Politics & Government

Religious Conservatives And Pro-Business Republicans Split Over Texas 'Bathroom Bill'

9:50am February 23, 2017

by Wade Goodwyn

As Texas considers a bill to restrict transgender people's access to some restrooms, many in the state's business community question whether the measure is worth the business it might cost the state.

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Former DOJ Official On The Future Of Transgender Student Policies

9:50am February 23, 2017

The Trump administration has rescinded Obama administration guidance on transgender students and bathrooms. Rachel Martin talks with Vanita Gupta, who was one of the architects of the Obama policy.

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A U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent passes along a section of border wall in Hidalgo, Texas.

Trump's Plan To Hire 15,000 Border Patrol And ICE Agents Won't Be Easy

8:25am February 23, 2017

by Brian Naylor

Applicants have to go through "extreme vetting" including a grueling polygraph exam. In the past, Customs and Border Protection has had trouble retaining agents.

Utah Constituents Say They Weren't Paid To Protest Chaffetz

4:35am February 23, 2017

by Steve Inskeep

Three Utah voters who attended Rep. Jason Chaffetz's raucous town hall, including one who voted for him in November, talk about their reasons for protesting.

CPAC In The Trump Era

4:35am February 23, 2017

The Conservative Political Action Conference starts Thursday. Matt Schlapp of the American Conservative Union, which hosts the event, talks with Rachel Martin about Trump's brand of conservatism.

Trump Administration Rescinds Guidance On Transgender Bathroom Use

9:59pm February 22, 2017

by Carrie Johnson

The Trump administration withdrew guidance offering legal protections to transgender students who want to use the bathroom that conforms with their gender identity.

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The Trump administration has reversed federal guidance that directed public schools to allow students to use the restrooms and locker rooms that corresponded to their gender identities.

Trump Administration Rescinds Obama Rule On Transgender Students' Bathroom Use

8:59pm February 22, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

The administration will not direct public schools to allow students to use facilities that match their gender identities. It notes the primary role of state and local districts in education policy.

A group numbering in the hundreds gather to protest the appearance of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell R-Ky., and the policies of the Trump administration in Jeffersontown, Ky., on Wednesday.

Politics & Government

With Protests, Both Obama And Trump White Houses Saw 'Manufactured' Anger

5:49pm February 22, 2017

by Arnie Seipel

Congressional town halls were overtaken with protests in the first year of Barack Obama's term, too. They weren't taken all that seriously, at first, but developed into a wave at the ballot box.

Brandy Holter of La Crosse voted twice for former President Obama, but says she will be voting Republican from now on.

Will Trump Democrats In Wisconsin Swing Back To Their Party?

5:47pm February 22, 2017

President Trump won over Democrats in rural Wisconsin in 2016. Looking at Trump's term so far, one Democrat worries she will regret switching parties. Another says she will be voting GOP from now on.

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Demonstrators march from an encampment on the banks of the Cannonball River to a nearby construction site for the Dakota Access Pipeline to perform a daily prayer ceremony in September 2016.

Key Moments In The Dakota Access Pipeline Fight

5:02pm February 22, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

An overview of multiple legal challenges and protests since the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers considered approving a section of the pipeline near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota.