Politics & Government

President Trump board Air Force One in Ohio before departing for Texas to meet with victims of the mass shooting in El Paso.

Trump Blasts Dayton Leaders For 'Misrepresenting' His Visit While Flying To El Paso

4:42pm August 07, 2019

by Jessica Taylor

Local leaders were skeptical ahead of President Trump's visit but hoped that he would bring the communities together following mass shootings in both cities over the weekend.

Trump's Tariff Bounty: How Much The U.S. Has Brought In And Where The Money Is Going

4:35pm August 07, 2019

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Wall Street Journal economics correspondent Josh Zumbrun about how much money President Trump's tariffs have brought the U.S. treasury and where it's going.

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News Brief: El Paso Victims, Boy Scouts Sex Abuse Allegations, Hong Kong

1:35pm August 07, 2019

We talk with the family of El Paso shooting victims and look at President Trump's plans to visit the city. Also, details on a lawsuit alleging sex abuse in the Boy Scouts and news from Hong Kong.

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Republican Rep. Mike Turner represents Dayton, Ohio, where a mass shooting occurred over the weekend. He opposed a House bill expanding background checks but came out in favor of measures to ban assault-style weapons and proposals for red-flag bills.

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Signs Of Republican Movement To Support Gun Bills With New Restrictions

11:36am August 07, 2019

by Deirdre Walsh

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell isn't budging on his opposition to a bill expanding background checks. But other GOP lawmakers who opposed earlier restrictions are now saying it's time to act.

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President Trump Visits Ohio And Texas After Mass Shootings

11:15am August 07, 2019

President Donald Trump visits Ohio and Texas on Wednesday. His visit comes as both states work to recover after mass shootings.

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Trump As 'Consoler-In-Chief'

11:12am August 07, 2019

by Franco Ordoñez

President Trump will visit El Paso and Dayton following mass shootings. Known more for his fiery language, Trump has struggled with the president's traditional role as consoler-in-chief.

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Currency dealers monitor exchange rates at the KEB Hana Bank in Seoul, South Korea. China's currency and the U.S. stock market stabilized Tuesday, after a dramatic drop the day before.

U.S.-China Trade War Spreads From Tariffs To A Battle Over Currencies

7:55pm August 06, 2019

by Scott Horsley

China's currency and the U.S. stock market stabilized Tuesday, after a dramatic drop the day before. Experts say the Trump administration was wrong to accuse China of currency manipulation.

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How Trump Has Responded To Mass Shootings Throughout His Presidency

5:15pm August 06, 2019

by Tamara Keith

President Trump has now had to respond to numerous mass shootings as president. He often references mental health and has backtracked when talking about background checks and other gun control.

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An archival image of the building in Braunau am Inn, Austria, where Adolf Hitler was born in 1889.

A Long Legal Battle Over Hitler's Birth Home In Austria Ends

5:11pm August 06, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

Austria's top court says Gerlinde Pommer should receive $908,000 from the government in exchange for the property. "Part of the house should be used for educational purposes," a local historian says.

Statewide Climate Change Initiative Meets In Winston-Salem

4:06pm August 06, 2019

by Eddie Garcia

Officials from cities and counties across the state met in Winston-Salem to talk about reducing greenhouse gas emissions and other environmental concerns, with the aim to accelerate ecological

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