Politics

North Carolina Philanthropist To Support GOP Without Backing Donald Trump

5:07pm May 17, 2016

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Art Pope, the North Carolinian philanthropist and CEO of Variety Wholesalers, about how he plans to support the Republican Party without backing the party's de facto nominee, Donald Trump.

Most election prediction models that try to forecast who's going to win the presidency take into account some measure of how the economy is doing. So what happens when the economy is just so-so?

When It Comes To Economic Election Prediction Models, It's A Mixed Bag

9:46am May 17, 2016

by John Ydstie

Under a Moody's model, Hillary Clinton beats Donald Trump. The oldest model picks the GOP nominee to win, though it may be proved wrong, its creator says, because Trump is so outside the mainstream.

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Politics & Government

Ratings Gold? Fox To Air Megyn Kelly's Interview With Trump Tonight

7:58am May 17, 2016

Donald Trump has publicly attacked Megyn Kelly, a rising star at Fox News, for months. Mary Louise Kelly talks to Tucker Carlson of the Daily Caller and co-host of Fox & Friends Weekend for a preview.

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CDC Waits For Congress To Approve Emergency Funds To Combat Zika

6:17am May 17, 2016

The Senate is set to vote Tuesday on a deal to provide more than $1 billion to battle Zika. Mary Louise Kelly talks to Tom Frieden, director of the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention.

Obama Awards Medal Of Valor To 13 Police Officers

7:26pm May 16, 2016

by Scott Horsley

President Obama on Monday awarded the Medal of Valor to 13 police officers for their exceptional courage.

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Native American Foster Parents Fight For Access To Federal Funding

6:50pm May 16, 2016

by Carrie Jung

Imagine trying to raise a child with just $159 a week. For foster parents on one Native American reservation in southern Arizona, that's all the money the tribe can afford. But leaders have plans to double that soon, if they can gain access to a large source of federal funding.

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Despite Dismal Odds, Bernie Sanders Supporters Keep On Fighting

6:40pm May 16, 2016

by Sam Sanders

Bernie Sanders supporters are pulling out all the stops in California, hoping a win there might take him further down what continues to be a very narrow path to the Democratic presidential nomination. But even some of his strongest supporters admit, he probably won't be the nominee. But that doesn't mean they won't keep fighting for Sanders, as long as they possibly can.

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Apparent Republican nominee Donald Trump has won more raw votes from 18-29 year olds this primary season than likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, even though young voters lean Democratic.

Politics & Government

Millennials Now Rival Boomers As A Political Force, But Will They Actually Vote?

3:57pm May 16, 2016

by Asma Khalid

The number of eligible millennial voters is now roughly on par with the number of eligible Baby Boomers. But, that potential has not translated into concrete votes yet.

Politics & Government

This Week In Politics: Another Round Of Primaries

2:07pm May 16, 2016

Kentucky Democrats vote in their primary on Tuesday. Oregon also holds a primary. Mary Louise Kelly talks to columnist and commentator Cokie Roberts and Washington Post columnist Kathleen Parker.

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Debate Rages Over 28 Pages In Sept. 11 Report Still Classified

1:51pm May 16, 2016

by David Welna

Parts of a congressional inquiry into the Sept. 11 attacks, which deal with foreign financing of the hijackers, remain classified — spurring speculation those pages cast Saudi Arabia in a bad light.

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