Politics & Government

Politics & Government

Senate To Vote To Give More Funds Toward Flint's Drinking Water Crisis

10:59am September 13, 2016

Steve Inskeep talks to Senator Debbie Stabenow, who led the effort to provide millions in new federal funding for drinking water to her home state of Michigan.

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Foreign Policy Experts Push Back On Trump's Iranian Ships Comments

7:49am September 13, 2016

by Mary Louise Kelly

Donald Trump says that if Iran harasses U.S. ships in the Persian Gulf, "they will be shot out of the water." Iranian and U.S. Navy vessels have long played cat-and-mouse in the Gulf.

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Barack Obama, Bill Clinton To Fill In For Hillary Clinton

7:49am September 13, 2016

by Tamara Keith

Former president Bill Clinton will attend planned events in California and Nevada over the next 2 days as Hillary Clinton recovers from pneumonia. President Obama campaigns in Philadelphia on Tuesday.

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Libre Initiative Spreads Free Market Ideology To Latino Voters

5:43am September 13, 2016

Some GOP donors, skeptical of Donald Trump, are focusing on Senate races. Steve Inskeep talks to Daniel Garza of the Libre Initiative, a group targeting Latino voters in Nevada and Florida.

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Trump Blasts Clinton's 'Deplorables' Comment In Asheville, N.C.

8:54pm September 12, 2016

by Scott Detrow

Donald Trump spoke to supporters in Asheville, N.C., Monday night, where he criticized Hillary Clinton's comments about his supporters but largely stayed away from her recent health issues.

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Bill Clinton To Take Hillary Clinton's Place At Upcoming Campaign Events

8:26pm September 12, 2016

by Brian Naylor

Her campaign also says it could have done a better job acknowledging that the Democratic nominee is being treated for pneumonia.

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NCAA Pulls 7 Postseason Events Out Of NC Due To LGBT Law

8:07pm September 12, 2016

by Associated Press

The NCAA has pulled seven championship events from North Carolina, including opening-weekend men's basketball tournament games, for the coming year due to HB2.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt took great pains to hide the fact that he sometimes used a wheelchair.

Hillary Clinton's Reluctance To Address Health Issues Follows A Long Tradition

7:25pm September 12, 2016

by Brian Naylor

Clinton's begrudging admission that she's being treated for pneumonia raises the question of how transparent candidates should be about their medical concerns.

Biryani is a popular South Asian dish made with rice and meat, fish or vegetables. Though it is rarely made with beef, it has recently become the target of some Hindu activists in India who want to protect the holy cow.

India's War On Biryani Mixes Caste, Religion, Cow-Avenging Vigilantes

6:28pm September 12, 2016

by Sandip Roy

In an effort to save the sacred cow, one Indian state is attacking biryani, the much-loved rice and meat dish. The police is collecting biryani from homes and shops to test if it contains beef.

Hillary Clinton Stumbles After Reluctance To Address Health Issues

6:18pm September 12, 2016

by Mara Liasson

Hillary Clinton's efforts to humanize herself and make an affirmative case for her candidacy has been complicated by a case of pneumonia and her comments about Donald Trump's supporters.

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