Politics & Government

Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch faces his Senate confirmation hearing on Monday. A likely topic: regulation of federal agencies.

Trump's Supreme Court Nominee Skeptical Of Federal Agency Power

7:43am March 17, 2017

by Nina Totenberg

Judge Neil Gorsuch has said deferring to agencies is an abdication of judicial responsibility. He is expected to be grilled on this at Monday's confirmation hearings.

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A man walks by the Farragut Houses, a public housing project in Brooklyn, N.Y. The budget blueprint President Trump released Thursday calls for the cutting of billions of dollars in funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Advocates Say Trump Budget Cuts Will Hurt Country's Most Vulnerable

7:18am March 17, 2017

by Pam Fessler

The outline released Thursday by the White House reduces funding for public housing, Meals on Wheels, community grants and more. Trump's lead budget official says such programs aren't proven to work.

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Zbigniew Brzezinski On Trump's Foreign Policy

4:49am March 17, 2017

Rachel Martin talks with former national security adviser for President Carter Zbigniew Brzezinski, who says President Trump does not have a clear foreign policy.

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Kushner Family Could Get Millions From Chinese Company In Real Estate Deal

4:49am March 17, 2017

by Rob Schmitz

The family of President Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and a Chinese company appear to be close to a deal on a real estate property in New York City.

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Trump Friend Argues Against Republican Health Care Plan

4:49am March 17, 2017

Steve Inskeep talks with Christopher Ruddy, CEO of the conservative Newsmax network and a friend of Trump. He wrote an article arguing for President Trump to ditch the Republican health care plan.

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Two Economists With Opposing Political Views On The Trump Budget

4:49am March 17, 2017

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to University of Maryland economist Peter Morici and the former economist for Vice President Biden, Jared Bernstein, about President Trump's budget proposal.

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Texas Braces For Medicaid Cuts Under GOP Health Plan

4:49am March 17, 2017

by Ashley Lopez

Advocates on both sides of the aisle say the GOP health care bill will be bad for Texas because it will lead to more people without coverage and punish the state because it did not expand Medicaid.

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Trump Faces Uphill Climb In Pledge To Eliminate Agencies

9:35pm March 16, 2017

by Tamara Keith

The White House wants to increase efficiency in the federal government and that could mean eliminating agencies. That, however, is easier said than done.

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Trump's Campaign Rhetoric Hinders Legal Argument For Travel Ban

9:35pm March 16, 2017

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Josh Blackman, a professor at South Texas College of Law Houston, about how President Trump's speech against Muslims during the campaign has hurt him in his legal arguments for the travel ban.

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President Trump speaks during a rally on Wednesday in Nashville, Tenn., a day before his budget proposal was released.

Trump's Budget Plan Cuts Funding For Arts, Humanities And Public Media

7:46pm March 16, 2017

by Brian Naylor

The proposed spending cuts released on Thursday would affect local arts groups as well as public radio and TV stations nationwide.