Republican Health Care Proposal Would Cover Fewer Low-Income Families
The plan that House Republicans discussed Thursday would replace Affordable Care Act subsidies with tax credits and cut Medicaid funds to the states.
Politics & Government
Why Ditching NAFTA Could Hurt America's Farmers More Than Mexico's
Trade in food between the U.S. and Mexico has exploded over the past 15 years. President Trump is talking about restricting that trade, but when it comes to food, such moves could backfire.
Where's The Director Of National Intelligence?
Amid a feud with the intelligence community and a potential new "review," President Trump's nominee to become director of national intelligence is nowhere close to being confirmed.
Louisiana Immigrant Rights Groups Organize Against Trump Policies
Immigrant rights groups in New Orleans are organizing to resist Trump's move to deport people who are in the country illegally. But city and state leaders have conflicting positions.
Refugee Agency World Relief Lays Off Workers In Response To Trump
World Relief, one of the main refugee resettlement agencies, will lay off a fifth of its staff members and close five offices due to President Trump capping refugee admissions this year at 50,000.
Trump Chooses R. Alexander Acosta As New Labor Nominee
President Trump announced a new nominee to run the Labor Department on Thursday. R. Alexander Acosta is a law school dean and former U.S. attorney in southern Florida. He's also been a member of the National Labor Relations Bureau.
GOP Lawmakers Prepare For Town Hall Events On Health Care Plans
House lawmakers are headed home for a week where many are facing potentially contentious town hall events with constituents over the Republican Party's plan to repeal and replace Obamacare.
DNC Chair Race Serves As Test To Determine Party's Future
As Democrats look to rebuild in the wake of the 2016 election, the race to chair the Democratic National Committee has become a test of which direction the party will go in.
Trump Decries 'Fake News' Stories About Aides' Ties To Russia
President Trump held a free-flowing wide-ranging news conference on Thursday to defend his administration and decry what he called "fake news" stories about his associates' ties to Russia.
Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal Calls For Probe Into Michael Flynn
NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Sen. Blumenthal of Connecticut about his call for Attorney General Jeff Sessions to name a special counsel to investigate ousted national security adviser Michael Flynn.