Politics & Government

Politics & Government

1 Year And Counting Since Robert Mueller Began The Russia Probe

7:27am May 20, 2018

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to New York Times reporter Mark Mazzetti about what's known about special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russia and Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.

Politics & Government

Notable Presidential Pardons In American History

7:27am May 20, 2018

President Trump began using his pardon power the first summer he was in office, and he has hinted at using them in a variety of sensitive cases that are now pending.

Podcast Hosts Answer Questions About Observing Ramadan At Work

7:27am May 20, 2018

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Makkah Ali and Ikhlas Saleem, co-hosts of the Identity Politics podcast, about what its like to observe Ramadan in the American workplace.

Barbershop: GOP Infighting Dooms Farm Bill

5:29pm May 19, 2018

NPR's Don Gonyea is joined in the Barbershop by Charlie Sykes, Gayle Trotter and Lenny McAllister for a conversation about divisions within the Republican party this week.

Proposed Abortion Restrictions Would Hit Young Patients Hardest

5:25pm May 19, 2018

Don Gonyea talks to Kaiser Health News' Julie Rovner about the Trump administration's decision to revive a rule that cuts off federal family planning money from organizations that provide abortions.

Donald Trump Jr. leaves the Senate intelligence committee on December 13, 2017, in Washington, D.C.

The Russia Investigations: Big Questions Answered, More Big Questions Raised

9:46am May 19, 2018

by Philip Ewing

This week, the Senate Judiciary Committee unleashed everything it has about the 2016 Trump Tower meeting. But many answers remain elusive.

Politics & Government

The Week In Politics

7:56am May 19, 2018

As usual, it's been a busy week for political news: another school shooting, reflections on the Mueller investigation, Title X funding and the state of the GOP.

Politics & Government

Some House Republicans Want To Push Through DACA Measure

7:56am May 19, 2018

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Republican Rep. Mike Coffman of Colorado about the effort to force a vote on the Deffered Action for Childhood Arrivals — people brought to the U.S. illegally as children.

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Georgia Governor's Race: Stacey Vs. Stacey

7:56am May 19, 2018

by Asma Khalid

Democrats Stacey Abrams and Stacey Evans share a first name and a profession but the contest for governor has become racialized with a black and white woman opposing each other.

Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie, left, is seen as President Trump announces his intention to nominate Wilkie to be the next Veterans Affairs Secretary during a summit at the East Room of the White House on Friday.

Surprise! Trump Nominates Acting VA Secretary Robert Wilkie To Fill Role Permanently

9:58pm May 18, 2018

by Quil Lawrence

Following the disastrous nomination of the president's last pick, Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson, veterans groups say they hope the embattled agency can finally get back on track.