Politics & Government

Politics & Government

Tom Barrack, Trump's Longtime Friend, Comes Under More Scrutiny

6:15pm February 20, 2019

by Scott Horsley

Tom Barrack is one of President Trump's oldest friends. He's also been the subject of unwelcome headlines recently, over comments concerning Saudi Arabia and his role in Trump's inauguration.

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North Carolina State Board Of Elections Finishes Day 3 Of Public Hearing

6:15pm February 20, 2019

by Miles Parks

North Carolina's state board of elections is trying to get to the bottom of what happened in the state's 9th Congressional district last year. The outcome of that race still hasn't been called.

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Crews remove early morning snow during a winter storm at the Supreme Court on Wednesday. It's not unusual for the high court to be open when the rest of Washington is closed.

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Supreme Court Limits Civil Asset Forfeiture, Rules Excessive Fines Apply To States

5:17pm February 20, 2019

by Nina Totenberg

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote the opinion and announced it on just her second day back at court after surgery for lung cancer late last year.

What's Changed Between U.S. And North Korea Since First Summit

5:08pm February 20, 2019

President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will meet for a second time next week. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with North Korea expert Frank Aum about what's changed since the last meeting.

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Second U.S.-North Korea Summit Likely Focus On Nuclear Weapons Center

5:08pm February 20, 2019

by Geoff Brumfiel

This month's summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is likely to focus on North Korea's main nuclear weapons center at Yongbyon.

Martin Luther King, Jr., photographed in 1961.

The Power Of Martin Luther King Jr.'s Anger

5:08pm February 20, 2019

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

Martin Luther King Jr. dealt with anger in both his personal life and life's work. He often tried to turn his anger into constructive action, but he did occasionally struggle with that balance.

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Trump Says Attorney General Barr Will Decide If Mueller Findings Will Be Made Public

4:53pm February 20, 2019

by Mara Liasson

President Trump says it's up to his newly confirmed attorney general, William Barr, to decide whether to make public the findings of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation.

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British politicians Heidi Allen, Sarah Wollaston and Anna Soubry (from left to right) announced Wednesday that they were breaking away from their party to join the newly formed, more centrist Independent Group.

3 Conservative Politicians Abandon Party For Britain's Fledgling 'Independent Group'

4:39pm February 20, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

"The hard-line, the anti-EU awkward squad that have destroyed every leader for the last 40 years are now running the Conservative party from top to toe," lawmaker Anna Soubry said Wednesday.

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, left, listens to Chinese Vice Premier Liu He at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing last week. The two will meet tomorrow as negotiations continue.

Trade Talks With China Continue, As Trump Shies From A Hard Deadline For A Deal

4:39pm February 20, 2019

by Laurel Wamsley

March 1 "is not a magical date," President Trump said this week, about his self-imposed deadline when tariffs would spike. Whether a deal will resolve key structural issues isn't clear.

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un and President Trump walk together at a resort on Sentosa Island in Singapore on June 12, 2018.

What To Expect From North Korea At The Next Trump-Kim Summit

12:17pm February 20, 2019

by Anthony Kuhn

Analysts weigh the possible offers North Korea's leader could make later this month in Vietnam.

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