Politics & Government

Politics & Government

Trump To Kick Off 2020 Presidential Campaign In Florida

5:04am June 18, 2019

by Scott Detrow

President Trump filed official paperwork to run for a second term on Inauguration Day. Even though he's held dozens of rallies, he kicks off his reelection campaign in Florida on Tuesday.

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Visitors lined up at the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Monday morning as the justices prepared to hand down decisions.

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Supreme Court Justices Split Along Unexpected Lines In 3 Cases

5:00pm June 17, 2019

by Nina Totenberg

The court decided four cases Monday, and three defied the usual ideological fissures.

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Lexington's Cunningham Enters 2020 Senate Race

4:13pm June 17, 2019

by Associated Press

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet in Beijing in January. The two leaders plan to meet this week in North Korea, according to state news agencies of both countries.

Chinese President Xi Jinping To Visit North Korea This Week

1:30pm June 17, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

The leaders are scheduled to meet on Thursday, according to Chinese and North Korean news agencies. The visit comes after stalled negotiations with President Trump.

Sara Fitzgerald (left) and Michael Martin, both with the group One Virginia, protest gerrymandering in front of the Supreme Court in March.

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Supreme Court Hands Democrats A Win On Racial Gerrymandering In Virginia

12:20pm June 17, 2019

by Domenico Montanaro

Eleven legislative districts in Virginia were declared to be sorted by race and were redrawn. The court's decision Monday left that in place.

The disclosure of millions of once-secret tobacco industry documents — which are now readily searchable online — has opened a window into Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's interactions with tobacco executives and lobbyists.

Tobacco's 'Special Friend': What Internal Documents Say About Mitch McConnell

8:36am June 17, 2019

by Tom Dreisbach

The Senate majority leader wants to raise the age for tobacco sales to 21. An NPR review of once-secret documents shows how closely McConnell has worked with the industry over decades.

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Fact Check: Garland Tucker Mostly Wrong About Tillis Supporting 'Amnesty'

8:00am June 17, 2019

by Elizabeth Thompson

U.S. Trade Office To Hold Hearings On Planned Tariffs On China

7:19am June 17, 2019

by Scott Horsley

Starting Monday, the U.S. trade office holds 7 days of hearings on President Trump's plan to add new tariffs to imports from China. U.S. businesses will be able to speak out for or against the plan.

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News Brief: Tankers Attacked, Hong Kong Protests, Power Grid Outage

5:42am June 17, 2019

The U.S. blames Iran for the attack on 2 oil tankers in the Gulf Of Oman. Protests in Hong Kong continue over extradition bill. A massive power outage rolled across Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay.

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House Panel To Consider Slavery Reparations Proposals

5:24pm June 16, 2019

A House Judiciary subcommittee will hold a hearing this week focused on reparations for slavery. NPR's Michel Martin talks about it with Sheila Jackson Lee, a Democratic Congresswoman from Texas.

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