Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner Discusses Immigration Meeting With Trump
NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., about his take on the White House meeting Tuesday about DACA and the potential border wall.
Politics & Government
ACLU Says U.S. Government Is Denying Basic Rights To Citizen Captured In Syria
American forces have been holding a U.S. citizen captured in Syria in confinement overseas without formal charges or access to a lawyer. The ACLU says the man is being denied his basic rights to due process.
Trump Ducks Mueller Questions: 'Seems Unlikely That You'd Even Have An Interview'
President Trump took questions from reporters Wednesday during a joint appearance with Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg.
White House Says Judge's Temporary Block On Removing DACA Is 'Outrageous'
The White House says it's "outrageous" that a judge in California has temporarily blocked the administration from removing DACA protections for nearly 700,000 young people who were brought to the country illegally as children. The preliminary injunction adds another degree of complexity to immigration negotiations on Capitol Hill.
President Trump Holds Press Conference With Prime Minister Of Norway
President Trump answered questions from reporters after his meeting with Norway's Prime Minister on Wednesday.
Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner Continues His Standoff With Jeff Sessions Over Marijuana
The Republican lawmaker, who says marijuana laws must be "up to the states," tells NPR he is willing to hold up Department of Justice nominations until the attorney general reverses course.
Norway's PM Says Trump Administration Needs To Understand Impacts Of 'America First'
Ahead of her visit with President Trump, Norway's Prime Minister Erna Solberg speaks with NPR's Ari Shapiro about climate change, women in politics and what she thinks Trump's presidency has meant for global security.
N.C. Dealing With Chaos After Ruling That Districts Are Illegal Partisan Gerrymanders
A federal judicial panel's ruling that North Carolina's legislature illegally used partisanship as the primary factor in drawing congressional districts is causing political chaos there.
Plaintiff In N.C. Gerrymandering Case Speaks About Judges' Decision
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Jake Quinn, of Asheville, N.C., who is one of the plaintiffs who claimed that the state's districts are unconstitutionally partisan. A panel of federal judges have now ruled in Quinn's favor.
Supreme Court Appears Divided Over Ohio's 'Use-It Or Lose-It' Voter Registration Rule
In Supreme Court arguments on Wednesday, the justices appeared divided over whether Ohio's so called "use-it or lose-it" voter registration rule violates federal law. The state has one of the nation's most aggressive voter-purge systems in the country.