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GOP Sen. Johnny Isakson On Disaster Relief Package And The Fight In Congress

5:42pm April 02, 2019

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., about the wide-ranging disaster relief package he has championed and the fight over it in Congress.

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President Trump says Republicans will pass "a great health care package" after the 2020 election.

Trump Backs Off Obamacare Replacement After Top GOP Leader Nixes The Idea

5:27pm April 02, 2019

by Brian Naylor

The president still promises "a great health care package" — but not until after the next election. His comments come after a phone call with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

Robin Hayes, Head Of North Carolina's Republican Party, Indicted On Federal Charges

4:23pm April 02, 2019

by Jeff Tiberii

The chair of the North Carolina Republican Party has been indicted on charges including wire fraud, bribery and aiding and abetting. Two Durham businessman were also indicted.

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Trucks wait to enter the United States at the border crossing in Tijuana, Mexico, in 2017. More than $1.6 billion in goods flow across the border each day.

How Closing The Border Would Affect U.S. Economy, From Avocados To Autos

3:55pm April 02, 2019

by Scott Horsley

President Trump has threatened to close the U.S. border with Mexico in response to a large number of illegal crossings. A closure would very likely hit a wide range of industries.

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How Trump's Campaign Fundraising Compares With 2020 Democratic Contenders

3:09pm April 02, 2019

by Peter Overby

President Trump's re-election campaign is turning to everything from MAGA hat sales to six-figure fundraisers as it faces an energized Democratic field that is focused on small-dollar fundraising.

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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks at a campaign rally in Los Angeles on March 23. His campaign reported on Tuesday that it raised $18.2 million through the end of the first quarter of the year.

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Sanders Tops Democratic Fundraising, So Far, As Harris And Buttigieg Draw Big Sums

3:08pm April 02, 2019

by Domenico Montanaro

The Vermont senator's campaign says it raised $18.2 million from more than 500,000 donors. Sen. Kamala Harris has raised $12 million, while South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg raised $7 million.

Former Vice President Joe Biden pauses as he speaks at the University of Utah in December. Allegations of inappropriate contact with women are putting Biden's potential campaign hopes in jeopardy.

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Joe Biden Is Democrats' Past, But New Allegations Mean He Might Not Be Their Future

1:44pm April 02, 2019

by Ron Elving

Is the 76-year-old former vice president too much a man of the last century? His basic vulnerability is being cast as a candidate of the past in a party selling itself as the party of the future.

U.S. Stops F-35 Parts Delivery After Turkey Decides To Buy Russian Missile System

11:48am April 02, 2019

by David Welna

Turkey is helping the U.S. build the F-35 jet fighter. It also insists on buying a Russian air defense missile system that could shoot that warplane down. The U.S. says the NATO ally can't have both.

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Former first lady Barbara Bush is interviewed for 'The Presidents' Gatekeepers' project about the White House Chiefs of Staff at the Bush Library, Oct. 24, 2011 in College Station, Texas.

'The Matriarch' Presents Barbara Bush As Indispensable To 2 Bush Presidencies

8:46am April 02, 2019

by Jessica Taylor

Beyond the juicy bits, journalist Susan Page paints a larger portrait of one of the more underappreciated, least understood figures of the last century — one with both insecurities and influence.

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White House Overturned 25 Denied Security Clearances, Whistleblower Says

8:13am April 02, 2019

Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic Rep. Gerald Connolly of Virginia about whistleblower allegations that administration officials intervened in the security clearance process. NPR's Tim Mak weighs in.

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