FACT CHECK: Do Robots Or Trade Threaten American Workers More?
Democratic presidential candidates have divergent world views on whether automation or trade policy is to blame for lost jobs.
Politics & Government
Democrats Can Calm Their 2020 Election Anxiety By Accepting That There's No One Else
Democratic donors and activists worry that the party is going to nominate someone who can't win next year, and they're musing about who else could be out there. Newsflash: This is probably it.
Situation In Northern Syria Is A Work In Progress, Coates Says
NPR's Noel King talks to Victoria Coates, deputy assistant to the president, about U.S. policy in Syria now that Turkish military offensive is over. NPR's Franco Ordoñez weighs in on the issue.
How Rick Perry Became A Key Figure In The Trump Impeachment Probe
Energy Secretary Rick Perry urged President Trump to make that now-infamous July phone call to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. But what's Perry's connection to Ukraine?
Trump Wants To Exempt Tongass National Forest From Roadless Rule
The Trump administration wants to reverse a nearly two decade rule to allow more logging in Alaska's Tongass National Forest. Environmentalists and tribal governments oppose the move.
News Brief: Turkey Sanctions, Impeachment Probe, Rick Perry
President Trump orders sanctions against Turkey lifted. Republicans disrupt House impeachment probe — delaying testimony. And, what connects Energy Secretary Rick Perry to the impeachment inquiry?
Facebook CEO Faced Lawmakers' Questions About Trustworthiness
Noel King talks to law professor Kate Klonick, who is working with Facebook to help create an independent oversight board, about CEO Mark Zuckerberg's testimony before a congressional panel.
'It's Time To Get Something Back': Union Workers' Voices Are Getting Louder
Unions and their supporters around the country are assessing whether the United Auto Workers strike against General Motors is a sign of renewed labor power.
Republicans Disrupt House Impeachment Inquiry, Delaying Testimony From Pentagon Aide
GOP lawmakers broke House rules by entering a secure area where a closed-door interview was scheduled to be held. Committee rules allow only those serving on those panels conducting inquiry to attend.
Exclusive: Trump Wants To Pick Cuccinelli For DHS, But Worries Senate Would Balk
President Trump has told some Senate Republicans that he wants immigration hard-liner Ken Cuccinelli in charge of Homeland Security. But sources say he is concerned his party won't back the pick.