Trump's new look at civil rights and global warming

Hosted by Warren Olney • May. 31, 2017 National

President Trump is reportedly ready to pull the US out of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. We look at the possible consequences. On the second half of the program, we hear about cuts in Obama-Era civil rights programs called for by the Trump Administration's first budget plan.

Photo: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

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Credits

Host:
Warren Olney

Producers:
Luke Vander Ploeg, Yael Even Or, Katie Cooper

Trump's new look at civil rights and global warming

At least 90 people were killed in a bombing in Kabul

Trump likely to pull US out of Paris Climate Agreement

Trump budget would minimize civil rights across federal agencies

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