Politics & Government

Politics & Government

Romney, Putin In Action Over The Weekend

9:00am May 18, 2015

Ex-GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romeny went 2 rounds with boxer Evander Holyfield in a charity event. Also, Russian President Vladimir Putin played hockey in a game showcasing retired Russian pros.

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Former President Bill Clinton campaigns before the 2014 elections for former Sen. Mark Pryor, center, and Mike Ross, right, the Democratic candidate for governor.

Political Postcard: Still Love For Bill Clinton In A Place Called Hope

8:12pm May 17, 2015

by Don Gonyea

Bill Clinton won Arkansas twice when he ran for president. The state's politics have taken a dramatic turn to the right since, but some in his hometown like the idea of Clinton as first gentleman.

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Nemtsov Report Alleges Russian Military Forces Fought In Ukraine

8:05pm May 17, 2015

by Corey Flintoff

A report begun by Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov before his murder in February has been published in Moscow. It makes detailed allegations about direct Russian military involvement in the war in Ukraine, which is something the Kremlin has always denied.

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GOP Presidential Race Revs Its Motors At Iowa Dinner

7:14pm May 17, 2015

by Don Gonyea

The 2016 presidential race is off to a slow start compared to the last two cycles. But the activity is starting to heat up in Iowa, where official and potential candidates spoke at a GOP dinner.

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Demonstrators participated in a March2Justice for criminal justice reform legislation outside the Capitol in April. Lawmakers who are working to on fixes to the justice system say recent unrest is pushing them to act.

After Baltimore And Ferguson, Major Momentum For Criminal Justice System Reform

7:46pm May 16, 2015

by Carrie Johnson

There's an unusual bipartisan consensus in Washington on the need to overhaul the justice system. But there are competing proposals and, as one advocate says, "expectations are very high."

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Week Of Damage Control For Jeb Bush And Hillary Clinton

7:35pm May 16, 2015

It's been a tough political week for Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton on issues of Iraq and Clinton Foundation funding. Political editor Ron Elving talks with NPR's Scott Simon about the implications.

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Graphic showing how positive train control works by slowing or stopping a train.

Red Tape Slows Control System That Could Have Saved Speeding Train

7:35pm May 16, 2015

by David Schaper

Investigators say the control network would have prevented this week's crash, and Amtrak vows to have it implemented by the 2016 deadline. But technical and bureaucratic hurdles are holding others up.

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RedState Advises Less Meat-Throwing, More Substance In GOP Campaigns

9:31am May 16, 2015

by NPR Staff

RedState blogger Erick Erickson has asked Republican candidates at his conservative summit to focus on what they would do to shape the nation, rather than bash President Obama and each other.

Nearly a quarter of respondents to a recent poll had an opinion on Political Science Professor Emily Farris, who is not running for anything.

She's Not A Candidate, So Why Do So Many People Have An Opinion Of Her?

6:07pm May 15, 2015

by Amita Kelly

Emily Farris is not running for anything and has no national profile or political aspirations. Yet, a quarter of GOP primary voters in one poll had an opinion of her. What's going on? Pseudo-opinion.

Candidates, and "un-candidates," for the presidency are slicing and dicing campaign-finance law, testing the boundaries of what's legal.

'Candidates' Driving Cash-Filled Trucks Through Campaign-Finance Loopholes

5:47pm May 15, 2015

by Peter Overby

Candidates, people likely to become them and their supporters on both the left and right — from Hillary Clinton to Jeb Bush — are exploiting holes in campaign-finance law loopholes. Here's how.