Politics & Government

After He Spoke Out On Climate Change, Scientist Says He Was Demoted

8:23am July 20, 2017

David Greene talks to Joel Clement, a former top climate policy official about why he was reassigned to a job in the accounting office at the Department of Interior.

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Politics & Government

Sen. Ben Cardin Reacts To Trump's 'New York Times' Interview

8:21am July 20, 2017

Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin of Maryland about the long interview President Trump gave the paper on Wednesday. Cardin is the senior Democrat on the Foreign Relations Committee.

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Rep. Warren Davidson On Rifts Between Republicans

8:13am July 20, 2017

David Greene talks with Rep. Warren Davidson of Ohio about divisions within the Republican Party over health care and the budget.

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Morning News Brief: Trump Blasts Sessions, DeVos Talks To Conservative Activists

8:13am July 20, 2017

In a new interview, President Trump criticized Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Also, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos faces protesters in Colorado, and ICE agents say their work has recently changed.

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Senate Intelligence Committee member Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., heads into a closed-door committee meeting with Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats on June 15 in Washington, D.C.

Sen. John McCain Diagnosed With Brain Cancer, Hospital Says

11:50pm July 19, 2017

by Dana Farrington

The Arizona Republican underwent surgery on July 14 to remove a blood clot. The Mayo Clinic says testing revealed that a tumor "known as a glioblastoma was associated with the blood clot."

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Trump: I'd Never Have Picked Sessions If I'd Known About Recusal On Russia

11:09pm July 19, 2017

In a wide-ranging interview with The New York Times, President Trump voiced frustration with the attorney general's choice, and offered his thoughts on the investigation under Special Counsel Mueller.

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Trump's Election Integrity Commission Holds First Meeting In Effort To Probe Voter Fraud

11:08pm July 19, 2017

by Pam Fessler

President Trump's Advisory Commission on Election Integrity holds its first meeting Wednesday to uncover voter problems that undermine public confidence in U.S. elections. The panel has already faced criticism, especially from state election officials disturbed by the panel's request to send detailed voter registration data. The commission is looking for signs of voter fraud, which most election officials and experts say is rare.

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Trump Urges Senators To Revive Republican Health Care Bill

11:08pm July 19, 2017

by Tamara Keith

President Trump urged GOP senators to keep trying to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act all at once. The push came a day after he seemed to favor repealing Obamacare without a replacement.

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Supreme Court Allows Grandparents, Relatives To Enter U.S. Despite Travel Ban

11:08pm July 19, 2017

by Nina Totenberg

The Supreme Court refused to block a ruling by a U.S. district judge in Hawaii that allowed grandparents and other relatives of refugees to enter the U.S., exempting them from the Trump travel ban. The court said the matter must be decided by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, which the Trump administration was hoping to leapfrog.

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'Washington Post': Trump Ends U.S. Aid To Syrian Anti-Government Forces

11:08pm July 19, 2017

Washington Post reporter Adam Entous talks about his report that President Trump will end U.S. assistance for anti-government forces it has helped fight the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

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