D.C. Equality March Makes Pride Political
Protesters took to Washington, D.C., Sunday to voice their disdain for the Trump administration and how they expect it could affect the LGBT community during the Equality March.
Politics & Government
Words You'll Hear: Dodd-Frank
This week NPR's Lakshmi Singh speaks with Raj Date, former Deputy Director of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau about the House bill to scale back Dodd-Frank financial regulations.
Texas Governor Calls For Special Legislation To Vote On 'Bathroom Bill'
The measure would require transgender people to use public bathrooms that correspond to their biological sex rather than their gender identity in public schools, universities and government buildings.
GOP's Proposed Cuts To Medicaid Threaten Treatment For Opioid Addiction
Expanding Medicaid has helped many people caught up in the opioid epidemic get treatment. But doctors say the proposed Republican changes to the Affordable Care Act could jeopardize these programs.
Week In Politics: Sessions To Testify To Address Comey Statements
On Saturday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said he would testify to the Senate Intelligence Committee. And President Trump pushed back against the testimony of fired FBI Director James Comey.
The Call-In: The Refugee Experience In The U.S.
The Supreme Court reviews President Trump's travel ban executive order this week. NPR takes a look at how the ban has impacted refugee resettlement in the United States.
Sen. Ron Wyden On Comey And Jeff Sessions
Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., about the Senate's Russia investigation, what he heard from James Comey last week, and what he expects from Attorney General Jeff Sessions Tuesday.
The Legal Landscape Of Leaks
Law professor Mary-Rose Papandrea of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill tells NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro about the legal issues around leaking government secrets to the press.
Activists On The Left Seek To Harness Spending As Part Of Their Anti-Trump Resistance
Boycotts are a powerful and familiar form of protest and now it seems "procotts" — when shoppers seek out products that help support their political beliefs — among anti-Trumpers are on the rise.
Comey's Testimony And The Rest Of The Week In Politics
One of the biggest questions from former FBI Director James Comey's testimony was whether President Trump asked him to drop the investigation into former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn.