Trump Visits Mask Factory In Arizona, A 2020 Battleground
05 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In his first major trip during the outbreak, President Trump is in Arizona Tuesday touring a mask fa...
Hill Leaders Turn Down Additional Tests For Lawmakers
04 May 2020
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The top lawmakers on Capitol Hill, both up for reelection this year, denied the administration's off...
Weekly Roundup: May 1st, 2020
01 May 2020
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Note: This podcast contains a frank discussion of an alleged sexual assault.In an appearance on MSNB...
Treatment Research Continues As Phased Reopening Begins
30 Apr 2020
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The original White House social distancing guidelines are lapsing, with a phased plan for reopening ...
Half Of Households Financially Impacted By Coronavirus. It Could Get Worse.
29 Apr 2020
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Fifty percent of Americans said they or someone in their household has either lost hours or a job be...
WH Guidelines For Reopening Remain Vague So States Like Georgia Return To Work
28 Apr 2020
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The White House has released guidelines for when and how states can begin reopening their economies,...
"Veepstakes": Joe Biden Begins Search for Vice Presidential Pick
27 Apr 2020
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Joe Biden has committed to selecting a woman as his running mate. Now that is the presumptive nomine...
Weekly Roundup: April 24th, 2020
24 Apr 2020
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Doubts grow over the next phase of the coronavirus relief plan. And, the coronavirus outbreak has re...
Trump's Immigration Order Stops Far Short Of Total Ban
23 Apr 2020
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Late Monday night, President Trump tweeted that he would sign an executive order suspending all immi...
Despite Protests, Most Americans Still Support Coronavirus Restrictions
22 Apr 2020
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Demonstrations supported by national conservative groups have begun to spring up across the country....
Another Half-Trillion: Senate Reaches Deal On Rescue Package
21 Apr 2020
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The $484 billion bill is expected to approved by the Senate Tuesday afternoon. The largest component...
Former Staffer Accuses Joe Biden Of Sexual Assault
20 Apr 2020
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Note: This podcast contains an explicit description of an alleged sexual assault.Tara Reade, a forme...
Weekly Roundup: April 17th, 2020
17 Apr 2020
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The White House has now issued guidance about when communities can begin to reopen, a phased plan ba...
Unemployment Claims Remain Sky-High, All But Undoing 10 Years Of Job Gains
16 Apr 2020
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5.2 million people filed for unemployment benefits last week, bringing the four-week total to 22 mil...
Trump, Governors Weigh How To Reopen Country
15 Apr 2020
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President Trump is impatient to get the country reopened. The administration's public health experts...
Obama Endorses Biden For President—So What?
14 Apr 2020
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Barack Obama endorsed Joe Biden in a twelve-minute video shared online Tuesday morning. So what does...
Trump Promised Corporate Partnerships To Fight The Virus. They Haven't Materialized.
13 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rather than a sweeping national campaign of screening, drive-through sample collection and lab testi...
Weekly Roundup: April 10th, 2020
10 Apr 2020
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In a White House briefing Friday, the top medical experts from the coronavirus task force said the s...
17 Million Americans Have Filed For Unemployment In The Last 3 Weeks
09 Apr 2020
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The number of people seeking unemployment benefits shot up again last week, as 6.6 million more peop...
Bernie Sanders Suspends Presidential Campaign
08 Apr 2020
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In a livestream announcing his exit from the presidential contest, Bernie Sanders told support that ...
Despite Health Risks, In-Person Voting Underway in Wisconsin
07 Apr 2020
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After a protracted tug-of-war between the state's governor, legislature and Supreme Court, voting is...
White House: This Week Could Be Toughest Yet
06 Apr 2020
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Deaths from the coronavirus outbreak are expected to spike this week in some of the country's hardes...
Weekly Roundup: Friday, April 3rd
03 Apr 2020
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The Democratic National Committee has agreed to push back their nominating convention until mid-Augu...
Nearly Ten Million Americans Have Filed For Unemployment In The Last Two Weeks
02 Apr 2020
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More than six million people filed for unemployment last week, on top of the 3.3 million claims the ...
How Tennessee and Colorado Are Responding to Pandemic
01 Apr 2020
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As the White House warns the American public to expect 100 thousand or more deaths from the coronavi...
