Chaos In Washington; What Comes Next?; Can Trump Pardon Himself?
Plus, why the term 'Third World' is a problem.
by Jill Hudson
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Sunday Update
Retiring Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., on Sunday joined his Senate colleague Lisa Murkowski, an Alaska Republican, in calling for President Trump to resign.
The acting U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia says "hundreds" of people may ultimately face charges related to the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.Read the story. NPR's Ron Elving says it took a building to bring down Donald Trump.
President Trump is said to be considering pardoning himself, but constitutional scholars say he doesn't have the power to do so.
Americans are sorting through the week's stunning insurrection attempt at the Capitol building, and what happens next.Listen here.
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What's coming after the mob raids at the U.S. Capitol? Donald Trump could be the first president in American history to be impeached twice.Federal authorities have begun arresting those involved in storming the Capitol. And President-elect Biden's promise to reunite the country takes on a new significance. (The NPR Politics Podcast)
Hair scientist Crystal Porter explains the science behind curly hair. Here's a hint: It involves mushy cells in teeny-tiny tunnels. (Short Wave)
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Two close friends both suffered from the same aggressive form of cancer. After years of treatment, one lived and the other died. And while many variables factored into what happened, the woman who survived couldn't help wondering what role race had played in the outcome. (Code Switch)
In the mid-1980's a woman who didn't consider herself a feminist was asked to solve perhaps the biggest problem women face. (Throughline)
The NC-17 film Showgirls was a notorious flop when it was released in 1995. Now considered a camp classic and a window into a moment of moral panic. (Pop Culture Happy Hour)
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Making a hard decision can be agonizing. What if you pick the wrong thing? One Oxford professor has a different question: What if there isn't a best alternative? (Life Kit)
German journalist Kai Strittmatter's new book, We Have Been Harmonized: Life in China's Surveillance State, examines the role of surveillance in China's authoritarian state. He warns that Chinese President Xi Jinping, who came to power in 2012, has embraced an ideological rigidity unknown since the days of Mao Zedong. (Fresh Air)
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