Economist Calculates Impact Of Fake News On Trump's Election
Economist Matthew Gentzkow has quantified the impact fake news had on Donald Trump's election. NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Gentzkow about his research.
Politics & Government
What Democracy Looks Like: A Video Portrait Of Inauguration Weekend
Hundreds of thousands of people turned out to bear witness, protest and show support at the inauguration and the Women's March. Ten NPR video journalists documented the events; here's what they saw.
Ethics Experts File Lawsuit Saying Trump's Overseas Interests Violate Constitution
The group filing the suit says it is asking a federal court "to stop President Trump from violating the Constitution by illegally receiving payments from foreign governments."
Delusions Or Deceptions? White House 'Alternative Facts' Rile Press
President Trump and his top aides spent their first weekend in the White House threatening reporters and insisting on the veracity of demonstrably false statements.
Trump Promises Tax Cuts, Less Red Tape — So Long As Businesses Stay In U.S.
The president met with corporate executives on Monday, promising tax cuts and regulatory relief. But he also warned CEOs against moving jobs to other countries.
Meet The Republican Governors Who Don't Want To Repeal All Of Obamacare
Eleven states with GOP governors expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. Now those governors want to make sure the expansion isn't unwound if the ACA is repealed.
A Preview Of President Trump's First Full Week In Office
There may be movement on agenda items like repealing Obamacare, but also the risk of distraction over media coverage and inaugural crowd size.
President Trump's Relationship With The Media Gets Off To A Rocky Start
After White House spokesman Sean Spicer called in the media Saturday to berate reporting on inaugural crowd size, White House counselor Kellyanne Conway introduced the concept of "alternative facts."
President Trump Pays A Fence Mending Visit To The CIA
After weeks in which Donald Trump had mocked U.S. intelligence officials, he paid a visit to the CIA on Saturday. Trump told staffers that he's now with them, "a thousand percent."
Women's March Draws Thousands To Greensboro
Saturday's event coincided with others across the country and was one of at least 12 gatherings in North Carolina.