Politics

Sen. Cory Booker Explains His 2020 Campaign Strategy With NPR's Politics Podcast

10:03pm May 15, 2019

New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker talks about his rationale for running for president in an interview with the NPR Politics Podcast. It's part of a series with New Hampshire Public Radio and Iowa Public Radio.

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Jerry Castillo prepares a steel pipe at the Borusan Mannesmann Pipe manufacturing facility Tuesday, June 5, 2018, in Baytown, Texas. The company is seeking a waiver from the steel tariff to import tubing and casing.

Tariff Waivers Let U.S. Government Pick Winners And Losers

8:40pm May 15, 2019

by Scott Horsley

President Trump suggests U.S. companies hurt by China tariffs can apply for a waiver. The Department of Commerce is already dealing with thousands of exclusion requests for earlier steel tariffs.

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President Trump tours a portion of the border wall between the United States and Mexico in Calexico, Calif., last month.

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Trump To Outline Immigration Plan That Would Overhaul Who Is Allowed Into The U.S.

5:03pm May 15, 2019

A key plank of the president's election was his hard-line stance on immigration. And now he is ready to roll out his legislative approach.

Nation Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre's spending has come under scrutiny after documents were leaked detailing expensive clothing shopping trips.

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As Leaks Show Lavish NRA Spending, Former Staff Detail Poor Conditions At Nonprofit

2:00pm May 15, 2019

by Tim Mak

New documents leaked about NRA top executive Wayne LaPierre's lavish clothing and travel expenses contrast with the culture of fear, poor pay and an underfunded pension described by former staffers.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi talks to the media at a news conference on Capitol Hill on May 2.

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Precedent Favors Democrats In Power Struggle With Trump, But It Could Take Awhile

12:41pm May 15, 2019

by Susan Davis

Courts have tended to side with Congress when it comes to questions of congressional oversight of the executive branch. House Democrats hope they will again in a confrontation over the Mueller report.

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) is one of the first Muslim women elected to Congress. She has been the target of criticism and censure for statements regarded as anti-Semitic. Many other prominent black Muslim leaders say her experience is familiar.

American Muslims In Public Life Say They Face Outsize Scrutiny

12:07pm May 15, 2019

by Leila Fadel

Many say the storm of criticism around Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), the first black Muslim woman in Congress, is more about who she is than what she says. Her experience is familiar to other Muslim leaders.

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Alabama May Soon Have The Nation's Most Restrictive Abortion Law

8:21am May 15, 2019

The Alabama Senate passed a bill that would ban nearly all abortions in the state. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Dr. Yashica Robinson of the Alabama Women's Center for Reproductive Alternatives.

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Farmers Must Give Trump Latitude To Make Trade Deals, Gov. Parson Says

7:19am May 15, 2019

NPR's Noel King talks to Missouri's GOP Gov. Mike Parson about the impact of the trade war on agriculture, which is his state's largest industry. Trump eyes another round of bailouts for farmers.

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Sen. James Lankford, R.-Okla., said he worries an opportune moment may pass following the release of the Mueller report without new action to secure U.S. elections.

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Mueller Report Elicited A Lot Of Conversation — But Little Election Legislation

7:13am May 15, 2019

by Miles Parks

Congress so far hasn't used the special counsel report to draft new laws aimed at protecting elections from foreign interference. One key senator worries about missing the moment.

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Congressional Intelligence Panels Discussed In This Week's 'Ask Cokie'

6:56am May 15, 2019

Rachel Martin talks to columnist and commentator Cokie Roberts, who answers listener questions on the history of House and Senate intelligence committees.

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