Politics & Government

Counterterrorism Expert Richard Clarke On Trump's Relations With Intelligence Agencies

8:15am February 17, 2017

Rachel Martin speaks to former counterterrorism official Richard Clarke about Michael Flynn's resignation and the many developments related to the intelligence community this week.

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At 70, Donald Trump is the oldest person to become president.

As Presidents Live Longer, Doctors Debate Whether To Test For Dementia

8:00am February 17, 2017

by Bret Stetka

The true health of politicians has likely been cloaked in secrecy since the days of Mesopotamian kings, but definitely since the Wilson administration. Has the time come to test presidents' cognition?

People react to Rep. Jason Chaffetz as he speaks during a town hall meeting at Brighton High School in Utah last week.

With Town Hall Script Flipped On GOP, Will History Repeat Itself?

7:00am February 17, 2017

by Jessica Taylor

Democrats say the anger at recent GOP town halls reminds them of the same backlash they faced eight years ago with the rise of the Tea Party. Now, Democrats are using that as a blueprint.

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman On Fighting Trump Travel Ban

4:59am February 17, 2017

Steve Inskeep talks to New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman about his legal challenges to the White House's travel ban and other ways he is opposing President Trump's agenda.

Trump Attacks The Media As 'Dishonest'

4:59am February 17, 2017

by David Folkenflik

Donald Trump decided to hold a news conference Thursday, and spent much of it insulting the news media.

Oklahoma Republican Sen. James Lankford On Scott Pruitt And EPA

4:59am February 17, 2017

Steve Inskeep talks to Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford about Friday's vote to confirm Scott Pruitt to lead the EPA. The vote is before a deadline for Pruitt to release emails with fossil fuel interests.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, left, walks with Vice Adm. Robert Harward, center, the deputy commander of U.S. Central Command, and Col. Kelly Martin, the vice commander of 6th Air Mobility Wing, after landing at MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa, Fla

Robert Harward Turns Down Job as National Security Adviser

9:18pm February 16, 2017

Harward was offered the job to replace Michael Flynn, who was fired Monday by Trump. But Harward said no, reportedly because the job was too demanding to bring him out of retirement.

President Trump blasted leaks from within his administration and to the news media and denied ties to Russia.

'Nobody That I Know Of': Trump Denies Campaign Contacts With Russia

9:08pm February 16, 2017

by Brian Naylor

In a wide-ranging news conference, the president said his fired national security adviser did nothing wrong, but misled the vice president.

President Trump, speaking at the White House on Wednesday, criticized the leaks surrounding his departed national security adviser, Michael Flynn. On the campaign trail, Trump encouraged leaks against his rival Hillary Clinton and said they were inevitabl

Inside The White House, Trump Changes His Tune On Leaks

8:26pm February 16, 2017

by Greg Myre

Leaking classified information is a crime, but it's also one of the most popular sports in Washington. Candidate Trump encouraged leaks. President Trump calls them a crime.

Ashley Funk plans to move back home to southwest Pennsylvania to work on environmental projects in a place where climate change and the local economy are intertwined.

A Daughter Of Coal Country Battles Climate Change — And Her Father's Doubt

8:08pm February 16, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

In southwestern Pennsylvania, collapsed mining and steel industries led to economic and environmental downturn. A divided father and daughter work to find common ground to save their hometown.

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