Politics & Government

Politics & Government

Why Impeachment Proceedings Against Trump Might Not Change The Electoral Landscape

7:58pm December 18, 2019

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Nathan Gonzales from Inside Elections about why the impeachment hearings and vote are not a game changer for the electoral landscape.

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How Demographics In Iowa, The First-In-The-Nation Caucus State, Are Changing

5:43pm December 18, 2019

by Juana Summers

Iowa is overwhelmingly white, but demographics in the first-in-the-nation caucus state are changing, and Democratic presidential candidates are stepping up their efforts to engage non-white voters.

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People Across America React To Impeachment Proceedings

5:43pm December 18, 2019

Across America, people are reacting to the impeachment proceedings going on at the Capitol.

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House Of Representatives Considers Impeachment Of President Trump

5:43pm December 18, 2019

The House of Representatives is considering the impeachment of President Trump on Wednesday.

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House On Track To Approve Articles Of Impeachment Against President Trump

5:43pm December 18, 2019

by Claudia Grisales

The House of Representatives is on track to approve articles of impeachment for abuse of power and for obstruction of Congress against President Trump. A Senate trial is expected in January.

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How People In Montana Are Reacting To Impeachment Proceedings Against Trump

5:43pm December 18, 2019

People in Montana are reacting to the impeachment proceedings happening in Washington, D.C.

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The spending bill to fund the government for the next fiscal year is expected to pass by Friday.

Some Big Health Care Policy Changes Are Hiding In The Federal Spending Package

5:01pm December 18, 2019

by NPR Staff

The bill includes some policy surprises and increases in funding for several key public health priorities. And it cuts the few remaining taxes that were paying for Obamacare.

The impeachment proceedings against President Trump have featured testimony by U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland on a key cellphone conversation with Trump regarding Ukraine. Sondland is seen here being sworn in last month.

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Presidential Impeachments Mirror Technological Advances; This Time, It's Smartphones

4:45pm December 18, 2019

by David Welna

Each of the United States' four presidential impeachment proceedings has highlighted increasingly sophisticated technologies, beginning with telegrams in the case against Andrew Johnson.

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Brett Kavanaugh Sworn In As 114th Supreme Court Justice

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The Confirmation Of Brett Kavanaugh

12:44pm December 18, 2019

Columnist Ruth Marcus' new book, 'Supreme Ambition: Brett Kavanaugh and the Conservative Takeover' goes in-depth on how he made it to the Supreme Court.

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) announced on Wednesday that she will seek reelection, hoping to win a fifth term as New England's only GOP member in the Senate.

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Susan Collins Of Maine Announces She Will Seek Reelection

11:45am December 18, 2019

by Bobby Allyn

The moderate Republican will face an important test when President Trump's impeachment trial begins in the Senate. Collins has not indicated how she plans to vote.