Politics & Government

Politics & Government

Politics In The News: President Trump's Immigration Stance

6:37am June 25, 2018

Trump's immigration approach hasn't always been popular with Republican Party leaders, but it seems to have voters' support. Rachel Martin talks to Jonah Goldberg, senior editor at National Review.

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Border Crackdown Diverts Resources From Drug Cases, 'USA Today' Reports

5:53am June 25, 2018

President Trump's policy of prosecuting every misdemeanor committed by anyone in the country illegally has diverted resources from other major crimes. Steve Inskeep talks to Brad Heath of USA Today.

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Maryland Democrats To Vote For Nominee To Challenge Gov. Hogan

5:53am June 25, 2018

by Brakkton Booker

GOP Gov. Larry Hogan is popular in deep blue Maryland. He's led the state through riots and survived cancer. Democrats have tried to paint him as weak and taking the state in the wrong direction.

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News Brief: President Trump's Immigration Approach

5:24am June 25, 2018

Trump's ramped up rhetoric occurs as agencies scramble to implement his executive order. The focus on immigration may be diverting resources from addressing Trump's core concerns about drug smuggling.

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House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., continue to try to wrangle votes for a "consensus" immigration bill.

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House Republicans Face Another Week Of Fighting Over Immigration

5:00am June 25, 2018

by Kelsey Snell

President Trump's mixed messages on immigration are making it difficult for Republicans on Capitol Hill to coalesce around legislation. House GOP leaders are still struggling with internal splits.

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Arkansas' Gov. Hutchinson On Why He Opposes Migrant Children In His State

5:29pm June 24, 2018

On Thursday, the Department of Defense accepted a request to house 20,000 migrant children in military bases. NPR's Michel Martin talks about why he's hesitant about housing migrant children.

Turkey Elections: Erdogan And Rival Ince Face Off

5:29pm June 24, 2018

Turkey votes Sunday in presidential and parliamentary elections that could indicate what path the contentious U.S. ally takes for the future.

Immigration Legislature And Politics

5:29pm June 24, 2018

Legislative plans to tackle immigration are up in the air, as President Trump tells Congress to wait until after the midterms, and tweets about doing away with immigration judges.

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Weekend Politics Roundup

8:04am June 24, 2018

by Mara Liasson

We have the latest on President Trump's reversal on separating migrant families at the border and the response.

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Mitt Romney On The Campaign Trail Again

8:04am June 24, 2018

by Nicole Nixon

Mitt Romney is making another run for office, this time for Senate in Utah. Voters there are excited to see the former presidential candidate running again.