Politics

Demonstrators participated in a March2Justice for criminal justice reform legislation outside the Capitol in April. Lawmakers who are working to on fixes to the justice system say recent unrest is pushing them to act.

After Baltimore And Ferguson, Major Momentum For Criminal Justice System Reform

7:46pm May 16, 2015

by Carrie Johnson

There's an unusual bipartisan consensus in Washington on the need to overhaul the justice system. But there are competing proposals and, as one advocate says, "expectations are very high."

Queue Listen Now

Week Of Damage Control For Jeb Bush And Hillary Clinton

7:35pm May 16, 2015

It's been a tough political week for Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton on issues of Iraq and Clinton Foundation funding. Political editor Ron Elving talks with NPR's Scott Simon about the implications.

Queue Listen Now

Graphic showing how positive train control works by slowing or stopping a train.

Red Tape Slows Control System That Could Have Saved Speeding Train

7:35pm May 16, 2015

by David Schaper

Investigators say the control network would have prevented this week's crash, and Amtrak vows to have it implemented by the 2016 deadline. But technical and bureaucratic hurdles are holding others up.

Queue Listen Now

RedState Advises Less Meat-Throwing, More Substance In GOP Campaigns

9:31am May 16, 2015

by NPR Staff

RedState blogger Erick Erickson has asked Republican candidates at his conservative summit to focus on what they would do to shape the nation, rather than bash President Obama and each other.

Nearly a quarter of respondents to a recent poll had an opinion on Political Science Professor Emily Farris, who is not running for anything.

She's Not A Candidate, So Why Do So Many People Have An Opinion Of Her?

6:07pm May 15, 2015

by Amita Kelly

Emily Farris is not running for anything and has no national profile or political aspirations. Yet, a quarter of GOP primary voters in one poll had an opinion of her. What's going on? Pseudo-opinion.

Candidates, and "un-candidates," for the presidency are slicing and dicing campaign-finance law, testing the boundaries of what's legal.

'Candidates' Driving Cash-Filled Trucks Through Campaign-Finance Loopholes

5:47pm May 15, 2015

by Peter Overby

Candidates, people likely to become them and their supporters on both the left and right — from Hillary Clinton to Jeb Bush — are exploiting holes in campaign-finance law loopholes. Here's how.

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush had a tough week with his changing positions on the Iraq War and trying to explain whether he would have authorized it, knowing what we know now.

Politics Rewind: Between Iraq And A Hard Place

5:10pm May 15, 2015

by Jessica Taylor

Jeb Bush's shifting positions on the Iraq War gave an opening to Republican rivals for the presidential nomination. And will Hillary Clinton answer questions directly on her trip to Iowa next week?

Obama Reaffirms Security Commitment To Gulf Partners

4:34pm May 15, 2015

by Scott Horsley

President Obama hosted representatives from half-a-dozen Sunni Arab countries at Camp David on Thursday. Their confidence in the U.S. has been shaken by the president's diplomatic outreach to Iran.

Queue Listen Now

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton tours a lab during a campaign stop at New Hampshire Technical Institute in April.

The 13 Questions Hillary Clinton Has Answered From The Press

2:16pm May 15, 2015

by Tamara Keith

It has been more than three weeks since Hillary Clinton has answered a question from the press. That hasn't stopped reporters from trying.

Queue Listen Now

Boxing puppets of Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney in January 2012.

Mitt Romney To Fight Evander Holyfield. You Read That Right

11:34am May 15, 2015

by Jessica Taylor

Former 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is picking another fight — with Evander Holyfield, the former heavyweight champion of the world. It's all for a good cause.