Politics & Government

Politics & Government

How The Letter From Trump's Lawyers Fits Into The President's Legal Strategy

4:35pm June 04, 2018

by Ryan Lucas

The leak of a letter from Trump's lawyers to Special Counsel Robert Mueller comes as the president's new legal team has taken a more aggressive stance toward the Russia investigation.

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What To Make Of President Trump's Latest Legal Assertions

4:35pm June 04, 2018

President Trump has been making bold legal claims lately, including that he can pardon himself, and that the president can't obstruct justice. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with University of Texas law professor Stephen Vladeck about the validity of these legal arguments.

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Sen. Dianne Feinstein Faces Challenge From Fellow Democrat In California Primary

4:35pm June 04, 2018

by Scott Shafer

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., is being challenged by fellow Democrat, state senator Kevin de León. De León would bring generational change, but faces big challenges while taking on a political icon.

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Robert Kennedy In His Own Words

2:04pm June 04, 2018

"Memories of Robert Kennedy have been summoned over the fifty years since his death, by biographers, painters, filmmakers, novelists and tabloid scribblers — and by virtually every Democratic candidate for president since 1968," write the authors of a new book of Robert Kennedy's speeches.

Donald Trump Holds Weekend Meetings In Bedminster, NJ

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How Does The Law Apply To The President?

2:02pm June 04, 2018

This weekend, news broke that President Donald Trump’s attorneys sent a memo to Special Counsel Robert Mueller arguing “that the president cannot illegally obstruct any aspect of the investigation into

Former President Bill Clinton (left) listens as author James Patterson speaks during an interview about their new novel, The President is Missing, in New York on May 21.

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Bill Clinton Says He Does Not Owe Monica Lewinsky An Apology

1:31pm June 04, 2018

by Brian Naylor

The former U.S. president says he has apologized "to everybody in the world," but has not talked to Lewinsky directly about his affair with the then-White House intern.

In Light Of #MeToo, NBC News Asks Bill Clinton About Monica Lewinsky

11:57am June 04, 2018

by Noel King

Former President Bill Clinton tells the Today show he never privately apologized to Monica Lewinsky. The AP's Anne Flaherty joins Morning Edition to discuss.

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Would Conservative Republicans Accept A Presidential Self-Pardon?

11:57am June 04, 2018

Rachel Martin talks to Jonah Goldberg, senior editor at National Review, about growing concerns around the White House response to the Russia inquiry, and an ambiguous outlook for midterm elections.

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Google Apologizes For Altered Picture Of Lawmaker In Search Results

11:50am June 04, 2018

by Paul Garber

Google has apologized to a Guilford County lawmaker after prominently displaying an altered picture of her.

Legislation Proposed To Help Establish Teaching Hospitals In Rural NC Counties

11:17am June 04, 2018

by Neal Charnoff

North Carolina lawmakers have introduced legislation that aims to establish more teaching hospitals in rural areas.