Politics

How Much Are Tariffs Pushing Up Prices?

5:10am August 20, 2018

As the U.S. and China continue threatening each other with more tariffs, David Greene talks to David Wessel, of the Brookings Institution, about how much tariffs are actually impacting prices.

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Trump Reacts To Report On White House Counsel Cooperation With Mueller

5:59pm August 19, 2018

by Tamara Keith

President Trump responds to an article suggesting a White House lawyer is cooperating with Special Counsel Robert Mueller.

White House counsel Don McGahn has cooperated extensively in the Mueller inquiry, meeting with the special counsel's team of investigators for a total of 30 hours.

President Trump Attacks Report On White House Counsel's Cooperation With Mueller

5:18pm August 19, 2018

by Shannon Van Sant

The New York Times reports that White House counsel Don McGahn met with Robert Mueller's team for dozens of hours as part of his investigation.

Angela Lang, executive director of BLOC, Black Leaders Organizing for Communities sits for a portrait in front of her childhood home Aug. 7, 2018 Milwaukee. BLOC, a community based group works in Milwaukee neighborhoods with a purpose of uniting and infor

Wisconsin Political Activists Hope A 'Silent Canvass' Will Win Back Black Voters

2:25pm August 19, 2018

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Wisconsin Democrats are trying to re-elect Sen. Tammy Baldwin and unseat Gov. Scott Walker. African-Americans are a key part of the coalition necessary to do so.

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The Department of Housing and Urban Development is looking into whether Facebook violated fair housing laws.

HUD Hits Facebook For Allowing Housing Discrimination

8:04am August 19, 2018

by Brakkton Booker

In a formal complaint, HUD says Facebook allows landlords and home sellers to use targeted ads to discriminate based upon the recipient's race, religion, sex, familial status and national origin.

Politics & Government

Politics Sunday: Don McGahn, Mueller, Brennan

7:57am August 19, 2018

by Mara Liasson

While President Trump has been attacking the special counsel, Trump's White House counsel granted what is reported to be lengthy voluntary testimony.

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Politics & Government

Steve Bannon Returns With New Film

7:57am August 19, 2018

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks New York Times reporter Jeremy Peters about the reemergence of former Trump advisor Steve Bannon.

Politics & Government

The Democrats' Direction

7:57am August 19, 2018

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks Democratic strategists Jeff Weaver and Jennifer Palmieri about the direction of the Democratic Party ahead of midterm elections.

Brett Kavanaugh sits behind independent counsel Kenneth Starr as Starr testifies before the House Judiciary Committee on the possibility of President Bill Clinton's impeachment in 1998.

Politics & Government

Brett Kavanaugh Investigated A President, Then Voiced Concerns About Doing Just That

7:02pm August 18, 2018

by Tamara Keith

The Trump Supreme Court pick wanted prosecutors to ask President Bill Clinton explicit questions and wrote the section of the independent counsel's report to Congress making the case for impeachment.

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President Trump has become the first president to use his near-plenary power over security clearances to revoke one based, by his own admission, on the speech of the holder.

The Russia Investigations: Trump On Collision Course With National Security World

4:34pm August 18, 2018

by Philip Ewing

President Trump tries to put ex-CIA Director John Brennan in his place by revoking his security clearance. But the further Trump tries to push the revocation gambit, the riskier it gets.