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Former Trump Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort Goes To Trial
30 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Former Trump Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort's trial begins Tuesday. It is the first case by Robert Mueller's special counsel to go before a jury and ...
Hundreds Of Families Still Separated As Reunification Deadline Passes
27 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A court-imposed deadline that required the Trump administration to reunite separated children with their parents has passed, but there are still many ...
Weekly Roundup: Thursday, July 26
26 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump struck a deal with the European Commission President to not impose further tariffs on the EU after Trump had sparked fears of a trade ...
Cohen Leaks Secret Recording Of Trump & New NPR Poll After Trump-Putin Summit
25 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Cohen released a tape of himself seeming to talk with then-candidate Trump about payments to a former Playboy model who alleges she had an affair with...
Weekly Roundup: Thursday, July 19
19 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The White House spent the week walking back and clarifying statements made by the president at his summit with Russia's president Vladimir Putin. Cong...
Trump Walks Back Comments At Putin Summit & DOJ Charges Russian Operative
17 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
One day after his controversial news conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Trump tried to walk back his comments where he appear...
President Trump Sides With Putin At Historic Summit
16 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Trump himself declared his summit meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki a success, in what he called the "proud tradition of bold ...
Justice Department Charges Russian Cyberspies With Attack On 2016 Election
13 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Justice Department charged 12 Russian intelligence officers with offenses related to Russia's hacking of the Democratic National Committee's email...
Weekly Roundup: Thursday, July 12
12 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Reversing the harsh criticisms he has leveled at NATO, President Trump says the alliance is very strong. Embattled FBI Agent Peter Strzok clashed with...
Trump Names Brett Kavanaugh For Supreme Court
10 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump announced his choice to nominate Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court to fill the vacancy left by retiring Justice Anthony Kenned...
EPA Chief Scott Pruitt Resigns Amid Scandals
05 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump tweeted this afternoon that he accepted the resignation of Scott Pruitt as head of the Environmental Protection Agency. Pruitt was one...
Weekly Roundup: Tuesday, July 3
03 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump announced that he has met with at least four candidates to fill Justice Kennedy's seat on the Supreme Court. Some liberals are embraci...
Weekly Roundup: Thursday, June 28
28 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump has announced that he will hold a summit with Russia's Vladimir Putin, and as Supreme Court's Justice Kennedy heads into retirement, T...
The Supreme Court's Swing Voter Justice Anthony Kennedy Retires
27 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement today, setting the stage for an epic political battle over his replacement. This episod...
Midterm Update: 28-year-old Latina Defeats Establishment Democrat In Primary Upset
27 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In a stunning primary upset, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — a young socialist activist, woman of color and political newcomer — has unseated leading H...
Analysis: The Impact Of The Supreme Court's Decision To Uphold Trump's Travel Ban
26 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In a 5-4 ruling that gave broad leeway to presidential authority, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld President Trump's travel ban that barred nearly all tr...
The Supreme Court Rules On Racial Gerrymander & Tuesday's Primaries
25 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The U.S. Supreme Court said that Texas' legislative and congressional maps are not a racial gerrymander, tiptoeing around another major political ruli...
Weekly Roundup: Thursday, June 21
21 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Congress struggles to commit to immigration legislation, while the First Lady heads to the U.S.-Mexico border to visit children who have been separate...
Trump Signs Order To End Family Separations
20 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday to end his controversial policy that has resulted in thousands of family separations and brough...
The Trump Administration's Family Separation Border Policy Explained
18 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Trump administration spent the weekend and Monday defending its "zero tolerance" border policy, which has separated children and parents who cross...
Fact Check: Trump's Freewheeling Friday
15 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump began Friday by giving a wide-ranging interview to Fox News, and then he answered questions for a pool of reporters. In both he covere...
Weekly Roundup: Thursday, June 14
14 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A Justice Department watchdog on Thursday criticized former FBI Director James Comey for violating long-standing department guidelines and mishandling...
Midterm Update: Tuesday's Primaries Underscore That The GOP Is Trump's Party Now
13 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Results from Tuesday's primaries underscored one major theme – it's Donald Trump's Republican Party now. An establishment candidate in South Carolin...
At A Historic Summit, President Trump Praises Kim's Commitment To Denuclearize
12 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Following a historic summit in Singapore, President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed a broad statement Tuesday that calls for a "firm ...
Weekly Roundup: Thursday, June 7
07 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump prepares for a summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un while heading to Canada to defend his trade tactics to the G-7 allies. Republican...
Midterm Update: "Super Tuesday" Primaries Results
06 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Democrats are feeling a little better about taking back the House after they advanced candidates in the key races in California. At the same time, it ...
NPR Politics Live From Charlotte: The Midterms Showdown
02 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This is a special episode, recorded in front of a live audience at the McGlohon Theater at Spirit Square in Charlotte on Friday, June 1st. The cast br...
Weekly Roundup: Thursday, May 31
31 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is meeting with a top North Korean delegate to prepare for a potential summit, but do the two countries agree on what i...
The Supreme Court Rejects Planned Parenthood Case & President Trump Threatens New Tariffs On China
29 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Supreme Court rejected an appeal of a restrictive abortion law in Arkansas, which could force all but one facility that performs abortions in the ...
Weekly Roundup: Thursday, May 24
24 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump has called off a highly anticipated summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, and he held two meetings with justice and intelligenc...
Midterm Update: First Black Woman Nominated For Governor & Other Tuesday Primaries Takeaways
23 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It was a big night Tuesday for Democratic women again, from Georgia to Kentucky to Texas. It was also a big night for change on the Democratic side, e...
Trump Demands Review Of Russia Investigation Surveillance Tactics & Tuesday's Primaries
21 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump says that he will order an investigation into whether the FBI and the Department of Justice "infiltrated or surveilled" his campaign "...
Weekly Roundup: Thursday, May 17
17 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
As Republicans break off from their party leaders, an immigration vote edges closer to the House floor. Democrats get a rare win on the Senate floor. ...
Senate Releases More Details on Trump Jr. And Russian Lawyer Meeting & Tuesday's Primaries Takeaways
16 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Senate Judiciary Committee released more than 2,500 pages related to an investigation of a meeting between top Trump aides and a delegation of Rus...
One Year Of Robert Mueller As Special Counsel
15 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Thursday marks one year since Robert Mueller was appointed special counsel to investigate Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. We t...
Weekly Roundup: Thursday, May 10
10 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump tweeted out the details of his upcoming meeting with Kim Jong Un. The announcement came hours after three Americans being held in Nort...
Midterm Update: May 8th Primaries Takeaways
09 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It's still too soon for big conclusions, but yesterday's primaries in Ohio, West Virginia, Indiana, and North Carolina broke with some trends and firm...
President Trump Says The U.S. "Will Withdraw" From The Iran Nuclear Deal
09 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump announced that he has decided to exit a multinational agreement in which Iran agreed to limit its production of nuclear weapons materi...
Midterm Update: May 8th Primaries Look Ahead
07 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Ohio, West Virginia, and Indiana hold primaries on Tuesday. We take a deep dive into the key races that will decide who goes on the ballot this fall i...
Weekly Roundup: Thursday, May 3
03 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The new head of President Trump's legal team, Rudy Giuliani, said on national television that the president reimbursed a lawyer for payments to an adu...
Comedian Responds To Criticism After Controversial Remarks At The White House Correspondents' Dinner
30 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump's absence was the least controversial part of this year's White House Correspondents' dinner. Instead it was the crude jokes made by t...
Weekly Roundup: Thursday, April 26
27 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump's embattled nominee Ronny Jackson withdrew his name to serve as the head of the VA. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill wit...
Supreme Court Appears Ready To Side With Trump On Travel Ban
25 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Supreme Court heard arguments today in the case of Trump v. Hawaii, better known as the travel ban case. Also the latest with DACA. This episode: ...
Weekly Roundup: Thursday, April 19
20 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The latest on Michael Cohen, a public spat between UN ambassador Nikki Haley and the White House, and diplomacy in the Trump administration. This epis...
Comey Tells NPR The FBI 'Would Be Worse Today' If Not For His Actions
17 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In an interview with NPR, fired FBI Director James Comey defended his controversial decisions during the 2016 campaign. This episode: host/political r...
President Trump Announces Air Strikes On Syria
14 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump announced the United States has joined with France and the UK to launch military strikes in Syria in response to last week's suspected...
More On Mueller, Zuckerberg And Landscape For 2018 Elections
13 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
There may be movement on legislation to protect special counsel Robert Mueller and his investigation into the Trump campaign. Also in this episode, th...
