Politics & Government

Politics & Government

Cambridge Analytica Scandal Raises New Ethical Questions About Microtargeting

8:47pm March 22, 2018

by Tim Mak

Revelations about how Cambridge Analytica accessed voter data have brought new scrutiny to how campaigns target individuals. Campaign professionals defend the practices that revolutionized how elections are fought and won in the past decade.

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Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton has been chosen by President Trump as his next national security adviser.

Bolton Brings Hawkish Perspective To North Korea, Iran Strategy

8:42pm March 22, 2018

by Michele Kelemen

Bolton takes the job as two major foreign policy challenges come to a head, in North Korea and Iran. He replaces H.R. McMaster, becoming the third man to hold the position under President Trump.

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Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster will resign his post as national security adviser, the White House said on Thursday. He will also be retiring from the Army effective this summer.

Trump National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster To Resign, Be Replaced By John Bolton

8:21pm March 22, 2018

by Philip Ewing

According to inside accounts, the president and McMaster clashed when the top aide's cerebral briefings crashed into Trump's more freewheeling style.

Detective Sergeant Nick Bailey, who came to the aid of a former Russian spy and his daughter was released from Salisbury District Hospital Thursday after treatment for exposure to a deadly nerve agent.

U.K. Officer Hospitalized In Russian Poisoning Case Released As a Second Is Admitted

7:46pm March 22, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

The policeman who responded to the scene of the nerve agent attack on a former spy was released Thursday, as another officer exposed to the deadly chemical was being treated for minor symptoms.

A resident leaves church in Cumming, Iowa, last November.

Another Effort To Get Rid Of The 'Johnson Amendment' Fails

5:59pm March 22, 2018

by Tom Gjelten

Conservatives wanted the Omnibus Spending Bill to repeal a provision in tax law that bars churches and other nonprofits from engaging in partisan political campaigns, but they lacked the votes.

The floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday. The Dow Jones industrial average tumbled after the Trump administration announced plans to impose tariffs on Chinese imports.

Dow Drops 724 Points Amid Fears Of A U.S. Trade War With China

5:36pm March 22, 2018

by Avie Schneider

The Dow Jones industrial average tumbled nearly 3 percent Thursday after the Trump administration announced plans to impose tariffs on Chinese imports.

John Dowd, seen in New York City in 2011, has resigned from the Trump team.

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Lead Lawyer On Trump's Team Handling Special Counsel Russia Probe Resigns

5:23pm March 22, 2018

by Tamara Keith

John Dowd recently said the special counsel's Russia investigation should be shut down. He is now leaving, saying, "I love the president and wish him well."

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What Newly Proposed Tariffs On China Mean For The U.S. Business Community

4:36pm March 22, 2018

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Erin Ennis, Vice-President of the US-China Business Council, about the White House proposal for tariffs on China. She talks about how the proposed tariffs concern American companies doing business with China.

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Deputy Director Gina Haspel joined the agency in 1985. President Trump tweeted this month that he would nominate CIA Director Mike Pompeo to be the new secretary of state and Haspel to replace him.

Why Gina Haspel Would Be Unlike Any CIA Director Before Her

4:00pm March 22, 2018

by Paul R. Pillar

If confirmed, Gina Haspel will become the first career professional of the CIA to rise through the ranks to the top job in a long time, writes Paul Pillar.

Federal Judge To Rule In Kansas Voter Registration Lawsuit

3:32pm March 22, 2018

by Celia Llopis-Jepsen

The trial has ended in the lawsuit alleging Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach's requirements for registering to vote in his state are unreasonable.

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