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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, shown outside the U.S. Capitol on July 25, has been working on legislation aimed at lowering the cost of prescription drugs, a rare shared priority with President Trump.

Politics & Government

Speaker Nancy Pelosi Unveils Plan To Lower Prescription Drug Costs

11:57am September 19, 2019

by Susan Davis

The House speaker has been working privately for months on legislation aimed at lowering the cost of prescription drugs, a rare shared priority with President Trump.

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Fed Cuts Interest Rates To Keep Economy Strong, Chairman Powell Says

9:55am September 19, 2019

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center at the Brookings Institution, about the Federal Reserve lowering interest rates a quarter percentage point.

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Pelosi Offers Plan To Cut Prescription Drug Prices

9:42am September 19, 2019

House Speaker Pelosi's plan would allow government to negotiate prices with pharmaceutical companies. She proposes several steps to bring down prices, including ideas President Trump has supported.

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California Vows To Take Trump To Court Over Emissions Standards

6:37am September 19, 2019

NPR's Noel King talks to California Gov. Gavin Newsom about why it's important for his state to keep its stringent auto emission standards, as the Trump administration tries to roll them back.

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Trump Picks O'Brien To Replace Bolton As National Security Adviser

6:29am September 19, 2019

David Greene talks with Juan Zarate, a former deputy national security adviser, about President Trump's new national security adviser Robert O'Brien, who takes over for John Bolton.

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Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau campaigns for the upcoming election in Fredericton, New Brunswick, September 18, 2019.

Canadian PM Trudeau Apologizes For Brownface Costume At 2001 Party

11:09pm September 18, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

The revelation of the photo comes as Trudeau is launching his reelection bid. "I'm pissed off at myself, I'm disappointed in myself," he said.

President Trump with his new national security adviser, Robert O'Brien, on Wednesday in Los Angeles.

Once A 'Rocket Ship,' National Security Council Now Avoided By Government Pros

9:34pm September 18, 2019

by Franco Ordoñez

Career foreign policy professionals tell NPR they increasingly fear that joining the NSC, which is part of the White House, will taint them as political operatives.

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Lawmakers Hear Emotional Stories From 'Forgotten Crisis' Of Military Domestic Violence

7:09pm September 18, 2019

by Jessica Taylor

Three women told a House Armed Services subcommittee that their complaints of physical abuse ultimately went ignored by commanding officers.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the Fed cut rates to "help keep the U.S. economy strong in the face of some notable developments and to provide insurance against ongoing risks."

Fed Cuts Interest Rates To Prop Up The Slowing Economy

5:22pm September 18, 2019

by Scott Horsley

The quarter-percentage-point cut will lower borrowing costs for households and businesses. The move is an effort to prolong the decade-old economic expansion in the face of rising headwinds.

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Robert O'Brien, Trump's New National Security Adviser

5:04pm September 18, 2019

by Greg Myre

President Trump's choice for a new national security adviser, Robert O'Brien, has been the point man on American hostages held overseas. He's been a private lawyer punctuated by stints in government.

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