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Alec Baldwin's Trump Can't Rally The Troops And Ivanka Is 'Complicit' On 'SNL'

8:48am March 12, 2017

by James Doubek

Alec Baldwin played Donald Trump in a parody of a scene from the movie Independence Day, and host Scarlett Johansson advertised a new Ivanka Trump perfume: Complicit.

At a diner in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, a voter expressed concern that President Trump is too close to Russia.

North Carolina Trump Supporters Have Tough Love For The President

12:41pm March 11, 2017

by Don Gonyea

They voted for President Trump and and don't regret it, but these voters are quick to share their criticism.

This photo, released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows blood soaked streets and damaged buses after a bombing in Damascus on Saturday.

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Explosions in Damascus Target Shiites From Iraq, Kill At Least 40

11:41am March 11, 2017

by Miles Parks

The bombing, near a revered cemetery on the border of the old city of Damascus, appears to have targeted Shiite visitors from Iraq. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, shown here at a December news conference, is being urged to look into whether President Trump's businesses violate the Emoluments Clause of the U.S. Constitution.

Ethics Watchdogs Want U.S. Attorney To Investigate Trump's Business Interests

6:58pm March 08, 2017

by Jim Zarroli

They say Trump is violating the Constitution's Emoluments Clause by doing deals with entities linked to foreign governments.

U.S. Office of Government Ethics shared these statistics related to the nominee transition process with NPR under the Freedom of Information Act.

Trump Nominees' Financial Reports Slow To Arrive For Ethics Review, Document Shows

4:40pm March 03, 2017

by Alina Selyukh

A document obtained by NPR illustrates the complexity of the nominees' financial holdings — and how slowly they are being reported for federal ethics vetting, compared with the Obama administration.

People are talking about the ACA at town hall meetings around the nation, like this one with Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina last month.

Americans Conflicted Over GOP Plans To Dump Obamacare

1:22pm March 03, 2017

by Jay Hancock

Growing public support for the Affordable Care Act seems to be at odds with the GOP's plans to repeal and replace it.

President Trump's address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night is expected to strike a more optimistic tone than his inaugural address did last month.

Trump To Lay Out Plans For 'Renewal Of The American Spirit' In Joint Address

10:49am February 28, 2017

by Jessica Taylor

Tuesday's speech to Congress is a chance to reset a tumultuous first month. Administration officials say President Trump will strike a more optimistic tone than he did in his inaugural address.

In the United States, black Muslims have to balance multiple identities.

Black Muslims Face Double Jeopardy, Anxiety In The Heartland

6:01am February 25, 2017

by Akinyi Ochieng

The intersection of these two identities has become more acute thanks to Black Lives Matter and protests against the Trump administration's executive order on immigration.

Tohono O'odham Vice Chairman Verlon Jose says "over my dead body will we build a wall" on the reservation.

Border Wall Would Cut Across Land Sacred To Native Tribe

4:35am February 23, 2017

by Laurel Morales

The Tohono O'odham tribe on the U.S.-Mexico border says a wall would desecrate a mountain where they say their creator lives. Still, they want help Donald Trump keep illegal border crossers out.

President Trump takes questions from reporters during a news conference Thursday. His supporters like it when he criticizes the media.

5 Questions After A Chaotic Week In The Trump White House

8:03am February 19, 2017

by Mara Liasson

Trump is governing the way he campaigned — moving from "chaos candidate" to "chaos president." It might be possible to stabilize things, but Trump doesn't seem to want that.