Politics & Government

Politics & Government

GOP Iowa Rep. Young Argues Tariffs Will Harm Overall Economy

7:26am April 05, 2018

David Greene talks Republican Rep. David Young of Iowa, who's a Trump supporter, but disagrees with the president on trade tariffs. Iowa exports $10 billion of goods annually.

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Facebook CEO Zuckerberg To Testify Before Congress

6:26am April 05, 2018

Rachel Martin talks to Democratic Rep. Tony Cardenas of California about Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg scheduled to appear before two House panels next week regarding the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

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Trump Base Supports National Guard Deployments To Border

6:26am April 05, 2018

David Greene talks to Phoenix-based conservative talk show host Chris Buskirk about President Trump signing a proclamation to send National Guard troops to the border with Mexico.

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El Paso Mayor On National Guard Mexican Border Deployments

6:26am April 05, 2018

President Trump is sending the National Guard to the U.S.-Mexico border. David Greene talks to Dee Margo, mayor of El Paso, Texas, who says he's not convinced that his city needs additional forces.

News Brief: Border Security, Facebook User Data

5:58am April 05, 2018

President Trump signs a proclamation to send the National Guard to the border with Mexico to try to cut down on illegal immigration. More information is out about Facebook's handling of its user data.

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New Boards Act Quickly On Elections

11:26pm April 04, 2018

by Paul Garber

Local elections boards are now doing business after a fight over a 2016 election law led to a lengthy pause.

Facebook Says Cambridge Analytica May Have Obtained Data On As Many As 87M Users

10:04pm April 04, 2018

by Aarti Shahani

The previous estimate was 50 million. Facebook also said "malicious actors" abused a feature that allowed users to find each others' phone numbers and email addresses. The feature is being disabled.

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Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee about the mission of the EPA on Dec. 7, 2017.

Dogged By Scandal, EPA's Pruitt Turns To Damage Control

8:41pm April 04, 2018

by Scott Horsley

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt is fending off a series of ethics investigations, amid lukewarm support from the White House.

Carrageenan is an extract derived from seaweeds like these harvested off Hingutanan Island, Bien Unido, Bohol, Philippines.

USDA Defies Advisers, Allows Carrageenan To Keep Organic Label

8:20pm April 04, 2018

by Dan Charles

The Department of Agriculture says organic-food makers can keep using carrageenan, a thickener made from seaweed. It's the second time this year that it has reversed an organic board's recommendation.

Nebraska Farmer Discusses How Trade War Would Impact American Agricultural Industry

5:49pm April 04, 2018

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Nebraska farmer Mark McHargue. He is a member of the Nebraska Farm Bureau says a trade war will hurt the American agricultural industry.

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