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• Family Of American Jailed In Syria Goes Public In An Appeal To Trump January 20, 2019
  The family of Majd Kamalmaz, 61, is making his story public for the first time, spurred by President Trump's plans to remove U.S. troops from the country.
  Deborah Amos
• Medical Students Push For More LGBT Health Training To Address Disparities January 20, 2019
  One in 5 LGBT adults has avoided medical care for fear of discrimination, according to a recent survey, and 80 percent of physicians surveyed say they feel "not competent" to treat LGBT patients.
  Rachel Cohen
• For DACA Recipients, President's Temporary Offer Feels Like More Chaos January 20, 2019
  NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro gets the reaction of immigration activist Greisa Martinez Rosas, a DACA recipient herself, to President Trump's latest offer to reopen the government.
  Lulu Garcia-Navarro
• For Furloughed Worker, Isolation, Hit To Self-Worth Hurt As Much As Lost Pay January 20, 2019
  NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Jaime, a tax examiner with the Internal Revenue Service, about the toll the government shutdown is taking on her mental health.
  Lulu Garcia-Navarro
• Trump Extends Offer To End Shutdown, Extend DACA; Democrats Say 'No Deal' January 20, 2019
  They oppose President Trump's proposal, which temporarily would protect some young people who immigrated illegally and provide $5.7 billion for a border wall.
  Ayesha Rascoe
• Shutdown Could Do Long-Term Harm To Already-Thin Air Traffic Control Teams January 20, 2019
  The number of air traffic controllers was at a record low before the government shutdown. With sickouts and resignations, union leader Joel Ortiz says the shutdown is making the skies less safe.
  Lulu Garcia-Navarro
• As House Democrats Reject Trump Proposal, Senate GOP Embraces It January 20, 2019
  While Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi spurned President Trump's shutdown deal before he even officially offered it, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will push for a vote on it this week.
  Scott Detrow
• Federally Funded Companions Keep Seniors Connected To Their Neighbors January 20, 2019
  Isolation is a part of life for many seniors, but a national program helps curb the loneliness by pairing homebound residents with peers, who make weekly visits.
  Patty Wight
• 'Never Heard Nothing Like It': Southern Storm Wrecks Landmark Churches January 20, 2019
  While powerful winter storms hit parts of the Midwest on Saturday, heavy thunderstorms swept through the South. A tornado may have destroyed prominent buildings in a town north of Montgomery, Ala.
  Kyle Gassiott
• A Week Of Big Gestures But No Movement As Shutdown Nears 1-Month Mark January 20, 2019
  NPR's Mara Liasson joins Lulu Garcia-Navarro to discuss the president's negotiation-by-spectacle strategy on the shutdown, and to examine the latest moves in the Mueller investigation.
  Mara Liasson