Politics & Government

Week In Politics: Deadly Sniper Attack On Dallas Police

6:10pm July 08, 2016

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with political commentators, Jonathan Capehart of the Washington Post and David Brooks of The New York Times. They discuss the deadly shooting of Dallas police officers and the FBI's recommendation not to indict Hillary Clinton in the email case.

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President Obama weighed in, once again, on this week's horrific shootings. Depending on the ear of the listener, Obama has either struck the right chord or been off key.

In Search Of Leadership: Why We Look To Politicians After Tragedy

6:06pm July 08, 2016

by Domenico Montanaro

This presidential election, people are choosing someone they can put their faith in when terrible events inevitably happen.

President Obama at the Warsaw NATO Summit.

NPR Politics Lunchbox: Reaction To Dallas Shootings; Campaigns Sell Emails For Cash

4:28pm July 08, 2016

Our favorite 2016 news and stories curated from NPR and around the Web. Today, politicians react to the recent shootings, and Sanders seeks DNC platform changes.

Getting To Know Ivanka Trump

2:15pm July 08, 2016

Rachel Martin talks to Gabriel Sherman of New York Magazine about Ivanka Trump's role in her father's bid for the presidency. Sherman recently wrote about Ivanka Trump for the magazine.

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Attack On Dallas Police: Special Coverage, The Morning After

10:22am July 08, 2016

NPR correspondents and Sarah Mervosh of the Dallas Morning News talk about the latest from Dallas, U.S. law enforcement and politics, and Friday's news conference by the Dallas police chief and mayor.

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Politics & Government

Obama Focuses On U.S. Violence While In Poland For NATO Summit

9:59am July 08, 2016

by Mara Liasson

President Obama is in Warsaw for the NATO summit but overnight he spoke about the sniper attack in Dallas. Five police officers were killed. Obama said the attacks were vicious and calculated.

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A memorial is left on July 7 for Philando Castile, following his death by a police officer in Falcon Heights, Minn.

Politicians React To Two Deaths Of Black Men By Police

7:04pm July 07, 2016

by Meg Anderson

The deaths of two black men at the hands of police within two days has prompted responses from Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and President Obama.

Donald Trump Visits Members Of Congress Ahead Of GOP Convention

6:33pm July 07, 2016

by Sarah McCammon

As Donald Trump tries to unify the GOP ahead of the Republican National Convention, he met Thursday with House and Senate Republicans in Washington, D.C.

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Bernie Sanders Expected To Endorse Hillary Clinton

6:33pm July 07, 2016

by Tamara Keith

Bernie Sanders is expected to endorse his former rival for the Democratic presidential nomination, Hillary Clinton, at a campaign event in New Hampshire next week, a Democratic source confirms to NPR.

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Arkansas Governor Weighs In On State Of The GOP Ahead Of Convention

6:33pm July 07, 2016

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson about the state of the GOP ahead of the Republican National Convention.

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