Politics & Government

Politics & Government

Who's On The Short List To Replace FBI Director James Comey?

8:29am May 15, 2017

by Carrie Johnson

The firing of FBI Director James Comey has raised many questions about whether he will testify before Congress and what role Attorney General Jeff Sessions will play in the hiring of the new director.

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With Travel Ban On Hold, Where Do Things Stand With Enhanced Vetting?

8:29am May 15, 2017

by Scott Horsley

President Trump's controversial travel ban is back in federal court on Monday. The ban was supposed to create time and space to allow for more careful scrutiny of people visiting the U.S.

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News Brief: North Korea Missile Test, Malware Spreads, Search For FBI Director

7:05am May 15, 2017

North Korea launches a successful missile test that some say is a "game changer." Malicious software that holds data for ransom is infecting computers. Efforts continue to find a new FBI director.

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Chelsea Manning Set To Be Released From Military Prison

5:57pm May 14, 2017

US News and World Report writer Steven Nelson discusses the case of Chelsea Manning with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly. Manning was sentenced to 35 years for leaking large amounts of government secrets.

Lois Durso, left, holds a picture of her daughter, Roya. Marianne Karth, right, holds a picture of her daughters, AnnaLeah and Mary.

Moms Who Lost Daughters In Truck Underride Collisions Push for Greater Safety

11:12am May 14, 2017

by Geoff Bennett

Lois Durso's daughter was killed instantly in 2004 when her car lost control in a blizzard and slid under the side of a truck trailer. Marianne Karth lost two daughters in a truck accident in 2013.

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President Donald Trump gives the commencement address for the Class of 2017 at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., Saturday.

At Liberty, Trump Calls Critics 'Pathetic,' Praises Putting 'Faith Into Action'

8:48am May 14, 2017

by Sarah McCammon

For his first commencement speech as president, Donald Trump chose Liberty University, a bastion of evangelical support during the 2016 campaign.

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How Is President Trump Doing? 2 Trump Voters Weigh In

7:57am May 14, 2017

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro checks in with two Trump supporters on the how the president is doing. Kevin Eisbrenner is from Michigan and Rena Tolson is from Maryland.

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Critics Lash Out At Trump After He Fires FBI Director James Comey

7:57am May 14, 2017

Donald Trump's base is standing with him, liberals see the firing as adding fuel to calls for an impeachment and lawmakers on both sides feel angst.

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Amateur Investigator Probes Possible Links Between Trump And Russia

7:57am May 14, 2017

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Jeff Jetton, by day the owner of the D.C. restaurant Toki Underground, by night an investigator looking into any connections between President Trump and Russia.

President Donald Trump meets with Dr. Henry Kissinger, former secretary of state and national security adviser under President Richard Nixon, in the Oval Office on Wednesday, May 10, 2017.

This Isn't 'Another Watergate' But It Plays As One On TV – And On Twitter

7:00am May 14, 2017

by Ron Elving

Watergate happened before many Americans alive today were born. But President Trump was in his later 20s at the time and surely recalls the traumatic events that ruined a president.