Analysis

Deadline Closes In On Administration Regarding Iran Sanctions

7:00am January 11, 2018

President Trump is being urged by some top advisers to waive sanctions on Iran by a Friday deadline. Rachel Martin talks to Dennis Ross, who has advised four former presidents on the Middle East.

On Tuesday, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., released testimony that Fusion GPS founder Glenn Simpson gave to the Senate Judiciary Committee. She released the material without coordinating with committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa.

How The Fusion GPS Founder's Testimony Fits In The Russia Saga

10:00am January 10, 2018

by Philip Ewing

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., made a big splash by releasing the roughly 300-page paper bomb — a tactical win for Democrats in Washington, D.C.

Politics & Government

Politics In The News: 'Fire And Fury' Leads Headlines

7:39am January 08, 2018

Steve Inskeep talks to Jonah Goldberg, senior editor of National Review about the apparent fall of former chief strategist Steve Bannon, who provoked Trump's ire by criticizing him in a new book.

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Steve Bannon, former White House chief strategist and chairman of Breitbart News, attends a discussion on countering violent extremism in the Middle East on October 23, 2017 in Washington, D.C.

Politics & Government

The Rise And Fall Of Steve Bannon

6:33pm January 07, 2018

by Scott Detrow

Last week, Bannon found himself cut off from his two biggest patrons: President Donald Trump and conservative activist and donor Rebekah Mercer, the daughter of billionaire investor Robert Mercer.

Winding up his testimony before a Senate subcommittee, Roy Cohn makes a speech of praise for Sen. Joseph McCarthy, R-Wis., in Washington, D.C. on June 15, 1954.

Politics & Government

President Trump Called For Roy Cohn, But Roy Cohn Was Gone

7:00am January 07, 2018

by Ron Elving

Some say Cohn was Trump's mentor, or even his surrogate father. This much is clear: Cohn was Trump's model in the handling of public relationships and media warfare.

A copy of Fire and Fury sits on display at a bookstore in Washington, D.C., on Friday. The book was rushed into bookstores and onto e-book platforms because of demand and the threat of a lawsuit from President Trump.

The New Year Rings In With 'Fire And Fury.' It Might Mean A Consequential 2018

6:56pm January 06, 2018

by Domenico Montanaro

The first week of the new year kicked off with the same ferocity of news that last year ended with.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions holds a news conference at the Department of Justice on December 15, 2017, in Washington, D.C.

The Russia Investigations: Sessions On Edge, Bannon Exiled And Internecine Combat

7:00am January 06, 2018

by Philip Ewing

A cyclone of news reshapes D.C. and spins the Russia imbroglio into a significant new direction. Attorney General Jeff Sessions wound up in quicksand; Steve Bannon wound up cast into darkness.

President Trump and Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell talk to reporters in the Rose Garden following a lunch meeting at the White House in October to combat rumors they have a strained relationship.

Trump's Blowup With Bannon Means He's Now All-In With McConnell And GOP Establishment

1:10pm January 04, 2018

by Domenico Montanaro

The president has no choice right now other than to align himself with the Republican establishment both legislatively and politically. Will that hold?

ESPN columnist Jemele Hill attends ESPN The Party on Feb. 5, 2016 in San Francisco.

ESPN's Jemele Hill On Race, Football And That Tweet About Trump

9:17am January 04, 2018

by Gene Demby

The SportsCenter anchor discusses becoming a lightning rod in the culture wars and the flimsy partition between politics and sports.

On the domestic front in 2018, President Trump is expected to focus on immigration, infrastructure, welfare and health care.

Immigration, Infrastructure And Iran: The President's Plans For 2018

2:01pm January 03, 2018

by Domenico Montanaro

President Trump enters his second year in office, fresh off his first legislative victory. Are there more to come? What about that Russia probe, hot spots overseas — and those midterm elections?