Politics & Government

Rep. Chaffetz Says Town Hall Protesters 'Intimidate And Bully People'

9:21am February 24, 2017

Utah Republican Rep. Jason Chaffetz talks with Steve Inskeep about why he has declined to investigate President Trump's conflicts of interest, and responds to his raucous reception at a town hall.

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Explaining Trump's New Type Of Conservatism At CPAC

9:21am February 24, 2017

Trump's new type of conservatism is on display at the Conservative Political Action Conference. David Greene talks with Chris Buskirk of the pro-Trump website American Greatness about the event.

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Tom Perez (left) and Keith Ellison are two front-runners for DNC chair.

Tight Race For DNC Chair Narrows Ahead Of Weekend Vote

9:21am February 24, 2017

by Scott Detrow

Former Labor Secretary Tom Perez won a key endorsement just days before Saturday's vote. Perez and Rep. Keith Ellison of Minnesota are the race's two front-runners.

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Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Cheryl Boone Isaacs speaks onstage during the 88th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre on February 28, 2016 in Hollywood, California.

This Week In Race: Immigration Headaches, Oscar Glow and POTUS At The Blacksonian

9:05am February 24, 2017

by Karen Grigsby Bates

If the human rights aspect of (deportation) doesn't interest you, the prospect of $8 avocados and double-digit fast food might.

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During a training, a line of mock immigration officials [right] face down volunteers with signs [left] simulating disrupting an immigration raid.

Plan To Disrupt Immigration Raids Will Enlist Songs And Prayers

6:45am February 24, 2017

by Laura Benshoff

Volunteers training to disrupt immigration raids are forming mobile sanctuaries in hopes that enforcement agents will honor a long-standing policy of not arresting people in those spaces.

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Rep. Jeb Hensarling Calls Consumer Financial Protection Bureau A 'Rogue Agency'

5:02am February 24, 2017

Steve Inskeep talks with Republican Rep. Jeb Hensarling, who says the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau "must go" and is unaccountable. The agency was created after the financial crisis of 2008.

Bjorn Mustard of Chesapeake, Va., (left) says he felt depressed and uncomfortable before coming out as transgender. Brian Hopkins of Mathews County, Va., (right) says he believes transgender teens are confused and he supports rolling back protections for

In Eastern Virginia, Mixed Feelings on Trump's Trans Restroom Guidance

9:50pm February 23, 2017

by Sarah McCammon

Gloucester County, Va., is embroiled in a battle over transgender restrooms. The case of one of its high school students is slated to be argued before the Supreme Court next month.

Vice President Mike Pence speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Thursday.

Vice President Pence To CPAC: 'We're In The Promise-Keeping Business'

9:24pm February 23, 2017

by Jessica Taylor

Pence, whose brand of conservatism is more traditionally suited for the annual confab than President Trump's, spoke Thursday evening.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (from left), Mexican Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray and Mexican Interior Minister Miguel Angel Osorio Chong greet each other during a news conference in Mexico City on Thursday.

On Tillerson And Kelly Visit, Mexico Seeks 'Clarity' On Immigration Proposals

8:16pm February 23, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Just days after the Department of Homeland Security detailed how it will implement President Trump's policies, Mexican officials warned Thursday they would not accept "measures imposed unilaterally."

Homeland Security chief John Kelly (from left), Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Mexican Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray and Mexican Interior Minister Miguel Angel Osorio Chong spoke with reporters after initial meetings in Mexico City Thursday.

Amid U.S.-Mexico Strains, Tillerson And Kelly Take On 'Tough Trip'

7:53pm February 23, 2017

by Hannah Bloch

Talks between Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Homeland Security chief John Kelly with their Mexican counterparts were intended to smooth out growing tensions between the two countries.