Politics & Government

Politics & Government

Assessing The Legal Implications Of What Trump Said On The Call To Ukrainian Leader

11:37am September 25, 2019

Steve Inskeep speaks with former federal prosecutor Shan Wu about the legal implications of the notes from Trump's call with the president of Ukraine. Wu says the document is incriminating.

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Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., and other members of Congress are appealing a decision by the Department of Veterans Affairs to evict them from office spaces at VA hospitals.

Veterans Affairs Secretary Evicts Members Of Congress From Offices In VA Hospitals

11:04am September 25, 2019

by Greg Allen

The lawmakers have been using the offices to meet with veterans. At least one believes the eviction is payback for his tough questioning of VA Secretary Robert Wilkie in April.

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Whistleblowers have been reporting wrongdoing in government institutions since the late 1780s. But it has always been risky.

'Whistleblowing Is Really In Our DNA': A History Of Reporting Wrongdoing

10:54am September 25, 2019

by Brian Naylor

Whistleblowing dates back to the nation's earliest days. It's been a risky and controversial exercise ever since.

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Forsyth County Recommends Current Supplier For New Voting Machines

10:51am September 25, 2019

by Neal Charnoff

The Forsyth County Board of Elections is recommending new voting machines that include a paper ballot option during early voting.

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Justice Department Releases 'Memorandum' Of Phone Call With Ukrainian President

10:44am September 25, 2019

The Justice Department releases information relating to a controversial presidential conversation with a foreign leader: a record of notes and recollections, not a verbatim transcription of the call.

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Protesters call to impeach President Trump in front of the White House on Tuesday.

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Trump Ukraine Call To Be Released Amid Swelling Impeachment Push

10:03am September 25, 2019

by Jessica Taylor

The White House plans to release a transcript of President Trump's scrutinized July call with the Ukrainian president. But that likely won't quell the growing movement toward impeachment in Congress.

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Are Trump's Actions Regarding Ukraine An Impeachable Offense?

7:39am September 25, 2019

NPR's Noel King talks to Nick Akerman, a member of the Watergate prosecution team investigating President Nixon, about the whistleblower complaint against Trump, and if it could lead to impeachment.

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Reporter Roundtable: Trump Impeachment Inquiry

7:39am September 25, 2019

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that the House would move ahead with an official impeachment inquiry into President Trump. The move follows a phone call Trump had with Ukraine's new president.

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News Brief: Impeachment Inquiry, U.K. Parliament, Climate Report

5:03am September 25, 2019

House Speaker Pelosi launches impeachment inquiry into President Trump. After U.K. court ruling, British lawmakers return to work. The findings of a landmark U.N. climate change report are released.

Former Vice President Joe Biden is calling for President Trump's impeachment unless he complies with all of Congress' requests relating to a phone call Trump had with the Ukranian president.

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Biden Blasts Trump As A President Who 'Believes He Is Above The Law'

11:31pm September 24, 2019

The former vice president, who is at the center of Trump's Ukraine call controversy, is now in favor of impeachment if the president doesn't comply with Congress.

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