Politics

Obama To Meet Russian President Vladimir Putin At U.N. Next Week

12:38pm September 27, 2015

by Scott Horsley

The White House confirmed Thursday that President Obama will meet next week with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of a United Nations gathering in New York. The one-on-one meeting marks an end to U.S. efforts to isolate Russia over its military maneuvers in eastern Ukraine.

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In the 1990s, Trump wanted to acquire Vera Coking's three-story house in Atlantic City, N.J., to build a limousine parking lot. His allies at the state's casino reinvestment authority tried unsuccessfully to seize it.

Get Off My Lawn: Conservatives Critique Trump On Eminent Domain

12:18pm September 27, 2015

by Joel Rose

Republicans eager to blunt Donald Trump's front-runner status in the GOP presidential primary think they've found the issue that will finally sink the billionaire's White House hopes: eminent domain.

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He's known for tears, but at his press conference announcing his resignation, Speaker John Boehner seemed almost giddy.

Two Charts That Show How Boehner Had An Impossible Job

7:21am September 27, 2015

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Being Speaker of the House is a thankless job these days. A public that distrusts Washington and a sharply polarized Congress helped make it particularly hard for John Boehner.

Congressman Steals Pope Francis' Water, Brags About It

7:59pm September 26, 2015

by Domenico Montanaro

Pennsylvania Democrat Bob Brady eyed Pope Francis' water during the pontiff's congressional address. When Francis left it, Brady took it, brought it back to his office and drank it.

Report Compiles Stories Of Islamic State Defectors

1:46pm September 26, 2015

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Peter Neumann, director of the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation, about the ICSR report detailing the personal accounts of Islamic State defectors.

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Conservatives Rally Support, And Cheer Boehner's Exit, At Summit

1:44pm September 26, 2015

by Don Gonyea

Several GOP presidential candidates are speaking at the Values Voter Summit, where Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses, will be honored.

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Why Does Government Act As Tax Collector For Agribusiness?

1:35pm September 26, 2015

by Dan Charles

The federal government collects money from farmers to finance ad campaigns for beef, pork and more than a dozen other commodities. Critics say this turns government into a servant of industry.

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Alex Melusky at the Values Voter Summit in Washington, D.C. on Friday, Sept. 25, 2015.

Kim Davis' Supporters, In Their Own Words: 'Courageous,' 'Heroic'

10:08am September 26, 2015

by Amita Kelly

Davis was honored at the Values Voter summit Friday in Washington, where she had a lot of fans. The Kentucky clerk went to jail after refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

Catholic clergy sit among members of Congress as Pope Francis addressed a joint meeting of Congress Thursday.

On Popes, Swearing In On Bibles And Religion In Public Life

9:57am September 26, 2015

by Ron Elving

In truth, no one has ever defined the borderline between respect for religion, which is clearly part of the American culture, and slavish fealty to any given church or creed.

Republicans React With Glee To Speaker Boehner's Resignation

7:43am September 26, 2015

by Don Gonyea

House Speaker John Boehner's resignation from Congress was embraced as a victory by the right wing of the Republican Party. Social conservatives celebrated the news at a conference in Washington.

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