Politics & Government

Leon Panetta Warns Trump Travel Ban Increases Chances Of Attack

4:33pm February 06, 2017

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta about why he thinks President Trump's travel ban could increase the chances of an attack at home and endanger American troops abroad.

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Outside Trump Tower in New York City, health care justice advocates and other grass-roots groups gathered to demand that Trump not agree to repeal the Affordable Care Act.

The Theory That Explains The Anger Of Our Political Moment

3:47pm February 06, 2017

by Danielle Kurtzleben

One thing — relative deprivation — might explain why Obamacare is gaining in popularity, why people are marching in the streets, even why Trump won the presidency.

Politics & Government

Lawsuit Over Greensboro Redistricting Heads To Court

12:48pm February 06, 2017

by Paul Garber

A lawsuit over changes to Greensboro's political districts heads to federal court Monday as the city tries to stop a law that shifts more than just boundary lines.

President Trump pauses while speaking before nominating federal Judge Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House on Jan. 31.

A Fortnight To Remember: The Trump Presidency Bursts Into Being

10:28am February 06, 2017

by Ron Elving

Trump is the focal point not only of national political events, but of national attention, period. When was the last time football was so overshadowed in the media the week before the Super Bowl?

A New England Patriots fan holds a sign referring to Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, coach Bill Belichick and President Trump during the the AFC championship game.

How Twitter Turned A Super Bowl Of Political Subtlety Into A 2016 Proxy Fight

9:56am February 06, 2017

by Arnie Seipel

The politics mainly came in the commercial breaks, until social media users realized the Atlanta Falcons' statistical command was being crushed by a blue wall.

Demonstrators in Los Angeles march to support a federal judge's ruling that grants a nationwide temporary restraining order against President Trump's order to ban travel to the U.S. from seven Muslim-majority countries.

Former Top Security Officials Criticize Trump's 'Ill-Conceived' Ban In Court Filing

9:54am February 06, 2017

by Bill Chappell

A document signed by former CIA Director Michael Hayden and others backs two states who say President Trump's immigration ban "unleashed chaos."

Politics & Government

Refugee Travel Ban Exceeded Trump's Authority, Sen. Cardin Says

8:17am February 06, 2017

President Trump's travel ban is on hold for now but the administration is appealing. Rachel Martin talks to Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin of Maryland about the ban and other political issues.

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Trump Blasts Judge Who Temporarily Blocked Refugee Travel Ban

8:17am February 06, 2017

by Tamara Keith

A federal judge in Washington State has temporarily blocked President Trump's travel ban affecting refugees, and citizens of seven Muslim majority countries. The administration is appealing.

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The Dow Jones Railroad Index has climbed about 25 percent since the election, but many U.S. companies have cross-border trade accounts that could be affected by policy changes that President Donald Trump might make regarding the North American Free Trade

U.S. Companies Uncertain Of NAFTA Trading Under Trump Administration

8:17am February 06, 2017

by Frank Morris

NAFTA critics say money and jobs go to Mexico, but U.S. companies, like Kansas City Southern, do benefit. The company, built around trade with Mexico, has been hit hard by Trump's victory.

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Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch (center) arrives with former New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte on Capitol Hill last week for a meeting with Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn. There are different kinds of conservative judges, from the pragmatist to the origin

Judge Gorsuch's Originalism Contrasts With Mentor's Pragmatism

8:17am February 06, 2017

by Nina Totenberg

Neil Gorsuch is a self-proclaimed "originalist." It is a philosophy very different from that of his mentor, Justice Byron White.

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