Pandemic Opens A New Front In The Battle Over Abortion Access
31 Mar 2020
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Should abortion count as an essential medical service during the coronavirus outbreak? States disagr...
President Trump Extends Social Distancing Guidance Through April
30 Mar 2020
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President Trump is now asking Americans to stay at home through April, with some hints that the soci...
Weekly Roundup: Friday, March 27
27 Mar 2020
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A record number of Americans filed for unemployment benefits for the first time last week as the cor...
Joe Biden, Retail Politician, Tries His Hand At Virtual Campaigning
26 Mar 2020
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Joe Biden has held a number of web-based campaign events and fundraisers now that the coronavirus ou...
Senate and White House Announce Deal On Coronavirus Package
25 Mar 2020
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell touted a bipartisan deal to provide emergency funds in respon...
As Congress Closes In On A Deal, Trump Says He Wants To Open U.S. By Easter
24 Mar 2020
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A Senate agreement on emergency funding to address the coronavirus could be "hours" away, House Spea...
Tempers Flare In Coronavirus Aid Negotiations
23 Mar 2020
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As financial markets fall and case numbers soar, Congress has (so far) been unable to reach a deal o...
Weekly Roundup: Friday, March 20
20 Mar 2020
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The Senate is negotiating another aid package to address the coronavirus, one that would provide dir...
White House Touts Coronavirus Treatments, As FDA Warns They May Be Months Away
19 Mar 2020
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The White House gave a press conference Thursday afternoon touting potential new treatments for the ...
President Trump Partly Shuts Border With Canada
18 Mar 2020
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The Defense Department said it would contribute to the coronavirus pandemic response with hospital s...
After More Primaries Biden Grows Lead As Coronavirus Reshapes Primary Calendar
18 Mar 2020
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Joe Biden now has secured more than half of delegates in the Democratic primary contest, making a Be...
Trump: Avoid Gatherings Of More Than 10 People To Limit Contagion
16 Mar 2020
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President Trump gave a briefing on the coronavirus this afternoon in which he acknowledged that the ...
Biden, Sanders Debate One-On-One As Coronavirus Upends The Race
16 Mar 2020
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Former Vice President Joe Biden made big news, committing to have a woman as his running mate. Vermo...
Weekly Roundup: Friday, March 13
13 Mar 2020
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President Trump declared a national emergency Friday afternoon amid growing concern about the corona...
Pelosi Vows To Bring Coronavirus Bill To House Floor As Republicans Push For Changes
12 Mar 2020
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Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the House will vote Thursday on a package of measures to address the coron...
President Trump Issues New Travel Restrictions As Coronavirus Spreads
12 Mar 2020
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In remarks from the Oval Office Wednesday night, President Trump announced actions aimed at curbing ...
Sanders Says He Is Winning 'Generational Debate,' Losing On 'Electability'
11 Mar 2020
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Despite an underwhelming performance in yesterday's primary contests, Bernie Sanders says he remains...
Joe Biden Wins Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi Primaries
11 Mar 2020
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Joe Biden's campaign momentum continued on Big Tuesday, with decisive wins in at least three of six ...
Stocks Fall Sharply Ahead Of "Big Tuesday" Primaries
09 Mar 2020
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As financial markets reckon with another acute shock, a question for the White House resurfaces: wil...
Weekly Roundup: Friday, March 6th
06 Mar 2020
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As the public continues to brace for the spread of the new coronavirus, President Trump has continue...
Elizabeth Warren Ends Her Campaign, Talks About Support from 'All Those Little Girls'
05 Mar 2020
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Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren ended her bid for the presidency on Thursday, marking the end of...
Mike Bloomberg Drops Out; Demographics Of Biden's Supporters
04 Mar 2020
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Joe Biden's victories on Super Tuesday illustrated the importance of campaign momentum. He won in se...
Super Tuesday: Biden's Surge Continues As Sanders Leads In California
04 Mar 2020
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Joe Biden topped the polls in eight states on Super Tuesday, including surprise wins in Minnesota an...
How They'll Win: Candidates Outline Path To Nomination Ahead of Super Tuesday
02 Mar 2020
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Our reporters have been following the Democratic presidential candidates all across the country for ...
Joe Biden Wins Big In South Carolina. Now What?
01 Mar 2020
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The Associated Press has called the South Carolina primary race for former Vice President Joe Biden....
