Politics & Government

Wednesday marks the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The history of the attack is clear, yet the conspiracy theory that President Franklin D. Roosevelt allowed the attack to take place to draw America into the war never dies.

No, FDR Did Not Know The Japanese Were Going To Bomb Pearl Harbor

12:08pm December 06, 2016

by NPR Staff

There's no evidence to support it, but the conspiracy theory that President Franklin Roosevelt knew beforehand about Pearl Harbor refuses to die, to the consternation of World War II historians.

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Ben Carson Says His Experience Helped Prepare Him To Lead Housing Agency

8:00am December 06, 2016

by Pam Fessler

Though he has no government experience, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson has been selected to head the Department of Housing and Urban Development by President-elect Trump.

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A Democratic Senator Weighs In On Trump's Emerging Cabinet

7:27am December 06, 2016

As Donald Trump's cabinet takes shape, Sen. Jeff Merkley, an Oregon Democrat, weighs in. He says he's "deeply concerned" about the choice of Ben Carson to leading Housing and Urban Development.

Vice President Joe Biden seen here on the campaign trail for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in Dayton, Ohio in October.

Biden Hints He's Leaving The Door Open To A 2020 Run

10:46pm December 05, 2016

by Brakkton Booker

Vice President Joe Biden turned 74 last month and would 78 after the 2020 election. Biden decided against a run this past cycle, after losing his son Beau to cancer in 2015.

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that considers the influences of race and politics in redistricting on Monday.

Supreme Court Considers Race, Politics And Redistricting In 2 Cases

8:41pm December 05, 2016

by Nina Totenberg

The high court heard arguments Monday in cases testing whether lawmakers in Virginia and North Carolina weighed race too heavily when redrawing state legislative districts.

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Sammy Lee, two-time Olympic diving champion.

Sammy Lee Climbed Above Racism, Dove Into Olympic History

7:38pm December 05, 2016

by Karen Grigsby Bates

Sammy Lee, a Korean War veteran and the first American platform diver to win gold in consecutive Olympics, dies of pneumonia at the age of 96.

N.C. Gov. Pat McCrory Concedes To Democrat Roy Cooper In Close Race

6:29pm December 05, 2016

by Jeff Tiberii

The last unresolved governor's race of 2016 is over. N.C. Gov. Pat McCrory has conceded to Democrat Roy Cooper after a closely fought race in one of the country's most politically divided states.

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Trump's Phone Call To Taiwan's Leader Risks China Tensions

6:29pm December 05, 2016

by Jackie Northam

President-elect Donald Trump's telephone conversation with Taiwan's president broke four decades of diplomatic protocol. There's concern it could also spark a crisis with China, which considers Taiwan a renegade province.

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President-Elect Trump Nominates Ben Carson To Run HUD

6:29pm December 05, 2016

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Amy Liu, director of the Metropolitan Policy Program at the Brookings Institution who worked at the Department of Housing and Urban Development during the Clinton administration, about President-elect Donald Trump's nomination of Dr. Ben Carson to run the agency.

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Armed Man Threatens D.C. Pizzeria Targeted By Fake News Stories

6:29pm December 05, 2016

by Jennifer Ludden

In Washington, D.C., local businesses are asking for more security after an armed man threatened a pizza place targeted by fake news stories. Police say the North Carolina man wanted to investigate a conspiracy theory that Hillary Clinton runs a child sex ring from the restaurant.

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