Bill Shine Resigns As White House Communications Director
Shine, a former Fox News executive, will become a senior adviser to the president's 2020 re-election campaign.
Politics
Blackout In Venezuela Leaves Its Leaders Casting Blame In The Dark
President Nicolás Maduro blamed the "electricity war" on the United States, while opposition leader Juan Guaidó said the onus was on Venezuela's ruling party, "the usurpers."
Chelsea Manning Is Jailed After Refusing To Testify About WikiLeaks
Former Army Pvt. Chelsea Manning is back in official custody, jailed over her refusal to testify before a grand jury in a case involving Julian Assange and WikiLeaks.
House Passes Extensive Election And Campaign Finance Overhaul Bill
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has made it clear, however, that the bill is going nowhere in the Senate.
U.S. Economy Loses Steam, Adding Only 20,000 Jobs Last Month
The economy added far fewer jobs than expected in February, a slowdown from much stronger gains in December and January. But the jobless rate fell to 3.8 percent, and earnings growth picked up.
Political Opponents Disagree Over Whether Migrant Influx Is A Crisis
Data show the number of people trying to get into the U.S. via the Southern border is at a 10-year high. Steve Inskeep talks to Doris Meissner, ex-head of the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
Manafort And Cohen Are Going To Prison But Will Trump Intervene?
Rachel Martin talks to former federal prosecutors Elie Honig and Kimberly Wehle about federal sentences, and the likelihood of pardons for President Trump associates Paul Manafort and Michael Cohen.
Voters Have To Wade Through Fraud Rhetoric To Get To The Truth
Some politicians claim that voter fraud is widespread. That phrase is often used more to advance political goals than anything else. Election officials say it undermines confidence in elections.
News Brief: Paul Manafort, House Anti-Semitism Vote, Tornado Aftermath
Paul Manafort, former Trump campaign chairman, is sentenced to 47 months in prison. House votes to condemn anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry. Funerals begin for victims of a tornado in Alabama.
Paul Manafort, Former Trump Campaign Chairman, Sentenced To Just Under 4 Years
The sentence in federal court followed Manafort's conviction in a bank and tax fraud trial last summer. The case involved Manafort's political work for powerful clients in Eastern Europe.