Politics

Head Of Ireland's Green Party Wants Trump Invitation Rescinded

6:15am September 04, 2018

David Greene talks to Eamon Ryan, the head of Ireland's Green Party, about why he is against President Trump's upcoming visit to the country. Trump is scheduled to go there in November.

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Morning News Brief: Brett Kavanaugh, Colin Kaepernick

6:14am September 04, 2018

Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh begins confirmation hearings. Former 49ers quarterback Kaepernick is one of the faces of Nike's "Just Do It" anniversary campaign. Fire guts Brazil's National Museum.

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10 Education Stories You May Have Missed This Summer

6:00am September 04, 2018

by Anya Kamenetz

The school shootings that weren't; a student loan watchdog quits; the number of chronically absent students is on the rise; and the top high school play and musical.

Andrew Gillum, the Democratic candidate for Florida governor, speaks Friday during a campaign rally in Orlando.

Florida Election Is Latest Target Of White Supremacist Robocalls

9:25pm September 03, 2018

by Emily Sullivan

The calls feature a narrator speaking in a minstrel voice, posing as Andrew Gillum, a black Democrat gubernatorial nominee in Florida. The calls are linked to a neo-Nazi, anti-Semitic podcast.

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Politics & Government

Are Tech Giants Doing Enough To Fight Against Foreign Powers Trying To Influence Elections?

4:51pm September 03, 2018

by Alina Selyukh

The Senate Intelligence Committee has summoned top executives from Facebook, Twitter and Google to testify on Wednesday about foreign influence campaigns.

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After Struggling To Turn Out Voters, Democrats Hope 2018 Will Be Different

4:51pm September 03, 2018

by Jessica Taylor

Labor Day marks the start of the fall campaign season. This year, there's a lot of evidence that highly energized Democratic voters will turn out, eager to see their party take control of the U.S. House.

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Kavanaugh Set To Begin His Testimony Before Senate Judiciary Committee

4:30pm September 03, 2018

As confirmation hearings begin this week for Judge Brett Kavanaugh, NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Republican strategist Ron Bonjean about President Trump's latest Supreme Court nominee.

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Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., speaks onstage at The Human Rights Campaign 2018 Los Angeles Gala Dinner at JW Marriott Los Angeles earlier this year. She's running this year for Senate, aiming to be just the second LGBTQ person elected to that body.

Politics & Government

Rise Of LGBTQ Candidates Could Usher In A 'Rainbow Wave' In 2018

3:11pm September 03, 2018

by Jessica Taylor

There were a record 430 lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender candidates this year running for office at every level of government, almost entirely on the Democratic side.

McCain's Final Farewell

9:55am September 03, 2018

by Shannon Van Sant

John McCain's burial at the U.S. Naval Academy on Sunday brought to a close several days of ceremonies honoring the late senator from Arizona.

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Solomon Wisenberg On His Time Working With Kavanaugh

7:30am September 03, 2018

David Greene talks to Solomon Wisenberg about his time working with Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on the Whitewater and Lewinsky investigations.

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