later

美国国家公共电台 NPR Trump Travel Ban Allowed To Take Partial Effect

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: President Trump's travel ban is back on, partially, after an appeals court ruling over the third version of it. Here's NPR's Richard Gonzales. RICHARD GONZALES, BYLINE: The ruling comes from a three-judge panel of the U.S. Ninth

美国国家公共电台 NPR How The Diversity Visa Lottery Works

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: One of the details we've learned about the suspect in the New York terror attack is that he was a native of Uzbekistan. He came to this country through a visa lottery system. This lottery is open to people from countries that hav

美国国家公共电台 NPR Tax Filings Seen Dipping Amid Trump Crackdown On Illegal Immigration

DAVID GREENE, HOST: Millions of taxpayers are rushing to complete their federal and state filings before the tax deadline tomorrow. And among them are several million people in this country illegally. But as NPR's Richard Gonzales reports, tax prepar

美国国家公共电台 NPR Pie In The Skymall

Pie In The Skymall OPHIRA EISENBERG, HOST: Well, let's get started on your second challenge. Mary and Patrice, we have a guessing game for you called Pie In The Sky Mall. So, Mary, what is something that you've bought that you've never actually used?

美国国家公共电台 NPR Trump's Migrant Family Policy Now Moves To The Courts

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: The controversy over the Trump administration's policy - now reversed - to separate migrant families has now shifted to the courts. On Thursday, the Department of Justice asked a federal judge in California to change limits on th

美国国家公共电台 NPR Immigration Debate Shifts To Texas Judge Who Blocked 2015 DACA Expansion

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: All right. Today in a federal court in Texas, the debate over the Trump administration's immigration policies shifts from separated families to recipients of DACA. Remember, that's the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals progr

美国国家公共电台 NPR Former Attorney General Says Whitaker Appointment 'Confounds Me'

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Now we'd like to turn to the bombshell that President Trump delivered the day after the election. Attorney General Jeff Sessions was forced out, and his former chief of staff, Matthew Whitaker, was in as acting attorney general.

2007年VOA标准英语-White House Backs Attorney General Despite Cont

By Deborah Tate Washington 15 May 2007 The White House says President Bush still has confidence in Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, despite controversy over his handling of the firing of federal prosecutors and of the reauthorization of a clandesti

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Challenged On War And Prosecutors

By Jim Malone Washington 16 April 2007 President Bush faces major political challenges on two fronts this week, the war in Iraq and a controversy involving his attorney general, Alberto Gonzales. VOA National correspondent Jim Malone has a preview fr

2007年VOA标准英语-US Senate Democrats Want No Confidence Vote on

By Jim Malone Washington 17 May 2007 Democrats in the U.S. Senate are taking the extraordinary step of seeking a vote of no-confidence in Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. Gonzales is under fire for last year's dismissal of several federal prosecuto

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Urges Action on Terrorist Surveillance Leg

By Paula Wolfson Washington 01 August 2007 President Bush is urging the U.S. Congress to move quickly to rewrite rules for terrorist surveillance. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports the White House wants to see action before lawmakers adjourn later this wee