Politics & Government

News Brief: Cuba Without Castro, Trump And Kim, Missouri Gov. Greitens

5:00am April 19, 2018

Cuba is preparing for a new leader. Raul Castro is expected to hand over the presidency to a younger successor. Also, President Trump spoke on Wednesday about a possible meeting with Kim Jong Un.

Playboy model Karen McDougal attends Playboy's Super Saturday Night Party on Feb. 2, 2008 in Phoenix, Ariz.

Ex-'Playboy' Model Settles Suit With 'National Enquirer' Over Alleged Trump Affair

4:11am April 19, 2018

by Scott Neuman

The settlement frees Karen McDougal to speak publicly about the alleged 10-month affair that she says ended in 2007 after the publisher bought her story and then never ran it.

Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach speaks in Topeka, Kan., before a trial challenging his state's proof-of-citizenship voter registration law.

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Federal Judge Holds Kansas Elections Official In Contempt Of Court

10:57pm April 18, 2018

by Richard Gonzales

Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach was found to have violated a court injunction against providing new voters with confusing and misleading information about their registration.

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Sen. Tom Udall Weighs In On Mike Pompeo's Secretary Of State Nomination

10:26pm April 18, 2018

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, about why he opposes the confirmation of CIA Director Mike Pompeo as Secretary of State — and whether there are enough votes to block the nomination.

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New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has asked lawmakers in Albany to amend state law so a presidential pardon might not protect its recipient against state-level prosecution.

N.Y. Attorney General, Invoking Trump, Calls For Albany To Close Pardon 'Loophole'

8:33pm April 18, 2018

by Philip Ewing

Eric Schneiderman asked state lawmakers to alter New York criminal law so that a presidential pardon might not protect someone from state-level prosecution.

President Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands during a news conference at Trump's private Mar-a-Lago club on Wednesday in Palm Beach, Fla.

Trump Says He Will Walk Out If North Korea Meeting Not 'Fruitful'

8:16pm April 18, 2018

President Trump and Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe addressed reporters Wednesday evening after talks at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.

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Sen. Tammy Duckworth, seen here in February on Capitol Hill, announced the birth of a daughter, making her the first U.S. senator to give birth while in office.

After Lawmaker Gives Birth, Senate Changes Rules To Allow Infants In For Votes

7:46pm April 18, 2018

by Kelsey Snell

Children under 1 year can now join lawmakers on the Senate floor. The change follows Illinois Democrat Tammy Duckworth becoming the first sitting senator to give birth.

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A man walks by a New York City auto dealership in 2017. Studies have found that African-Americans and Hispanics have systematically been charged a higher markup on auto loans than have white borrowers.

Senate Votes To Roll Back Rules Aimed At Fair Auto Lending For Minorities

7:25pm April 18, 2018

by Charles Lane

The measure, which now heads to the House, would roll back federal policies aimed at protecting minority buyers from discriminatory loan terms. The vote could lead to the rollback of other rules.

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In Many Districts, Democratic Challengers Have Raised As Much As GOP Incumbents

6:33pm April 18, 2018

by Peter Overby

Some Democratic challengers are fundraising more than the Republican incumbents they're challenging. This revelation comes as House candidates file their first quarter financial reports.

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Automatic Voter Registration Could Have A Big Impact By 2020 Election

6:33pm April 18, 2018

by Mary Plummer

By Election Day 2018, almost of quarter of Americans will live in states where filling out voter registration postcards will be a thing of the past as more and more states are moving to automatic voter registration.

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