Politics & Government

Politics & Government

Both Impeachment Sides Rally Around Sondland's Watershed Hearing

7:34am November 21, 2019

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to NPR's Franco Ordoñez and Steven Groves, special assistant to the president, about White House reaction to Wednesday's testimony in the House impeachment inquiry.

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Amid Impeachment Spotlight, Presidential Candidates Vie For Attention

7:21am November 21, 2019

Ten Democratic presidential candidates took to the debate stage Wednesday night in Atlanta — attempting to outline the policies they believe separate them from the rest of the field.

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Ex-White House Adviser Fiona Hill To Testify In Impeachment Probe

7:21am November 21, 2019

by Michele Kelemen

Russia expert Fiona Hill testifies in the impeachment hearing Thursday. In her deposition, she warned Republicans against "going down a rabbit hole" and falling prey to Russian disinformation.

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News Brief: Impeachment, Presidential Primary Debate, Hate Messages

5:26am November 21, 2019

A review of Ambassador Gordon Sondland's testimony in the impeachment inquiry. Ten Democratic presidential contenders debated in Atlanta. And, recent racial incidents rattle Syracuse University.

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Sondland's Public Testimony Sparks Questions About Legal Implications

5:26am November 21, 2019

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to constitutional scholars Kim Wehle and Jonathan Turley about the legal implications of Ambassador Sondland's public testimony in the House impeachment inquiry.

Navy Board May Strip Gallagher Of SEAL Status Despite Trump Support

5:26am November 21, 2019

by Steve Walsh

President Trump last week pardoned Edward Gallagher, the Navy SEAL at the center of a war crimes case. Now there's word that Gallagher and three other SEALS may be ousted from the elite force.

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Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is weighing a 2020 presidential run. He'd join two other wealthy, self-funding Democrats in the primary: John Delaney and Tom Steyer.

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Why Money (Usually) Can't Buy You A Successful Campaign

5:00am November 21, 2019

by Jessica Taylor

Only one major self-funding candidate — President Trump — has ever won the Oval Office. Despite long odds, some Democrats are spending millions of their own on the 2020 race, or contemplating it.

Democrats are debating on Wednesday night.

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Democratic Debate: Live Fact Check, Analysis Of November's Faceoff

9:43pm November 20, 2019

by NPR Staff

Ten candidates are on stage in Atlanta on Wednesday night — amid an impeachment inquiry into President Trump and a shifting field. NPR reporters have live analysis and fact checks of their remarks.

Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles Director Rhonda Lahm has signed an agreement with the U.S. Census Bureau to share the state's driver's license records. The bureau is planning to use the records as part of an effort to produce data about the citizens

Nebraska Is 1st State To Share Driver's License Records With Census Bureau

9:20pm November 20, 2019

by Hansi Lo Wang

The state's Department of Motor Vehicles signed an agreement to share records that the Census Bureau says will help it produce data about the citizenship status of every person living in the U.S.

"Was there a 'quid pro quo'?" Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland said in his opening remarks to House Intelligence Committee."With regard to the requested White House call and White House meeting, the answer is yes."

Sondland Says Top Trump Officials Knew Of Push For Ukraine Investigations

8:39pm November 20, 2019

by Philip Ewing

A Pentagon official said Ukraine asked about the military aid on July 25, the day the nations' leaders spoke. It has been assumed that Kyiv wasn't aware the funding was put on hold until much later.