Politics

Politics & Government

Looking Back At David Koch's Impact On American Politics

5:19pm August 23, 2019

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Jane Mayer of The New Yorker, and author of Dark Money, about David Koch, who died at age 79. He was known as philanthropist, and funded Libertarian causes.

Queue Listen Now

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaks with NPR in July.

Politics & Government

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Treated Again For Cancer

5:19pm August 23, 2019

by Nina Totenberg

The 86-year-old justice just wrapped up weeks of treatment after a new cancerous tumor was found on her pancreas. Doctors say there's no evidence of cancer elsewhere.

Queue Listen Now

Sarah Chamberlain, president of the Republican Main Street Partnership, is photographed in February 2017. House GOP moderates clashed with the Republican Main Street Partnership following the 2018 midterm elections, leading many lawmakers to sever ties wi

Politics & Government

Meltdown On Main Street: Inside The Breakdown Of The GOP's Moderate Wing

4:40pm August 23, 2019

by Susan Davis

House GOP moderates clashed with the Republican Main Street Partnership following the 2018 midterms, leading many lawmakers to sever ties with an outside group that's been a fixture since the 1990s.

David Koch underwrote both old-fashioned charitable causes, such as the David H. Koch Center for Cancer Care, and the conservative movement, reshaping U.S. politics.

David Koch Dies; Conservative Billionaire Helped Reshape U.S. Politics

4:39pm August 23, 2019

Koch and his brother Charles built one of the nation's largest private businesses and created a network of secretly funded organizations that attacked Democrats.

Queue Listen Now

Politics & Government

Week In Politics: Trump's Comments On Trade, The Fed Chairman And 'Disloyalty'

4:23pm August 23, 2019

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post, and Hugo Gurdon of the Washington Examiner about President Trump's controversial comments on trade, the fed chairman and Jews.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection intercepted and seized 52,601 illegal firearms parts from China in recent months.

Customs Agents Make 'Unusual' Seizure Of Nearly 53,000 Chinese Gun Parts

3:47pm August 23, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

The illegal stocks, muzzles and other items were intercepted in recent months. "There was no attempt to hide the importation attempt," CPB spokesperson Jaime Ruiz told NPR.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, shown here at the Kremlin in Moscow on Thursday, said on Friday that Russia should respond in kind to the testing of a new U.S. cruise missile.

Putin To Russian Military: 'Prepare A Symmetrical Response' To U.S. Missile Test

2:07pm August 23, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

His remarks come after a U.S. Defense Department test of a modified Navy Tomahawk cruise missile, and the demise of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty between Washington and Moscow.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Friday that the central bank "will act as appropriate to sustain" the U.S. economic expansion.

More Rate Cuts? Powell Says Fed Is Ready To Help Economy Grow Amid Trade Tensions

1:28pm August 23, 2019

by Avie Schneider

The central bank will "act as appropriate" to sustain the economic expansion as the trade war with China takes a toll on global growth and parts of the U.S. economy, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell says.

K.P. George, pictured in the historic Fort Bend County Courthouse in Richmond, Texas, stands before the photos of all the previous County Judges who preceded him in the office. The Indian immigrant is the first minority ever elected to the seat.

Politics & Government

As Texas Suburbs Diversify, Democrats See An Opportunity For 2020

12:25pm August 23, 2019

by Jessica Taylor

As Republican retirements stack up, Democrats are bullish about gains in Texas, with rapid demographic shifts among Hispanics and Asians. Plus, a backlash against President Trump.

Queue Listen Now

Security Concerns Prompt Congress To Move Toward Banning Chinese Railcars

6:42am August 23, 2019

by Brian Naylor

Congress has given initial approval to barring transit agencies from using federal dollars to buy Chinese-made railcars. Backers say the ban will prevent possible Chinese spying.

Queue Listen Now