Politics & Government

Politics & Government

Julián Castro Suspends 2020 Campaign As Others Announce Fundraising Numbers

4:29pm January 02, 2020

by Domenico Montanaro

The 2020 campaign is about to kick into high gear. Candidates are dropping out and others are announcing fundraising numbers. Meanwhile, voters will start voting in Iowa and New Hampshire in a month.

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NC Growth Could Merit Additional US House Seat

3:59pm January 02, 2020

by Paul Garber

North Carolina could be getting another Congressional seat, but new population figures must be confirmed before that happens.

President Trump Arrives Back To The White House After Trip To New York For United Nations General Assembly

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The Past, Present And Future Of American Foreign Policy

12:34pm January 02, 2020

CNN's Peter Bergen reviews the past decade in foreign policy and tells us where we're headed next.

How Should We Regulate Homeschooling?

12:34pm January 02, 2020

The first show in our listener-suggested series looks at homeschooling.

Former Housing Secretary Julián Castro is the latest Democrat to drop out of the presidential race.

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Julián Castro Drops Out Of The Democratic Presidential Race

11:45am January 02, 2020

by Elena Moore

The former secretary of housing and urban development and former San Antonio mayor was among the first to advocate for decriminalizing illegal border crossings. Other candidates followed his lead.

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Julián Castro Ends His Presidential Bid

10:25am January 02, 2020

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with campaign reporter Scott Detrow about former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro ending his campaign for president.

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NC's History Of Black Disenfranchisement Cited By Judge In Voter ID Decision

8:39am January 02, 2020

by Associated Press

The federal judge who blocked the newest version of a voter ID law in North Carolina cites the state's "sordid history of racial discrimination and voter suppression" as she ordered officials to no

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Will Statehouses Be More Productive Than Congress In 2020?

6:43am January 02, 2020

State lawmakers are preparing ambitious plans for their legislative sessions in 2020. NPR's Noel King talks to Reid Wilson of The Hill about new state laws and the trends behind them.

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News Brief: Australia Fires, Benjamin Netanyahu, Statehouse Legislation

5:53am January 02, 2020

Australians suffer through their country's worst fire season. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu wants immunity from corruption charges. And, the legislative trends on the state level.

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Attendees cheer as President Donald Trump leaves a campaign rally in Hershey, Pa., last month.

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Trump Will Win Again. No Way He'll Win. Be Wary Of 2020 Election Predictions

8:22pm January 01, 2020

by Ron Elving

Don't put too much stock in all those New Year's predictions you're hearing American politics in 2020. The one thing we can safely say is that there's nothing that can be safely said.