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Flake's Decision Is The Latest Move In An Ongoing GOP Civil War

8:14am October 25, 2017

NPR editor Ron Elving weighs in on Sen. Flake's impassioned speech on the Senate floor that he will not seek re-election in 2018. Sen. Bob Corker is another GOP Senator not running for re-election.

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Cokie Roberts Answers Questions About Presidential Condolence Calls

8:14am October 25, 2017

Rachel Martin talks with commentator Cokie Roberts, who answers listener questions about the tradition of presidents offering condolences when members of the armed services are killed.

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Steve Bannon's 'War' Against Establishment Republicans

8:14am October 25, 2017

Steve Inskeep talks with Chris Buskirk of the pro-Trump website American Greatness and Robert Kuttner of The American Prospect about Steve Bannon's challenge to establishment Republicans.

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Documents About JFK Assassination To Be Released

5:19am October 25, 2017

Presidential historian Robert Dallek talks with Steve Inskeep about classified documents related to the assassination of President Kennedy that are set to be released Thursday.

News Brief: Sen. Flake Won't Seek Re-Election, Court Rules For Unauthorized Immigrant's Abortion

5:12am October 25, 2017

Republican Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona said he will not seek re-election in a speech lambasting President Trump. Also, a court has ruled in favor of an unauthorized immigrant's right to an abortion.

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders has helped pitch the idea that the Republican tax overhaul plan would generate a "raise" for the average American family, though that is disputed.

Why You Shouldn't Count On The Promised $4,000 'Raise' From GOP Tax Plan

10:43pm October 24, 2017

by Danielle Kurtzleben

The White House's estimate of gains for the average American family rests on a lot of assumptions and is disputed by economists on the right and left alike.

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Sen. Jeff Flake, left, R-Ariz., who announced he will not run for reelection on Tuesday, appears at a hearing on border security in Arizona in 2015.

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Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake, A Trump Critic, Will Not Seek Re-Election

7:56pm October 24, 2017

Republican Sen. Jeff Flake said in a speech on the Senate floor Tuesday that "none of these appalling features of our current politics should ever be regarded as normal."

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes, R-Calif., speaks while flanked by and Rep. Don DeSantis, R-Fla., as he announces that his committee and the House oversight committee are starting an investigation into a 2010 deal between Russia and the

House Republicans Launch New Investigations Into Clinton Email Probe, Uranium Deal

7:18pm October 24, 2017

by Miles Parks

Democrats charge that the investigations "appear aimed at diverting attention away" from the focus on Russia's interference in the 2016 election.

Republican Lawmakers Raise Serious Concerns Over Trump During His First Visit To The Hill

6:12pm October 24, 2017

by Scott Detrow

In President Trump's first trip to Capitol Hill as president, he met with Senate Republicans to discuss their push to pass tax legislation. But Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker and Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake raised concerns over Trump's governing.

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GOP Senators Continue To Speak Out About Trump's Approach To Governing

6:12pm October 24, 2017

by Mara Liasson

Republican Sen. Jeff Flake, a critic of President Trump, called out the president during his announcement that he won't see re-election in 2018. He's adding his voice to others in his party who are speaking out about Trump. But what is the impact?

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