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What does a change at the top mean for the FBI Director?
Christopher Wray is resigning.
President Elect Trump appointed him in 2017, but now he wants a nominee who promised retribution for Trump's critics.
I'm Steve Inskeep with a Martinez, and this is up first from NPR News.
Shooting an insurance executive in the back produced a disturbing response, and that includes real life conversations about health care.
So our correspondent pursues a question.
Why do we spend so much on health care for a life expectancy that is comparatively low?
And what do Democrats want from their next party chair?
The Democratic National Committee is meeting in Washington over the next few days to reflect on the election results and hear pitches from candidates.
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