Politics & Government

White House Cancels MLB-Cuba Deal Made Under Obama Administration

6:52am April 09, 2019

by Carrie Kahn

The Trump administration has canceled an agreement that would have allowed Cuban baseball players in the U.S. without having to defect first. Officials say the agreement was illegal.

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News Brief: DHS Secretary, Iran's Revolutionary Guard, College Scandal

6:43am April 09, 2019

Replacing Cabinet secretaries has become routine. U.S. labels Iran's Revolutionary Guard a foreign terrorist group. In Boston, 14 people agreed to plead guilty in the college admission scandal.

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Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen shakes hands with President Trump in El Centro, Calif., on April 5 after he arrived to visit the border wall between the United States and Mexico.

An Acting Government For The Trump Administration

5:01am April 09, 2019

by Brian Naylor

Kirstjen Nielsen's departure from the Department of Homeland Security means that 15 of President Trump's Cabinet-level appointments have departed, a number far higher than in previous administrations.

Director of the US Secret Service Randolph Alles speaks at the Justice Department last year. President Trump announced on Monday that Alles will be replaced.

Politics & Government

Trump Replacing Secret Service Director After Mar-A-Lago Breach

7:38pm April 08, 2019

by Brian Naylor

In a statement, the White House said Randolph "Tex" Alles "has done a great job at the agency" and would be replaced by James M. Murray, a career Secret Service member, who will start in May.

Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., speaks to a group in Iowa City, Iowa, in February. Swalwell, who became the latest Democrat to run for president, was born in Iowa but grew up in California.

California Rep. Eric Swalwell Is Running For President, Too, With A Focus on Guns

7:37pm April 08, 2019

by Domenico Montanaro

The 38-year-old congressman upended the party establishment by defeating a 40-year incumbent to win his House seat in 2012. Swalwell is the 18th Democratic candidate for president.

A Look At The History Of The America Is 'Full' Phrase Trump Has Used A Lot Recently

5:24pm April 08, 2019

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Mark Hetfield, president of the refugee organization HIAS, about President Trump's comments that America is "full," and how that message is reminiscent of far-right rhetoric in Europe.

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Trump Administration Designates Part Of Iran's Military As Foreign Terrorist Group

5:24pm April 08, 2019

by Michele Kelemen

The U.S. moved to list the Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corp as a terrorist group — an escalation of anti-Iran moves that critics say could leave U.S. forces vulnerable to other country's listings.

Politics & Government

Kirstjen Nielsen's DHS Departure Means 3 Major Departments Will Have Acting Secretaries

5:24pm April 08, 2019

by Mara Liasson

After the resignation of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, President Trump's Cabinet has numerous vacancies filled with acting appointees.

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1A Across America: Hurricane Harvey Recovery Tests Faith In Government

4:58pm April 08, 2019

We visit Houston to talk to people still recovering from Hurricane Harvey.

If We Can Keep It: Two Takes To Keep The Republic Strong (Rebroadcast)

4:58pm April 08, 2019

Have we lost our way, or did the Founding Fathers build a system with unforeseen flaws?