Politics & Government

Politics & Government

Sen. King Says He Can't Support Haspel's Nomination To Lead The CIA

6:33am May 10, 2018

Gina Haspel testified at a Senate panel hearing on her nomination. Rachel Martin talks to Independent Sen. Angus King of Maine, who released a statement saying he could not back her nomination.

Texas Works To Create A More Secure Electronic Voting System

6:25am May 10, 2018

by Ashley Lopez

There are concerns electronic voting machines can be hacked. In Austin, election officials are trying to create more secure machines but their efforts have been stymied by the voting machine industry.

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Trump Welcomes 3 Men Held In North Korea Back To The U.S.

6:18am May 10, 2018

by Mara Liasson

Three Korean-American men who had been held by North Korea arrived by plane outside of Washington, D.C., early Thursday morning, and were met by President Trump and other members of the delegation.

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News Brief: American Detainees Freed, Israel Strikes Targets In Syria

5:21am May 10, 2018

President Trump hailed his diplomacy with North Korea's leader for winning their freedom. Several countries are fighting in Syria and the conflict there between Israel and Iran has heated up.

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Marnobia Juarez came to the U.S. from Guatemala and lives in Maryland. She dreams of getting her green card, but increasingly worries that won't happen under Trump's policy. Juarez was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2014 and receives care through a state

Under A Trump Proposal, Lawful Immigrants Might Shun Medical Care

5:00am May 10, 2018

A proposed change in immigration policy from the Trump administration could make it harder for immigrants to obtain a green card if family members use Medicaid, WIC or other federal medical benefits.

Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens faces a felony invasion of privacy charge for allegedly taking a semi-nude photo of a woman without her consent. On Tuesday, his cellphone and email were examined as part of the trial.

Court Examines Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens' Cellphone In Criminal Case

8:03pm May 09, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

The prosecutors said there may have been efforts to delete a photo. A woman alleges — and Greitens denies — that he took a partially nude picture of her without her consent.

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Is A Blue Wave Coming With The 2018 Midterms?

7:52pm May 09, 2018

Democrats have shown many signs of strength leading up to the 2018 midterm elections, but given confusion over polling in 2016, it can be hard to tell how real the chances of a big Democratic win in November are.

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Trump Administration Orders Boeing To Cancel Deal With Iran

7:52pm May 09, 2018

by Jackie Northam

Aircraft giant Boeing looked at deals worth billions of dollars with Iran. Now the Trump administration is preventing them as it pulls out of the nuclear agreement. But the company wasn't counting on the deals anyway.

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U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo, R-Fla., holds a news conference on immigration reform Wednesday at the Capitol. Curbelo is seeking to circumvent Republican leaders to bring an immigration bill to the House floor.

Group Of House Republicans Trying To Force Vote On Immigration Legislation

7:27pm May 09, 2018

by Kelsey Snell

Some House Republicans are attempting to go around their leaders to pass immigration legislation that would give legal status to DACA recipients.

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U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell (left) and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier greet the media during Grenell's accreditation process at the Bellevue Palace in Berlin on Tuesday.

New U.S. Ambassador To Germany Grenell Irks His Hosts The Day He Arrives

6:52pm May 09, 2018

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

In his defense, Richard Grenell said his tweet instructing German companies to "wind down operations immediately" in Iran was just following "White House talking points."