Politics & Government

Participants in Homeland Security's cyberattack simulation work in a conference room at the Secret Service headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.

Politics & Government

3 Days Of War Games Test Government Response To Serious Cyberattacks

10:19am April 12, 2018

by Brian Naylor

The three-day exercise involves more than 1,000 participants from state and federal agencies. The goal of this simulation is collaboration in the face of a common, large-scale threat.

Sen. Ben Cardin On Potential Strikes On Syria And Pompeo

8:29am April 12, 2018

Congress has been largely absent from the conversation about whether or not to bomb Syria. NPR's Noel King talks with Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin of Maryland about Syria and Mike Pompeo.

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The Ripple Effects Of Ryan's Retirement

8:29am April 12, 2018

David Greene talks with Jesse Hunt of the National Republican Congressional Committee about House Speaker Paul Ryan's decision not to seek re-election and its ripple effects on midterm elections.

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Paul Ryan Says He Will Not Run For Re-Election

8:29am April 12, 2018

by Mara Liasson

We look at the implications after House Speaker Paul Ryan announced that he will not seek re-election after three years as the speaker.

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A girls' choir at the Bosnian Islamic Cultural Center in Chicago gather after performing for the congregation.

America's Next Generation Of Muslims Insists On Crafting Its Own Story

7:22am April 12, 2018

by Leila Fadel

A new generation of American Muslims has moved from defending itself, as Muslim communities did in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, to defining itself.

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Regulating Facebook

5:19am April 12, 2018

NPR's Noel King talks with The Wall Street Journal's Greg Ip about why some consider Facebook a monopoly and how it could be regulated as one.

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News Brief: Paul Ryan To Retire, Trump Threatens Syria Strikes

5:19am April 12, 2018

House Speaker Paul Ryan says he will not run for re-election. Also, we look at the legality of potential U.S. missile strikes on Syria and Russia's response.

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Signs sit behind the podium before the start of a press conference in New York City about the multi-state lawsuit to block the Trump administration from adding a question about citizenship to the 2020 census form.

House To Hold Hearing On Controversial Census Citizenship Question

9:39pm April 11, 2018

by Hansi Lo Wang

Officials from the Census Bureau and Commerce Department are set to testify in May about 2020 census which will ask if respondents are citizens, a question which has sparked lawsuits.

GOP Rep. Bob Latta Weighs In On Second Day Of Zuckerberg's Testimony

9:06pm April 11, 2018

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was on Capitol Hill for a second day of questioning from lawmakers, over the company's handling of user data. NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Rep. Bob Latta, R-Ohio., about his takeaways from the hearing.

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A U.S. Border Patrol vehicle is seen from Mexico while patrolling the border between the cities of El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua state, on April 7.

DHS Secretary: Spike In Illegal Border Crossings Shows More Money Needed For Wall

8:23pm April 11, 2018

by Brian Naylor

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen asked lawmakers to approve a $47.5 billion budget request for her sprawling agency.