Politics

Trump And French President Macron Commemorate 75th Anniversary Of D-Day

5:07pm June 06, 2019

by Eleanor Beardsley

In Normandy, on the 75th anniversary of D-Day, President Trump and French President Macron hailed the heroes of the invasion and celebrated the post-war peace and prosperity they secured.

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Former U.S. Ambassador To Mexico Discusses Trump's Tariff Plan

4:25pm June 06, 2019

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with John Negroponte, former ambassador to Mexico under President George H. W. Bush, about his criticism of President Trump's plan to impose tariffs on Mexican imports.

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An employee works at a wiring harness and cable assembly manufacturing company in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, that exports to the U.S. in 2017. The auto industry says threatened tariffs would play havoc with supply chains.

Ohio To Juárez And Back Again: Why Tariffs On Mexico Alarm The Auto Industry

10:38am June 06, 2019

by Camila Domonoske

The U.S. auto industry opposes President Trump's threatened tariffs on goods imported from Mexico. It says the taxes would increase the cost of vehicles and play havoc with supply chains.

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Tariff Talks Between U.S. And Mexican Negotiators Press On

10:17am June 06, 2019

by Franco Ordoñez

President Trump tweeted that talks with Mexican officials would continue Thursday — raising hopes they may be able to reach an agreement to avert potentially crippling tariffs on Mexican imports.

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Critics See VA Change As A Move Toward Privatizing The Agency

7:11am June 06, 2019

by Quil Lawrence

A major change in how the Department of Veterans Affairs uses private health care providers goes into effect Thursday amid concerns that it could drain resources from the VA into the private sector.

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News Brief: Tariffs, D-Day Anniversary, Syria To Repatriate Americans

6:23am June 06, 2019

Negotiations to head off tariffs on Mexico continue. President Trump is in Normandy to commemorate D-Day's 75th anniversary. And, 8 Americans are being repatriated to the U.S. from northern Syria.

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White House Cuts Activities Funding For Unaccompanied Migrant Children

6:20am June 06, 2019

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Wendy Young, president of Kids in Need of Defense, about the discontinuation of funds for English classes and legal aid for unaccompanied child migrants in U.S. shelters.

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Cargo trucks pass the secondary fence that divides the United States and Mexico in Otay Mesa, Calif., on May 31. Vice President Pence held a meeting with Mexican officials on Wednesday over threats to raise tariffs on that country.

U.S.-Mexican Tariff Talks Continue As White House Meeting Ends Without A Deal

9:27pm June 05, 2019

by Franco Ordoñez

The administration is under pressure from Mexico and top Republicans to back off of a threat to impose tariffs on that country if it does not make an effort to curb illegal immigration.

A newly sworn-in U.S. citizen holds a U.S. flag and documents during a naturalization ceremony in 2018 at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston.

Judge Delays Review Of 'Serious' Allegations Of Citizenship Question Cover-Up

8:42pm June 05, 2019

by Hansi Lo Wang

A federal judge in New York says he's not planning to rule on the allegations until after the Supreme Court's likely decision this month on the fate of the census question.

The Southwest Key-Casa Padre Facility in Brownsville, Texas, formerly a Walmart, is one of more than 150 federally contracted shelters for unaccompanied minors that will lose educational and legal programs as a result of the mandate by Health and Human Se

Administration Cuts Education And Legal Services For Unaccompanied Minors

7:25pm June 05, 2019

The Office of Refugee Resettlement is telling migrant shelters to scale back on activities that are "not directly necessary for the protection of life and safety."