Politics & Government

Investigation reveals how government bureaucracy failed to stop family separations

4:21pm August 09, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Atlantic immigration reporter Caitlin Dickerson about her extensive investigation into the Trump administration's family separation policy.

Covers of The Deconstructionists and Partisans

Two books dig into the 1990s for the roots of the Trump-era Republican Party

3:30pm August 09, 2022

by Ron Elving

Two veteran observers of American politics, a journalist and a historian, argue that former president Trump is not responsible for the GOP of our day but, instead, exploited it as he found it.

Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, Republican Gov. Phil Scott wears a mask as he takes the Oath of Office on the steps of the Vermont Statehouse in Montpelier, Vt., beginning his third two-year term. Vermont is one of two states that holds elections for governor eve

It's primary day in Vermont. Why do voters there choose a governor every 2 years?

1:49pm August 09, 2022

by Bob Kinzel

Vermont's Republican governor, Phil Scott, is on the ballot today, just like he was in 2016, 2018 and 2020. Why is that and will it ever change?

Politics & Government

How the Republican Party came to embrace conspiracy theories and denialism

1:33pm August 09, 2022

by Terry Gross

Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank examines how the GOP got to where it is today, with some elected leaders and candidates still endorsing the lie that Trump won. His book is The Destructionists.

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From left, Rebecca Kleefisch, Tim Michels and Timothy Ramthun (not pictured) participate in a televised debate for the GOP nomination for Wisconsin governor on July 24 in Milwaukee.

Trump and Pence choose sides in the contentious GOP primary for Wisconsin governor

11:33am August 09, 2022

by Shawn Johnson

Wisconsin's Republican primary for governor between Tim Michels and Rebecca Kleefisch could determine the future of the GOP in the state and whether the party can defeat Gov. Tony Evers, a Democrat.

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Senator Bernie Sanders has been meme'd — again

7:36am August 09, 2022

During the marathon debate for the Inflation Reduction Act, a photo emerged of a seemingly dejected Sanders sitting on the Capitol steps — resembling the 1970s iconic "Bill" from Schoolhouse Rock!

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The FBI conducted a search at ex-President Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida

7:21am August 09, 2022

Trump announced the news himself — calling the FBI action unnecessary and attacking it as politically motivated — even though he appointed the FBI director, Chris Wray.

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News brief: FBI searches Mar-a-Lago, Ukraine nuclear plant, New Mexico killings

6:29am August 09, 2022

The FBI searched ex-President Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort. Fighting near a Ukrainian nuclear power complex alarms both sides. Albuquerque's Muslim community is on alert after the murders of four men.

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Trump and Pence are at odds over Wisconsin's GOP gubernatorial primary

5:11am August 09, 2022

Wisconsin's Republican primary for governor could determine the GOP's future in the state and whether the party can defeat Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.

Research shows that expanded access to preventive care and coverage has led to an increase in colon cancer screenings, vaccinations, use of contraception and chronic disease screenings.

Preventive care such as birth control, anti-HIV medicine challenged in Texas lawsuit

5:00am August 09, 2022

by Allison Aubrey

Some object to paying for health insurance plans that cover preventive services that they say violate their religious beliefs, which could cause millions to lose access to care if the courts agree.