Politics & Government

Career CIA Analyst Ned Price Quits Rather Than Serve Trump Administration

4:28pm February 22, 2017

by Mary Louise Kelly

Ned Price worked at the CIA from 2006 until last week. He says he quit because, "I reluctantly concluded that I cannot in good faith serve this administration as an intelligence professional." NPR talks to Price about his decision and asks whether others may follow.

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Syrian Country Band Criticizes Trump's Travel Ban In New Song

4:28pm February 22, 2017

by Dalia Mortada

There's a country music band based in Istanbul with Syrians and Americans. Their latest tune is about President Trump's immigration order.

Late Night TV Shows Take Aim At Trump, Score Well In Ratings

4:28pm February 22, 2017

by Eric Deggans

Late night TV shows heavy on sharp satire of President Donald Trump are scoring well in the ratings. NPR takes a look at the phenomenon.

Protesters march in New York's Times Square on February 19, 2017, in solidarity with American Muslims and against the travel ban ordered by President Donald Trump.

Are Race-Based Advisory Groups Just Political Symbols?

2:16pm February 22, 2017

by Kat Chow

After a scathing letter of resignation, only four people remain on the president's commission on Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders. It brings up broader questions of these task forces' efficacy.

Journalist: Trump Is 'Openly Dismissive' Of The Intelligence World

2:02pm February 22, 2017

Mark Mazzetti of The New York Times says that when it comes to national security, President Trump "doesn't trust the civilian national security establishment and they don't trust him."

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A Planned Parenthood sign in Dallas. A federal judge has temporarily blocked an attempt by Texas officials that would have removed Medicaid funds from Planned Parenthood clinics in the state.

Judge Rules Texas Can't Cut Off Medicaid Funds To Planned Parenthood — For Now

1:10pm February 22, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

After Texas officials moved to block the health provider from receiving Medicaid dollars, a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction against the state, allowing the group to stay in the program.

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, speaks during a town hall meeting at the Hancock County Courthouse on Tuesday in Garner, Iowa.

Anger Rises Across The Country At GOP Congressional Town Halls

12:39pm February 22, 2017

by Jessica Taylor

Constituents have been confronting legislators over everything from the GOP's plan to repeal and replace Obamacare to the Trump White House. Here's a look at particularly rowdy events this week.

President Donald Trump, right, listens as Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, left, talks at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., Monday, Feb. 20, 2017.

McMaster, An Iconoclast, Confronts A Job Bound By Political Realities

12:33pm February 22, 2017

by Philip Ewing

How much can President Trump and National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster really deviate from Barack Obama's strategies?

The Federico F. Peña Southwest Family Health Center opened in 2016 to serve a low-income community in Denver. The clinic and its parent system, Denver Health, have benefited financially from the Affordable Care Act and its expansion of Medicaid.

Threat Of Obamacare Repeal Leaves Community Health Centers In Limbo

11:56am February 22, 2017

These clinics have long provided health care to low-income patients and enjoyed expansion under the Affordable Care Act. With repeal looming, the centers' doctors worry about what's next.

What Students Can Learn By Writing For Wikipedia

10:37am February 22, 2017

by Anya Kamenetz

Replacing "alternative facts" with a footnoted, neutral point of view. Some professors say students work harder knowing their research will have a broad audience.