Paul Ryan Will Not Seek Re-Election
11 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
House Speaker Paul Ryan will retire in January, at the end of a tenure that saw the failure of an Obamacare repeal and the passage of tax cuts — as ...
Zuckerberg Faces Congress And FBI Raids Properties of Trump Lawyer
11 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg faced 44 senators in a hearing on Capitol Hill, the first of two such hearings this week. The FBI raided the residence an...
Weekly Roundup: Thursday, April 5
05 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
After days of railing against "weak" immigration laws and border security, President Trump is deploying National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico borde...
Trump Turns Focus Back To Immigration; Citizenship Question On Census Ignites Controversy
03 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump said Tuesday that he's considering sending the military to guard parts of the U.S.-Mexico border, because of what he calls "weak" immi...
Weekly Roundup: Thursday, March 29
29 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Russia announced Thursday that it's expelling 60 U.S. diplomats, just a few days after the Trump administration expelled the same number of Russian di...
McMaster Out As National Security Adviser, Bolton In
23 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
There's been another big shake up on President Trump's team. H.R. McMaster is out as National Security Adviser, and former UN Ambassador John Bolton i...
Weekly Roundup: Thursday, March 22
22 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Cambridge Analytica is at the center of a growing controversy over how it obtained the private data of millions of Facebook users, and how it may have...
McCabe Fired, Trump Escalates Attacks On Mueller
19 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Over the last few days, President Trump has escalated his attacks on special counsel Robert Mueller, the FBI and the Department of Justice. His person...
Weekly Roundup: Thursday, March 15
15 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Trump administration announced new sanctions against Russia on Wednesday over its meddling in the 2016 election. Democrat Conor Lamb appears to ha...
Democrat Apparent Winner In Pennsylvania Special Election
14 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Tuesday night was a big one for Democrats. In a southwestern Pennsylvania district that Trump won by 20 points in 2016, voters appear to have elected ...
Trump Fires Tillerson, Taps Pompeo As Secretary Of State
13 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
After months of on-again, off-again speculation, President Trump announced on Twitter Tuesday morning that he had fired Secretary of State Rex Tillers...
Democrats Hoping For Upset In Pennsylvania Special Election
12 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A special election in Pennsylvania on Tuesday is garnering an unusual amount of national attention. It's for a House seat in PA-18, a deeply Republica...
Weekly Roundup: Thursday, March 8
08 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump announced tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, despite strong objections from fellow Republicans. Economic adviser Gary Cohn became...
Takeaways From Texas, As Midterms Kick Off
07 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The first primary votes of 2018 are in, in Texas. Democrats had a strong showing, turning out over a million voters. But Republicans still outnumbered...
Primary Season Kicks Off With Texas
05 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Primary season officially gets under way this week. Texas is first up, on Tuesday. For the first time in years, Democrats are fielding candidates in e...
Weekly Roundup: Thursday, March 1
02 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Guns are still dominating the conversation in Washington, though Congress has come and gone this week without taking any real steps to pass legislatio...
Big Week At Supreme Court On Immigration, First Amendment
28 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It's a big week at the Supreme Court. On Monday, the justices declined to hear the Trump administration's appeal of a federal court ruling that blocke...
NPR Politics Live From Cleveland
24 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This is a special episode, recorded in front of a live audience at the Ohio Theatre at Playhouse Square in Cleveland on Friday, February 23. This epis...
Parkland Students Bring Gun Debate Front And Center
23 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Exactly a week after 17 of their teachers and classmates were shot and killed, students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida...
Grand Jury Indicts Russians Linked To Interference In 2016 Election
16 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A federal grand jury has indicted 13 Russians and three Russian entities in connection with the attack on the 2016 presidential election. This episode...
Weekly Roundup: Thursday, February 15
16 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A familiar scene, and familiar words from lawmakers, after 17 people were killed Wednesday at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florid...
Mixed Messages In Trump's Response To Abuse Allegations
13 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
By many accounts, the White House is still in turmoil after the resignation last week of a top aide over domestic abuse allegations. Over the weekend,...
Weekly Roundup: Thursday, February 8
09 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Senate leaders reached a two-year, bipartisan budget deal, but with just hours left before government funding runs out again, it's still unclear if it...
Scramble To Redraw Congressional Maps In PA, Avert Another Shutdown In DC
06 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The stock market had another volatile day Tuesday, but recovered some after its record 1,175 point drop on Monday. Lawmakers in Pennsylvania have unti...