Politics & Government

Politics & Government

Documents Show Mueller Was Looking Into Cohen Before FBI Raid

5:17pm March 20, 2019

Steve Inskeep talks to former FBI special agent Clint Watts about documents showing federal investigators were examining Michael Cohen's business dealings far before the FBI raided his house.

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South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg proposed scrapping the Electoral College from the start of his campaign, one of several radical changes to American politics now embraced by several candidates.

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Democratic Candidates Embrace The Risk Of Radical Ideas

4:44pm March 20, 2019

by Scott Detrow

Increasing the size of the Supreme Court and scrapping the Electoral College are two of the latest provocative proposals sweeping the 2020 Democratic field.

Donald Trump Jr. did not go into detail on what President Trump had advised. Asked last year for details by the BBC, Prime Minister Theresa May said, with an amused expression: "He told me I should sue the EU."

Donald Trump Jr.: U.K.'s Prime Minister Should Have Listened To My Father

11:07am March 20, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

The political chaos surrounding Brexit could have been avoided had Theresa May simply followed President Trump's advice, his son wrote in an op-ed.

For those familiar with Justice Neil Gorsuch's record, his vote was not a surprise. He previously served on the federal appeals court based in Denver, a court that encompasses dozens of recognized Indian tribes.

Gorsuch Provides Decisive 5th Vote In Case Interpreting Treaty With Indian Tribe

10:00am March 20, 2019

by Nina Totenberg

On a conservative court, Justice Gorsuch has been one of the most conservative voices. But in cases involving Indian treaties and rights, he is most often sympathetic to Indian claims.

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Trump Heads To Ohio, A Key Election-Year State

9:16am March 20, 2019

On Wednesday President Trump heads to Ohio, a state where he promised residents that industrial jobs would come back. He is lashing out on social media after a high-profile auto plant closed there.

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Trump Nominates New Leader As FAA Is Under Fire After 2 Crashes

9:05am March 20, 2019

President Trump picked former airline executive Stephen Dickson to lead the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA has been without a permanent leader for more than a year.

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In Newspaper Op-Ed, Donald Trump Jr. Scolds Theresa May Over Brexit

6:37am March 20, 2019

by Frank Langfitt

Donald Trump Jr. wrote in The Telegraph that British Prime Minister Theresa May should have listened to his father, and ensured that the split from the EU happened at the end of the month.

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Facebook Apologizes For Banning Trump's Social Media Director

6:37am March 20, 2019

by Aarti Shahani

Facebook temporarily banned Dan Scavino, President Trump's social media director, from posting comments. Facebook says his postings were flagged by an algorithm.

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News Brief: Trump's FAA Pick, Clergy Abuse Suit, Disney-Fox Deal

6:15am March 20, 2019

Trump picked former Delta Air Lines executive Stephen Dickson to lead the FAA. West Virginia lawsuit accuses Catholic dioceses of covering up clergy sex abuse. And, Disney acquires 21st Century Fox.

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In this sketch, Judge Amy Berman Jackson presides over a court hearing for Trump campaign adviser Roger Stone at the U.S. District Courthouse in Washington, D.C., in February. Jackson is among the women judges playing a central role in the Russia investig

D.C.'s Female Judges Are Central To The Russia Imbroglio, Often Behind The Scenes

5:33am March 20, 2019

by Carrie Johnson

Some of the least-known but most important figures in the Russia investigation and its aftermath are the women who preside over its headline-grabbing cases.