Politics & Government

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Doug Ducey, the governor of Arizona, not pictured, on Wednesday.

Politics & Government

Attacking Vote-By-Mail Was Hurting Trump In Fla., Experts Say. So He Changed Course

7:36pm August 05, 2020

by Miles Parks

Democrats lead Republicans in mail ballot requests in the state by 600,000, leading to pressure on the president to relent in his attack on mail voting.

Biden Shares New Details Of His Plan For Overturning President Trump's Agenda

5:26pm August 05, 2020

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden has shared new details of his plan for overturning President Trump's agenda, including a commitment to stop building the wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.

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What Is The Future Of Chinese Tech Companies In The U.S.?

5:26pm August 05, 2020

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Adam Segal, a digital and cyberspace policy expert, about the future of Chinese technology companies in the U.S. amid the Trump administration's push to ban TikTok.

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Key Takeaways From Senate Primaries in Kansas, Michigan and Missouri

5:26pm August 05, 2020

by Susan Davis

Senate primaries took place in Kansas, Michigan and Missouri on Tuesday. NPR discusses the major election news and what the results might signal about what's to come in November.

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Senate Holds Confirmation Hearing For Trump's New Pick For Ambassador To Ukraine

4:02pm August 05, 2020

by Michele Kelemen

Trump's ousting of the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine became one of the incidents that led to his impeachment. Trump's new pick for the job faced the Senate on Wednesday for his confirmation hearing.

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Matthew Bruce of Des Moines, Iowa, signs a note during a Black Lives Matter demonstration outside Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds' office in June. The Republican governor has signed an executive order restoring voting rights to people convicted of a felony.

Governor Acts To Restore Voting Rights To Iowans With Felony Convictions

4:02pm August 05, 2020

by Katarina Sostaric

Iowa was the only state to automatically restrict voting rights to anyone with a felony conviction. Wednesday, Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds signed an order to restore those rights to most people.

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"It's easy and I think it's a beautiful setting," President Trump said of giving his Republican renomination speech from the White House.

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Trump Suggests Convention Speech At White House; GOP Sen. Asks: 'Is That Even Legal?'

3:19pm August 05, 2020

by Benjamin Swasey

Meanwhile, Joe Biden will not travel to host city Milwaukee for the Democratic convention because of the pandemic — and neither will any other speakers.

Nika Cotton recently opened Soulcentricitea in Kansas City, Mo. When public schools shut down in the spring, Cotton had no one to watch her young children who are 8 and 10. So she quit her job in social work — and lost her health insurance — in order

Missouri Voters Approve Medicaid Expansion Despite Resistance From Republican Leaders

3:09pm August 05, 2020

by Alex Smith

Missouri is the second state to expand the health care program via ballot measure during the pandemic. Nearly a quarter-million people could get health insurance thanks to the measure.

Robert Mueller (left) "gave the president a free pass effectively on the fact that he repeatedly committed obstruction of justice," legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin says.

Legal Analyst Jeffrey Toobin Explains The 'Tragedy' Of The Mueller Investigation

2:46pm August 05, 2020

by Terry Gross

Toobin's new book, True Crimes and Misdemeanors, examines how Trump and his team outmaneuvered special counsel Robert Mueller. Mueller, he says, gave Trump "a free pass" on obstruction of justice.

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Sally Yates, former deputy attorney general, is sworn in to testify during a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020.

Sally Yates, Defending DOJ, Says Michael Flynn Talks Neutered U.S. Russia Policy

1:31pm August 05, 2020

by Carrie Johnson

The former deputy attorney general said the FBI's interview of Flynn was pertinent to a legitimate investigation, contradicting the Justice Department's rationale now for dropping charges.