Politics & Government

Chief White House Strategist Steve Bannon Removed From White House Job

8:03pm August 18, 2017

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with Joshua Green, author of The Devil's Bargain: Steve Bannon, Donald Trump, and the Storming of the Presidency and senior national correspondent for Bloomberg Businessweek about reports that Steve Bannon is leaving the White House.

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Trump's National Security Team Meets To Discuss Way Forward In Afghanistan

8:03pm August 18, 2017

by Mary Louise Kelly

President Trump's national security team has been trying — and failing — for months to come up with a new plan for Afghanistan. On Friday, they will meet again at Camp David to plot a way forward in the longest war in U.S. history. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says all options are on the table. What are they, and what's the country's goal at this point?

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Charities are canceling plans for fundraising events at President Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club. The cancellations come in the wake of his controversial comments about the events in Charlottesville, Va.

Charities Pull Fundraisers Planned for Trump's Mar-A-Lago

7:34pm August 18, 2017

by Greg Allen

For years, major charities have been holding fundraisers at Mar-a-Lago, the Palm Beach resort owned by President Trump. Now, in the wake of his comments on Charlottesville, many are turning away.

Oklahoma Senator James Lankford Reacts To Steve Bannon's White House Departure

5:44pm August 18, 2017

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with Republican Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma about Steve Bannon's departure from the White House.

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Gov. Asa Hutchinson Reacts To President Trump's Response To Charlottesville

5:44pm August 18, 2017

NPR has been checking in with the Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas since primary season. Following backlash over President Trump's comments following white nationalist protests in Charlottesville, Va., NPR's Robert Siegel checks in with Hutchinson to ask how he thinks the president is handling the situation.

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Week In Politics: Steve Bannon's Removal From The White House And Trump's Reponse To Charlottesville

5:44pm August 18, 2017

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with political commentators, E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and The Brookings Institution and Ramesh Ponnuru, senior editor for The National Review, and columnist for Bloomberg View about President Trump's decision to remove Steve Bannon as a chief strategist and the president's suggestion that "both sides" share the blame for violence that erupted in Charlottesville, Va., last weekend.

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Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. (right) praised President Trump for his "bold truthful statement" about Charlottesville.

Trump's Evangelical Advisers Stand By Their Man

5:40pm August 18, 2017

by Tom Gjelten

Business leaders have resigned from Trump's council over his response to Charlottesville. But evangelical leaders say they see their role differently.

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Liberty University Presidnet Jerry Falwell, Jr., right, praised President Trump for his "bold truthful statement" about Charlottesville.

In Contrast To Business Councils, Trump's Evangelical Advisers Stay Put

4:54pm August 18, 2017

by Tom Gjelten

President Trump has lost business advisers as a result of his Charlottesville comments, but his evangelical advisers appear to be sticking by him.

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Why One Kentucky Town Wants To Keep Its Confederate Monument

4:31pm August 18, 2017

by Jacob Ryan

When the University of Louisville took down a monument to Confederate soldiers from the Civil War, a nearby Kentucky town welcomed the statue — and residents still like that it's there.

Steve Bannon arrives at a swearing-in ceremony of White House senior staff in the East Room of the White House on Jan. 22.

Steve Bannon Out As Chief White House Strategist

4:31pm August 18, 2017

by Scott Horsley

Earlier this week, President Trump offered only half-hearted support for the man considered instrumental in getting him to the Oval Office.