Politics & Government

In Split From Party, A Republican Lawmaker's Push To Repeal Kentucky Death Penalty

6:33pm July 27, 2019

A recent NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds that most Republicans support the death penalty. NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Chad McCoy, a GOP lawmaker in Kentucky.

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Faceoffs between protesters and police broke out during a demonstration in the district of Yuen Long in Hong Kong on Saturday.

Police In Hong Kong Fire Tear Gas As Demonstrators Rally In Response To Attack

5:09pm July 27, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

Protesters gathered near the site of an attack on pro-democracy activists last weekend. Police said demonstrators could face a maximum penalty of five years in prison.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg shares laugh with her husband, Martin, at an event at Columbia Law School in 2003. Martin Ginsburg, or "Marty," passed away in 2010.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg On Love And Other Things

1:23pm July 27, 2019

by Domenico Montanaro

"I miss him every morning," the Supreme Court justice said of her late husband and booster, Marty, in an interview with NPR's Nina Totenberg.

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Week In Politics: Robert Mueller Hearing And Growing Concerns Over Russian Meddling

8:03am July 27, 2019

by Ron Elving

Robert Mueller has spoken; Republicans want to move on, Democrats don't. Meanwhile, more concerns about potential Russian tampering in the 2020 election.

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Guatemala Signed Trump's Deal To Limit Asylum Seekers. Can The Country Fulfill It?

8:03am July 27, 2019

by Carrie Kahn

President Trump convinced Guatemala to agree to keep asylum seekers from other countries rather than let them travel north. But it's unclear whether Guatemala can fulfill the deal.

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Rep. Andy Levin Discusses Growing House Support For Trump Impeachment Proceedings

8:03am July 27, 2019

To impeach or not to impeach? Democrats have been arguing about this since taking control of the House. Host Scott Simon talks with Representative Andy Levin, who wants impeachment proceedings.

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Trump Opened A Door With North Korea. Will 2020 Candidates Follow?

8:03am July 27, 2019

by Ayesha Rascoe

Trump's meetings with North Korea's dictator has led to a new level of engagement with Pyongyang. Any Democrat who manages to win in 2020 has to decide whether to keep that relationship going.

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Supreme Court Rules Trump Can, For Now, Start Using Pentagon Funds For Border Wall

8:13pm July 26, 2019

by Tamara Keith

The Supreme Court handed down an order that will allow the Trump administration for now to start using Pentagon funds for wall construction.

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A Border Patrol officer guards the U.S.-Mexico border fence in Nogales, Ariz., in February. The Supreme Court on Friday said the Trump administration could continue with its plan to use military funds to build a wall along sections of the southern border.

Supreme Court Lets Trump Border Wall Move Forward, But Legal Fight Still Looms

8:02pm July 26, 2019

by Jessica Taylor

A lower court had initially frozen the $2.5 billion in defense funds Trump had sought to use amid his emergency declaration earlier this year. Now liberal groups are seeking an expedited hearing.

Attorney General William Barr, in April at a prison reform meeting at the White House.

Lethal Injection Drugs' Efficacy And Availability For Federal Executions

7:11pm July 26, 2019

by Susie Neilson

The Justice Department's announcement that the federal government will resume its use of capital punishment has raised questions about the drugs it plans to use.