Politics & Government

Politics & Government

Donald Trump Jr. To Testify Again About 2016 Trump Tower Meeting

7:25pm May 14, 2019

by Tim Mak

Donald Trump Jr. reached a deal with the Senate Intelligence Committee to testify again about a 2016 Trump Tower meeting. He appeared in 2017 and wouldn't return until the committee issued a subpoena.

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Alabama Lawmakers Debate Bill To Ban Nearly All Abortions

7:25pm May 14, 2019

by Debbie Elliott

Lawmakers in Alabama are taking up an abortion bill Tuesday. If passed, it would be the strictest in the nation and its backers hope it paves the way for a Supreme Court decision on Roe v. Wade.

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Donald Trump Jr., the president's eldest son, has reached a deal to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee next month.

Trump Jr. Strikes Deal With Senate Intelligence Committee For Additional Testimony

6:59pm May 14, 2019

The mid-June interview will be limited in time, although no topics are off limits and it is expected to focus heavily on the proposed Trump Tower Russia project and a 2016 meeting, a source tells NPR.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., speaks during a rally at Howard University on Monday. The Sunrise Movement held an event for the final stop of the "Road to a Green New Deal" tour to "explore what the pain of the climate crisis looks like in D.C. an

Ocasio-Cortez Decries Biden 'Middle-Of-The-Road Approach' On Climate Change

6:43pm May 14, 2019

by Jessica Taylor

"I will be damned if the same politicians who refused to act then are going to try to come back today and say we need to find a middle-of-the-road approach to save our lives," the congresswoman said.

Attorney General Barr Appoints U.S. Attorney To Investigate Russia Probe Origins

6:12pm May 14, 2019

by Carrie Johnson

Attorney General Barr has tasked U.S. Attorney John Durham with investigating the origins of the Russia probe. Durham will look into the intelligence gathering aimed at the Trump campaign in 2016.

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Florida Governor Says Russia Hacked Into 2 Counties' Election Systems In 2016

5:19pm May 14, 2019

by Pam Fessler

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday that the FBI told him that two Florida counties had their election systems hacked in 2016, but that there was no manipulation of data or vote changes.

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Calling Out Callout Culture

4:51pm May 14, 2019

Author Irshad Manji says it's time to call out "callout culture."

How Trump's Embrace Of Authoritarian Rulers Has Impacted The World

4:30pm May 14, 2019

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Robin Wright, of The New Yorker and the Wilson Center, about President Trump's embrace of authoritarian leaders.

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Pompeo Discusses Election Interference With Putin During Meeting In Sochi

4:30pm May 14, 2019

by Lucian Kim

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Tuesday in Sochi, Russia, with Russian President Vladimir Putin and his foreign minister. They sparred over Iran, Russian election meddling and Venezuela.

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President Bill Clinton stands with Alice Rivlin, director of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, at the White House on March 19, 1996. Rivlin was the first woman to hold that post.

Alice Rivlin, First Woman To Serve As Budget Director, Dies At Age 88

3:48pm May 14, 2019

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Rivlin overcame sexism in the world of economics and was a heavweight, serving as former President Bill Clinton's budget director and the first head of the Congressional Budget Office.