Politics

U.S. Strike Against Syria Overshadows Rex Tillerson's Visit To Russia

8:38pm April 11, 2017

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Kim Marten, professor of political science at Barnard College and director of U.S. Russian Relations Program at Columbia, ahead of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's visit to Moscow.

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White House Press Secretary Suggests Even Hitler Didn't Use Chemical Weapons

8:36pm April 11, 2017

by Scott Horsley

In a press briefing, Sean Spicer answered a question about the gas attack in Syria by comparing Hitler, favorably, to the Syrian regime. His attempts to clarify the statement only made matters worse.

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Trump Organization Says It Is Closing Its Modeling Agency

8:26pm April 11, 2017

by Jim Zarroli

While Trump Model Management "enjoyed many years of success," the Trump Organization said in a statement that it was choosing to focus on its core businesses of real estate, golf and hospitality.

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President Trump, joined by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (left), speaks during a bilateral meeting with the Chinese president in Palm Beach, Fla., on April 7.

From Red Lines To Blurred Lines: The Trump Administration's Syria Shift

7:16pm April 11, 2017

by Scott Horsley

Before and after last week's chemical weapons attack, the Trump administration sent conflicting signals about foreign intervention, Russian cooperation and the fate of Syrian President Bashar Assad.

Honeybees are seen inside a colony at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Bee Research Laboratory in Beltsville, Md., in 2007. Maryland lawmakers approved a bill this week permitting beekeepers to shoot black bears that threaten their hives.

Maryland Lawmakers Vote To Allow Beekeepers To Shoot Black Bears That Threaten Hives

7:10pm April 11, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

Bears have a taste for honey but are really after the bee "brood": eggs, larvae, and pupae — a source of protein and fat. Bee experts note that after a bear attack, a colony is unlikely to survive.

Fighter jets onboard the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson off the disputed South China Sea on March 3. The carrier was recently ordered to "report on station in the Western Pacific Ocean," instead of sailing for Australia as planned.

Trump's Gunboat Diplomacy In Asia May Prove Quite Different From Syria

6:26pm April 11, 2017

by Philip Ewing

President Trump has ordered the U.S. Navy to respond to foreign policy crises twice in less than a week, but his options in North Korea are much narrower than in Syria.

Republican Kay Ivey Takes Oath As Alabama's New Governor

4:50pm April 11, 2017

by Debbie Elliott

Alabama has a new governor following the resignation of two-term Republican Robert Bentley. Kay Ivey is just the second woman to lead the state and the first Republican woman.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (right) and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders at an event at LaGuardia Community College in New York in January.

Here's The Fine Print On The Country's Biggest-Ever Free College Plan

4:50pm April 11, 2017

by Anya Kamenetz

Freedom's just another word for ... a full-ride scholarship, with strings attached. New York's vast new scholarship program has brought praise, and some nitpicking.

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Border Security Takes Spotlight At Annual Industry Meeting

4:49pm April 11, 2017

by John Burnett

With border security getting unprecedented attention and resources, the mood at an annual border security expo was surprisingly upbeat. For the first time, some are even talking about the possibility of completely stopping illegal crossings from Mexico.

Kansas Holds Special Election To Replace CIA Director Mike Pompeo

4:32pm April 11, 2017

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Daniel Salazar, reporter for the Wichita Eagle, about the special congressional election in Kansas.