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To Gain Support From Republican Politicians, Kushner Leveraged Ties With Right-Wing Media

4:10pm December 19, 2018

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Politico reporter Eliana Johnson about Jared Kushner's campaign to gain the support of the right-wing media in order to cultivate the support of Republican politicians.

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Once A Rising GOP Star, Paul Ryan Delivers Farewell Address

4:10pm December 19, 2018

by Susan Davis

House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., is retiring after three years in the post. He became a national figure touting entitlement reforms but failed to enact any.

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Supporters cheer as President Trump speaks during a rally in Mississippi in November.

Warning To Democrats: Most Americans Against U.S. Getting More Politically Correct

3:51pm December 19, 2018

by Domenico Montanaro

An NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds that 52 percent don't want the country to become more politically correct and are upset there are too many things people can't say anymore.

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a Rural Housing Assistance Council Awards Reception, on Dec. 6 in Washington, D.C.

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Fed Raises Rates Despite Trump Attacks, Stocks Tank

3:23pm December 19, 2018

by Emily Sullivan

The U.S. Federal Reserve is raising the benchmark borrowing rate to a range of 2.25 percent to 2.50 percent, a move that would put it at the highest level in a decade.

American troops look toward the border with Turkey from a small outpost near the town of Manbij, northern Syria, in February.

White House Orders Pentagon To Pull U.S. Troops From Syria

2:06pm December 19, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

U.S. troops have been in Syria since late 2015. The move is a reversal of U.S. policy: Earlier this month, Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis said troops would stay to stabilize the country.

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Criminal Justice Reform Bill Earns Senate Approval, Moves Closer To Becoming Law

1:14pm December 19, 2018

by Ayesha Rascoe

A bipartisan bill aimed at overhauling federal prisons and reducing recidivism cleared a major hurdle Tuesday night.

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McConnell Announces Plan To Avert Partial Government Shutdown

11:26am December 19, 2018

Congress appears to be on the verge of avoiding a partial government shutdown. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's plan would delay a fight over border wall funding until February.

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Judge Delays Flynn's Sentencing, Trump Alters Border Wall Demand

11:26am December 19, 2018

Noel King talks to Democratic Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware about the unexpected developments in two major Washington stories on Tuesday. NPR's Mara Liasson weighs in on their conversation.

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The U.S. Government Is Careening Perilously Close To A Shutdown

11:26am December 19, 2018

by Brian Naylor

The government will partially close at midnight Friday, unless Congress and the White House can agree on how to fund several key agencies despite the president's insistence on funding a border wall.

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Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey addresses a crowd in New Hampshire, which happens to be a key early presidential primary state.

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Democrats Move To Beef Up Foreign-Policy Credentials Ahead Of 2020 Runs

8:35am December 19, 2018

by Scott Detrow

A key step in running for president: laying out a foreign-policy vision showing he or she can command the military and keep the country safe. Several likely candidates are hard at work on this front.