Politics & Government

Trump Congratulates Turkish President Erdogan On Winning Referendum

4:33pm April 18, 2017

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Ivo Daalder, president of the Chicago Council and former U.S. representative to NATO, about U.S. interests in Turkey after the referendum vote to give Turkish President Erdogan sweeping powers.

Iowa Republican Rod Blum Faces Tough Balancing Act In Swing District

4:33pm April 18, 2017

by Clay Masters

While members of Congress are home in their districts for spring break, one Republican is getting some extra scrutiny at home. Rep. Rod Blum of Iowa is the only member of the Freedom Caucus who also represents a swing district that's a top target for Democrats in 2018.

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Trump Travels To Wisconsin To Tout 'Buy American, Hire American' Policy

4:33pm April 18, 2017

by Scott Horsley

President Trump traveled to a tool making company in Kenosha, Wis., on Tuesday and announced an executive order that calls for stricter enforcement of laws requiring the federal government to buy American-made products when possible. The second part of the order will sharpen the focus on the H1-B visa program. The executive order calls on the departments of commerce, labor, homeland security and state to more strictly police the visa program, which is used to recruit foreign tech workers.

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Trump's Latest Executive Order Targets High Skilled Worker Visa Program

4:33pm April 18, 2017

by Alina Selyukh

President Trump announced an executive order on Tuesday that will sharpen the focus on the H1-B visa program. The tech industry is a key beneficiary and hopes this will prod Congress to overhaul the program.

Alyssa Mastromonaco sits with President Barack Obama aboard Air Force One in 2012. Mastromonaco served as the president's director of scheduling and advance from 2009 until 2011, then became his deputy chief of staff for operations from 2011 until 2014.

'I Basically Ran On Adrenaline': A Staffer Remembers Obama's White House

4:12pm April 18, 2017

by Terry Gross

Alyssa Mastromonaco worked in the West Wing for six exhilarating and exhausting years. She describes that era in her new memoir, Who Thought This Was a Good Idea?

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A New Vote On Brexit Resurfaces Racial Anxieties Among Black Brits

3:41pm April 18, 2017

by Ismail Einashe

Brexit has made many black people question their place in British society, and the snap election may yet heighten their anxiety.

Ping Chan (right), a Chinese-language interpreter, assists a voter in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Nov. 8, 2016.

Trump Lost More Of The Asian-American Vote Than The National Exit Polls Showed

2:19pm April 18, 2017

by Hansi Lo Wang

Less than one-fifth of voters in the fastest-growing racial group in the U.S. supported Donald Trump in the 2016 election, according to new results from the largest exit poll of Asian-American voters.

Democratic congressional candidate Jon Ossoff poses with supporters outside the East Roswell Branch Library in Roswell, Ga.

Republicans Look To Avoid A Political Headache In Georgia

11:20am April 18, 2017

by Jessica Taylor

Democrats hope Jon Ossoff can clear 50 percent in the special election to succeed now-Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price in a race they've tried to make a referendum on President Trump.

Walter Shaub, director of the United States Office of Government Ethics.

As Trump Inquiries Flood Ethics Office, Director Looks To House For Action

10:10am April 18, 2017

Walter Shaub of the Office of Government Ethics, which lacks enforcement power, says the House Oversight Committee does not seem to be matching the surge of concern about the Trump administration.

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U.K. Prime Minister Calls For Early Election, U.S. Special Election In Georgia

9:39am April 18, 2017

Steve Inskeep talks to the BBC's Jonny Dymond about Theresa May calling for an early general election in June. Domenico Montanaro of NPR's Politics team discusses the House election in Georgia.

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