Politics

President Trump returns to the White House last week as the Ukraine scandal was growing and with an impeachment inquiry launched by Democrats in the U.S. House.

'The Campaign Is The Amplifier': How Trump Plans To Fight Impeachment Push

8:10am September 30, 2019

by Tamara Keith

While a top White House aide insists President Trump doesn't need a dedicated team to fight impeachment, his reelection campaign launched a multimillion-dollar ad buy to defend him.

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Hillary Clinton's Private Emailer Server Is Once Again Under Investigation

8:06am September 30, 2019

NPR's Noel King talks to Greg Jaffe of The Washington Post about the State Department reviving a probe into current and former officials who sent then Secretary of State Hillary Clinton emails.

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American People Need To Know Who Whistleblower Is, Rep. Harris Says

7:23am September 30, 2019

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to GOP Rep. Andy Harris of Maryland who doesn't think President Trump committed an impeachable offense when he pushed Ukraine's president to investigate a political rival.

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News Brief: Impeachment Inquiry, Clinton Email Probe, Hong Kong Protests

5:09am September 30, 2019

How big a threat is the impeachment probe into President Trump? The matter of Hillary Clinton's emails is not over. And, Hong Kong is on edge ahead of China's milestone anniversary on Tuesday.

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Rep. Joaquin Castro On Trump Impeachment Inquiry

5:16pm September 29, 2019

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Congressman Joaquin Castro, a member of the House Intelligence Committee, about what's next in the impeachment inquiry.

Former Austrian chancellor Sebastian Kurz from the Austrian People's Party, OEVP, speaks at a closing rally ahead of elections in Vienna, Austria, on Thursday. The Austrian elections are on Sunday.

Austria Election: Sebastian Kurz Poised To Regain Power

3:31pm September 29, 2019

by Joanna Kakissis

Despite a cash-for-contracts scandal that brought down his government in May, Kurz, 33, the country's youngest-ever chancellor, is likely to win back his job on Sunday in a snap election.

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Sunday Politics

1:08pm September 29, 2019

by Mara Liasson

The coming week will likely bring a messaging war, as well as a battle between Congress and the Trump administration over the levers of oversight power.

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Election Security Update

9:32am September 29, 2019

by Miles Parks

Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire says his top priority is securing the 2020 election — above Chinese espionage and cybersecurity. What are he and the government doing about it?

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The Week In Impeachment News

8:02am September 29, 2019

After the revelation of a whistleblower's complaint, last week's events became a hectic cascade leading to the official launch of an impeachment inquiry by the House of Representatives.

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Latest Polls Of Iowa And Texas Voters

8:02am September 29, 2019

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Ann Selzer, a pollster in Iowa, and Abby Livingston of the Texas Tribune, about how people in Iowa and Texas are responding to the politics in Washington.

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