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President Trump speaks Tuesday during a rally at the Amway Center in Orlando, Fla., where he announced his candidacy for a second presidential term. President Trump is set to run against a wide-open Democratic field of candidates, which he is trying to de

Politics & Government

Trump Launches Reelection Bid With Promises Of Greatness And Familiar Grievances

9:42am June 19, 2019

The president told supporters that Democrats want to "destroy" the country, turning up the heat on opponents in a speech that mostly picked up where the 2016 campaign left off.

Former DHS Official On Trump's Mass Deportation Threats

7:45am June 19, 2019

Former Department of Homeland Security official Theresa Cardinal Brown talks with NPR's Noel King about President Trump's threats of mass deportations.

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Trump Launches Reelection Campaign With Familiar Themes

7:28am June 19, 2019

by Tamara Keith

President Trump declared the start to his 2020 campaign Tuesday night, trying to define Democrats as extreme. He called on familiar themes of grievance and promises of greatness.

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Trump Launches Reelection Bid

7:19am June 19, 2019

by Tamara Keith

President Trump declared the start to his 2020 campaign Tuesday night, trying to define Democrats as extreme. He called on familiar themes of grievance and promises of greatness.

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House Holds Hearing On Reparations

7:19am June 19, 2019

Lawmakers are holding a hearing on reparations for African Americans. Darrick Hamilton, the executive director of the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity, speaks with NPR's Noel King.

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News Brief: Trump Campaigns In Florida And Threatens Mass Deportations

5:07am June 19, 2019

President Trump chose Orlando, Fla., for the official kickoff of his reelection campaign. Also, he tweeted about an intensified immigration enforcement effort.

U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. She is the sponsor of H.R. 40, the bill to establish a commission to study reparations.

Congressional Hearing On Slavery Reparations Set For Wednesday

10:26pm June 18, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

A proposal to create a commission to study reparations for African-Americans comes as the presidential election season is kicking into gear. Some Democratic hopefuls support reparations.

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., left and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. at a news conference with recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival program (DACA) during a 2017 news conference.

Kushner Meets With Bipartisan Architects Of Dreamer Legislation

6:33pm June 18, 2019

by Franco Ordoñez

Jared Kushner met privately with Sens. Lindsey Graham and Dick Durbin, the two architects of plans to provide citizenship for those brought to the country illegally as children.

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan is not moving forward with the confirmation process to take the job permanently, President Trump announced on Tuesday.

Shanahan Drops Out Of Running For Defense Secretary

6:08pm June 18, 2019

by Brian Naylor

The acting defense secretary "has decided not to go forward with his confirmation process," according to a tweet by President Trump.

In California's Mojave Desert sits First Solar Inc.'s Desert Sunlight Solar Farm. California is among the states leading the decarbonization charge.

Going 'Zero Carbon' Is All The Rage. But Will It Slow Climate Change?

5:34pm June 18, 2019

by Nathan Rott

Cities, states, businesses and electric utilities are setting ambitious goals to cut greenhouse gas emissions. But it's not clear exactly how they'll do that or whether it will actually work.