Kristin Wright
Editor, Newscasts at NPR
@NPR Editor/Fill-in Anchor | Detroit native | Mom to two tiny, lovely humans | @umich Alum
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1 week ago |
mprnews.org | Kristin Wright
The NAACP announced it will not invite President Trump to its national convention in July. The civil rights organization is breaking from its 116-year tradition of welcoming the sitting U.S. president to the annual event that draws NAACP supporters from around the country. The group says Trump is the first president it has declined to invite. NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson made the announcement Monday at a news conference in Charlotte, N.C., where the convention is scheduled to be held.
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4 weeks ago |
laist.com | Kristin Wright
The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) has filed a federal lawsuit against the White House over a lack of American Sign Language interpreters at media briefings. The NAD says the White House abruptly stopped providing ASL interpreters during press briefings and other public events when President Trump returned to office for a second term. The lawsuit, filed on Wednesday, asks the court to require ASL interpreters be present at these events and that video of them be available for viewers.
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1 month ago |
nhpr.org | Kristin Wright
Updated May 26, 2025 at 12:27 AM EDTThe U.S. Defense Department is implementing new restrictions on journalists covering the Pentagon. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the changes in a memo Friday. The new policies vastly limit access for credentialed media while inside the Pentagon complex in Arlington, Va.The restrictions ban reporters and other media from many areas of the Pentagon unless they're accompanied by an approved government escort.
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1 month ago |
wvik.org | Kristin Wright
An exhibit showing victims of gun violence has been taken down at the headquarters of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Department of Justice has confirmed. The exhibit showed the portraits of 120 people killed in gun violence. A digital kiosk with biographies of each person was also part of the exhibit. An online version has also been taken down. The ATF enforces federal gun laws and is tasked with regulating the firearms industry.
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1 month ago |
mprnews.org | Kristin Wright
An exhibit showing victims of gun violence has been taken down at the headquarters of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Department of Justice has confirmed. The exhibit showed the portraits of 120 people killed in gun violence. A digital kiosk with biographies of each person was also part of the exhibit. An online version has also been taken down. The ATF enforces federal gun laws and is tasked with regulating the firearms industry.
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