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Former special counsel Robert Mueller, is sworn in before he testifies before the House Judiciary Committee hearing on his report on Russian election interference, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Wednesday, July 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Politics & Policy

Mueller dismisses Trump’s claims of Russia probe exoneration

Former special counsel Robert Mueller is testifying before House lawmakers Wednesday about his report on Russian interference in the 2016 election.

6 years ago

Congressional leaders have reached a agreement with the White House on a two-year budget deal. (Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Trump, Congress reach agreement on 2-year budget deal

The deal would raise the debt ceiling past the 2020 elections and set $1.3 trillion for defense and domestic spending over the next two years.

6 years ago

Robert Mueller
National Interest
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National Interest

Mueller’s testimony: Impeachment accelerant or anticlimax?

It's quite possible that Robert Mueller's long-awaited open testimony, slated for Wednesday in front of the House Judiciary and Intelligence committees, will be a yawner.

6 years ago

Demonstrators bang on pots, from the balcony of their apartment as they protest against governor Ricardo Rossello, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Friday, July 19, 2019. (Dennis M. Rivera Pichardoi/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Puerto Rico gov will not seek reelection, but won’t resign

Protesters said they were not satisfied by Rosselló's concessions, and pledged to continue demonstrations that have filled the streets of Old San Juan for more than a week.

6 years ago

Karen Frazier of Capitol Heights, Md., right, and her son Amari Rogers, 11, left, play in a fountain in Washington, Saturday, July 20, 2019. The National Weather Service said
Health

‘Survive, not enjoy’: Heat, humidity gripping half the U.S.

The National Weather Service said "a dangerous heat wave" sent temperatures into the 90s, with high humidity that made it feel considerably hotter.

6 years ago

Rep. Ilhan Omar, shown here at the Capitol on Thursday, has been a target of racist rhetoric from President Trump . (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Rep. Ilhan Omar receives hero’s welcome home amid Trump attacks

Cheering crowds at the airport in the Twin Cities held banners with slogans such as "Stop Racism Now" and chanted "Welcome Home Ilhan" as Omar emerged from her from her flight

6 years ago

Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, right, speaks to visitors during a break from testimony from David Marcus, CEO of Facebook's Calibra digital wallet service, before a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Facebook's proposed cryptocurrency on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 17, 2019. Green has introduced a resolution in the House to impeach President Donald Trump. (Andrew Harnik/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

U.S. House shoots down impeachment effort; Pa. Dems divided

Four House members from Pennsylvania voted against beginning impeachment proceedings.

6 years ago

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., speaks as, from left, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., listen during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, July 15, 2019. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)
National Interest
Politics & Policy
National Interest

Will the overexposed ‘Squad’ take Democrats over the cliff?

Talk of a left-wing revolution, as envisioned by AOC and Sanders and others on the party's left flank, is a luxury we can't afford in this election cycle.

6 years ago

A wall titled
NPR
Politics & Policy

Why progressives think Joe Biden is not ‘electable’

Progressives say this word "electability" is being used as a fear tactic to intimidate voters into choosing a moderate, centrist nominee.

6 years ago

Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, then 91, works in his office at the Supreme Court on Sept. 28, 2011. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
NPR
Courts & Law

Retired Justice John Paul Stevens, a maverick on the bench, dies at 99

Retired Justice John Paul Stevens, whose Supreme Court opinions transformed many areas of American law during his 34 year tenure, died at the age of 99

6 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks during a Made in America showcase on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, July 15, 2019. (Andrew Harnik/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Pa. Dems, some in GOP criticize Trump’s ‘go back’ tweets

Most Democratic House members from Pennsylvania were quick to publicly condemn President Donald Trump’s statements. Meanwhile, Republicans offered a variety of reactions.

6 years ago

Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter speaks to the media at a news conference following closing arguments in Oklahoma's ongoing opioid drug lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson Monday, July 15, 2019, in Norman, Okla. (Sue Ogrocki/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Oklahoma AG calls N.J. company ‘kingpin’ in state’s opioid crisis

Consumer products giant Johnson & Johnson was a "kingpin" company that helped fuel the most devastating public health crisis in Oklahoma history, the AG argued Monday.

6 years ago

Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., with Reps. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan (from left), Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York during a press conference on Monday to address racist remarks made by President Trump. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Lawmakers respond to Trump’s racist comments: We are here to stay

President Trump, a day after using racist language in tweets directed at four minority members of Congress, dug in further Monday on Twitter and at a live event.

6 years ago

In this combination image (from left) Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., July 10, 2019, Washington, Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., March 12, 2019, in Washington, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-NY., July 12, 2019, in Washington, and Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., July 10, 2019, in Washington. In tweets Sunday, President Donald Trump portrays the lawmakers as foreign-born troublemakers who should go back to their home countries. In fact, the lawmakers, except one, were born in the U.S. (AP Photo)
National Interest
Politics & Policy
National Interest

Trump’s racist tweets: A foretaste of toxic 2020

White racism was at the root of Donald Trump's 2016 candidacy, and so it will be again in 2020.

6 years ago

On Sunday, Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., said Trump's comments targeting a group of Democratic congresswomen are
NPR
Politics & Policy

Congresswomen denounce Trump tweets telling them to ‘go back’ to their home countries

Four freshman lawmakers, all minorities, targeted in a series of tweets by the president denounced his remarks as racist and responsible for "stoking white nationalism."

6 years ago

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