Weekly Roundup: February 28th
28 Feb 2020
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By some measures, this week was the stock market's worst since the 2008 financial crisis as traders ...
This Majority-Minority City Voted For Donald Trump
27 Feb 2020
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As part of our Where Voters Are series, NPR's Ari Shapiro and Colorado Public Radio's Bente Birkelan...
Here's How The U.S. Is Responding To Coronavirus
26 Feb 2020
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United States health officials delivered a clear message Tuesday: serious measures could be required...
Bernie Sanders and Mike Bloomberg Face Debate Attacks
26 Feb 2020
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In a chaotic CBS debate in South Carolina, candidates of all stripes attacked Vermont Senator Bernie...
Candidates Jockey For Position As Sanders Alternative Ahead of Tuesday Debate
24 Feb 2020
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Moderate presidential hopefuls face a collective action problem—each wants to see voters rally beh...
Bernie Sanders Projected to Win Nevada Caucus
23 Feb 2020
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Senator Bernie Sanders is the projected winner of the Nevada caucus, according the Associated Press....
Weekly Roundup: Friday, February 21
21 Feb 2020
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As Nevada prepares for tomorrow's caucus, state party officials express confidence that it will run ...
Bloomberg Faces Voters After Debate; Trump Ally Roger Stone Sentenced
20 Feb 2020
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Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg hit the campaign trail in Salt Lake City, Utah today af...
NPR Politics Live From Thousand Oaks, CA: Recapping The Democratic Debate
20 Feb 2020
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This is a special episode, recorded in front of a live audience at Kavli Theatre in Thousand Oaks, C...
Michael Bloomberg Qualifies For Wednesday Debate As Sanders Secures Double-Digit Lead
18 Feb 2020
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Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg will appear on Wednesday's debate stage in Nevada, afte...
NPR's Throughline Presents: 'She Got Next'
17 Feb 2020
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This President's Day we're bringing you a special episode from NPR's Throughline. It's a podcast tha...
Weekly Roundup: Friday, February 14
14 Feb 2020
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Attorney General William Barr asked President Trump to stop his social media commentary on Thursday ...
Candidates Vie For Support Of Black Voters; Bloomberg Remarks Cause Controversy
13 Feb 2020
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Joe Biden's theory of the case is that his current support among black voters will lead to success ...
After Trump Tweet, DOJ Softens Sentencing Recommendation For POTUS Ally
12 Feb 2020
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Hours after the Justice Department intervened to seek a shorter sentence for Roger Stone, the four f...
Bernie Sanders Wins New Hampshire Democratic Primary
12 Feb 2020
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Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has narrowly won the New Hampshire Democratic primary, as moderate vo...
On the Ground In New Hampshire
10 Feb 2020
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In this special episode of The NPR Politics Podcast, Asma Khalid travels to candidate events around ...
Voters Of Color At The Center Of Heated Democratic Debate
08 Feb 2020
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At the end of a busy week in American politics, seven Democrats took the stage in New Hampshire ahea...
Tensions Between Pelosi and Trump on Display After Senate Acquittal
06 Feb 2020
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The impeachment trial is over, but there are still hard feelings between President Trump and Democra...
Senate Votes To Acquit President Trump, Ending Historic Impeachment Trial
06 Feb 2020
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Senators voted mostly along party lines this afternoon to acquit President Trump on two articles of ...
"Stronger Than Ever Before": Trump Delivers Made-For-TV State of The Union Address
05 Feb 2020
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It was a highly partisan event. Trump touted his own accomplishments on issues like the economy and ...
Buttigieg And Sanders Locked In Tight Race After Partial Iowa Results Released
05 Feb 2020
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Pete Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Ind., is neck and neck with Vermont Sen. Bernie Sand...
Iowa Results Waylaid By "Technical Difficulties," Democrats Say
04 Feb 2020
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As problems with a mobile app through which vote tallies were transmitted electronically caused a de...
In Impeachment Trial, Both Sides Make Final Pitch on Conviction vs. Acquittal
03 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The White House legal team and House managers made their closing arguments today in the Senate impea...
Special Episode: On The Ground in Iowa
03 Feb 2020
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In this special episode of the NPR Politics Podcast, Scott Detrow travels to candidate events around...
NPR Politics Live From Des Moines: The Road To 2020
01 Feb 2020
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This is a special episode, recorded in front of a live audience at Hoyt Sherman Place in Des Moines,...
