Politics & Government

Politics & Government

Republican-Flipped Districts Gives GOP Candidates 'A Little Bit Of An Edge'

5:23pm November 16, 2019

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with three Republicans who won elections earlier this month — Diana Irey Vaughan, Nick Sherman and Michael Adams — about what their victories mean for the 2020 election.

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Trump Pardons 2 Service Members In War Crimes Cases

5:23pm November 16, 2019

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Gary Solis, a former U.S. Marine company commander and military judge, about President Trump's clearing of military personnel accused of war crimes.

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Ex-Homeland Security Employee Says Department Mission Has Changed Under Trump

5:23pm November 16, 2019

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Travis Olsen, who left his career at the Department of Homeland Security because of President Trump's policies, and is currently a Democratic candidate for Congress.

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Tim Morrison, a former National Security Council official and adviser to President Trump, arrives Oct. 31 for a closed-door deposition on Capitol Hill in Washington.

READ: Testimony Of Tim Morrison, Former Russia Director For National Security Council

5:03pm November 16, 2019

In his closed-door deposition on Oct. 31, Morrison said President Trump had indeed asked Ukraine's president for assistance, but he argued the president's conduct wasn't unlawful.

Attorney General William P. Barr, shown here last month in Topeka, Kansas, addressed The Federalist Society at an event on Friday night.

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Barr Accuses Democrats Of Trying To 'Cripple' The Trump Administration's Power

4:55pm November 16, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

The Attorney General's remarks at The Federalist Society drew swift criticism from some legal experts, who decried his ideas as "authoritarian" and "dangerous."

Two witnesses seen as crucial to the case against President Trump in the impeachment inquiry testified Wednesday.

Opinion: Diplomats Called 'Deep State' Insiders Were Outsiders Fleeing Oppression

4:53pm November 16, 2019

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon examines the personal experiences of the three U.S. career diplomats who have testified this week in the impeachment inquiry into President Trump.

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Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs George Kent and top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine William Taylor are sworn in prior to testifying before the House Intelligence Committee on Wednesday.

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What We Learned From The 1st Week Of Impeachment Hearings

12:45pm November 16, 2019

by Domenico Montanaro

Impeachment is clearly shaping up to be a partisan affair, and there was a new witness who said he overheard the president inquiring about how the prospect for "investigations" in Ukraine was going.

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Former DOJ Prosecutor Andrew Weissmann On Impeachment Hearings

8:02am November 16, 2019

NPR's Scott Simon talks with former government prosecutor Andrew Weissmann about what he saw this week in the testimony of top U.S. diplomats.

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North Carolina Lawmakers Approve Redistricting Plan

8:02am November 16, 2019

by Jeff Tiberii

Facing pressure from the North Carolina Supreme Court, lawmakers in that state are redrawing congressional districts in a way that will likely give Democrats at least two additional U.S. House seats.

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Week In Politics

8:02am November 16, 2019

by Ron Elving

What we learned in the first public testimonies in the impeachment hearings, explosive statements made behind closed doors in yet another testimony, and Roger Stone's very bad day in court.