Politics & Government

News Brief: Gilroy Shooting, Coats Leaving Administration, Trump Tweets

6:42am July 29, 2019

A gunman killed 3 people in a shooting at a California festival. Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats is leaving the administration. And, Trump weekend tweets attack Maryland Rep. Cummings.

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Trump Tweets Lash Out At Rep. Cummings And His Md. District

6:42am July 29, 2019

by Franco Ordoñez

Maryland leaders and residents condemned tweets by President Trump that attacked Rep. Elijah Cummings and derided the black congressman's district as "a disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess."

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Ex-Maryland Governor: Trump Operates On Fascist Tactics

7:33pm July 28, 2019

NPR's Sarah McCammon talks with Martin O'Malley, former Baltimore mayor and former governor of Maryland, about President Trump's tweets.

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on April 11, 2018.

Did Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Intend To Deceive?

7:04pm July 28, 2019

by Aarti Shahani

Regulators missed a chance to find out if deceptive practices at Facebook came from the top when they decided to enter into a settlement with Zuckerberg instead of questioning him, an FTC member says.

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Armed With New Policies, Democratic Presidential Candidates Look To Debates

5:23pm July 28, 2019

by Danielle Kurtzleben

As the Democratic presidential candidates prepare to debate again this week, many have rolled out new policies. The campaigns are framing a wide range of proposals as solutions to racial inequality.

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President Trump's Saturday tweets characterizing the district of Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., as "rodent infested" sparked outrage among Baltimore residents and lawmakers. Above, the Maryland congressman appears during a hearing of the House Oversight and

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Leaders In Baltimore And Maryland Denounce Trump Tweets Attacking Elijah Cummings

4:36pm July 28, 2019

by Susie Neilson

Tweets characterizing the Maryland congressman's district as "rodent infested" sparked outrage among Baltimore residents and lawmakers, who accused the president of racism.

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'August Recess' Begins For House As Democrats Mull Question Of Impeachment

8:27am July 28, 2019

by Susan Davis

Democrats are proceeding cautiously on the question of impeachment, and it is likely to come up again this week in the presidential primary debates.

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Rep. Jeff Van Drew Discusses Rationale Of The House Democrats Opposed To Impeachment

8:00am July 28, 2019

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks Rep. Jeff Van Drew, D-N.J., about the part of the House Democratic caucus that is cool to the idea of impeaching President Trump.

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20 Candidates Will Face Off During Second Democratic Debates In Detroit

8:00am July 28, 2019

by Scott Detrow

Democratic presidential candidates will debate again this week, over two nights.

Nina Totenberg interviews Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg about her legacy

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Does Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Have Any Regrets? Hardly

7:00am July 28, 2019

by Nina Totenberg

"I do think that I was born under a very bright star," Ginsburg said recounting her career and legacy as a woman who beat the professional odds.