Witness Vote Fails, But Impeachment Trial Stretches To Next Week
01 Feb 2020
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The Senate adjourned for the weekend, but the impeachment trial of President Trump is not over. Sena...
Questions of Foreign Interference Continue as Trial Moves Closer to Vote on Witnesses
31 Jan 2020
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Close to a vote on whether to include witnesses, the White House legal team continued to defend its ...
Trump Legal Team Says Quid Pro Quo In Pursuit Of Reelection Isn't Impeachable
30 Jan 2020
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The point was made by Alan Dershowitz, one of the president's attorneys: "If a president does someth...
President's Defense Team Concludes Arguments in Impeachment Trial
28 Jan 2020
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President Trump's impeachment defense team concluded their arguments with time to spare Tuesday. Wh...
John Bolton Casts Shadow Over Trump Impeachment Defense
28 Jan 2020
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As President Trump's legal team continues their case for acquittal, a report in The New York Times a...
Trump's Legal Team Begins Impeachment Defense, Says The President Did 'Nothing Wrong'
25 Jan 2020
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President Trump "did absolutely nothing wrong," White House counsel Pat Cipollone said Saturday, as ...
Weekly Roundup: Friday, January 24
25 Jan 2020
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Democratic impeachment managers conclude their opening arguments Friday night in the Senate Impeachm...
A Few Republicans And The American Public: Democrats Target Their Impeachment Message
24 Jan 2020
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On the second day of their opening arguments in the Senate impeachment trial, Democratic managers ho...
NPR Politics Live From Drew University: The Road To 2020
23 Jan 2020
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This is a special episode, recorded in front of a live audience at Drew University in Madison, New J...
Senate Trial Opens With Democrats' Appeal to Remove Trump
23 Jan 2020
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As the third presidential impeachment trial in the country's history got underway, there was a lot t...
Senate Impeachment Trial Begins With Partisan Rules Fight
22 Jan 2020
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The first full day of the Trump impeachment trial has been dominated by partisan fighting over the r...
We've Attended Thousands of Political Rallies. Here's How They Work.
20 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Every political rally can be distilled to a few elements: the music, the stump, and the call to acti...
Weekly Roundup: Friday, January 17
17 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump has announced his legal team for the Senate impeachment trial—and it includes ghos...
Trade Deals Offer Trump Fodder To Tout On Trail
16 Jan 2020
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This week, President Trump inked deals in the two trade spats that have helped to define presidency:...
After Weeks of Delay, House Transmits Articles of Impeachment to Senate
15 Jan 2020
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi named seven Democratic members of Congress as the managers to argue the c...
Democratic Debate Confronts A Loaded Question: 'Can A Woman Win Against Trump?'
15 Jan 2020
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Six Democratic presidential candidates debated on Tuesday night in Iowa, less than three weeks befor...
With A Debate Looming, Progressives Feud and Cory Booker Drops Out
13 Jan 2020
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New Jersey Senator Cory Booker has suspended his presidential campaign, citing a lack of money to ru...
NPR Politics Live From Chicago: The Road To 2020
11 Jan 2020
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This is a special episode, recorded in front of a live audience at the Harris Theater in Chicago, IL...
How Chief Justice Roberts May Preside Over Senate Impeachment
10 Jan 2020
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is expected to hand over articles of impeachment to the Senate next week ...
House Vote Reignites Tug-Of-War Over Military Authority
09 Jan 2020
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The House is set to vote this evening on a resolution to limit President Trump's authority to strike...
Trump Responds To Iranian Missile Strike With Sanctions
08 Jan 2020
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No casualties were reported after an Iranian missile strike on U.S. and coalition forces in Iraq on ...
2020 Democrats Divided In Their Response To Iran Conflict
07 Jan 2020
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President Trump's decision to kill a top Iranian general has split the Democratic field along famili...
Congressional Democrats Plan Vote on Trump's War Powers
06 Jan 2020
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Top House Democrat Nancy Pelosi called last week's drone airstrike against Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem ...
Weekly Roundup: Friday, January 3rd
03 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump ordered a strike against a top Iranian military leader that seems likely to upset th...
Julian Castro Drops Out Of 2020 Race; Candidates Release Fundraising Numbers
02 Jan 2020
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Julián Castro, who served as secretary of housing and urban development in the Obama administration...