Politics & Government

Week In Politics: The Future Of The GOP In State Politics

4:25pm January 29, 2021

by Ben Giles

For a look at the week in politics for state Republicans, NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Nathan Gonzales, editor and publisher of Inside Elections, and two reporters in Arizona and Ohio.

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Former FBI attorney Kevin Clinesmith pleaded guilty last year to altering an email used to get surveillance on former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page.

Politics & Government

Ex-FBI Lawyer Sentenced To Probation For Actions During Russia Investigation

4:25pm January 29, 2021

by Ryan Lucas

The former FBI attorney, Kevin Clinesmith, had pleaded guilty to altering an email used to get surveillance on former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and chief medical adviser to the president, speaks earlier this week during a White House briefing on the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fauci, Other Biden COVID-19 Advisers Tout 'Really Encouraging' Vaccine News

2:18pm January 29, 2021

by Brian Naylor

Dr. Anthony Fauci also said the administration hoped to be able to start vaccinating children by late spring or summer.

Some advocates want President Biden to appoint new members to the Postal Service's board of governors, who could then replace Postmaster General Louis DeJoy.

Politics & Government

Calls Mount For President Biden To Shake Up Postal Service's Leadership

1:02pm January 29, 2021

by Brian Naylor

"Fire everybody at the top," one Democratic congressman says. Other advocates just want Biden to appoint new members to the Postal Service's board of governors.

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President Donald Trump attends a rally for Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler on Dec. 5 in Valdosta, Ga. Both GOP senators ultimately lost their runoff elections this month, handing control of the Senate to Democrats.

'A Hostage Situation Every Day': Strategists Blame Trump For Georgia Senate Losses

11:26am January 29, 2021

by Emma Hurt

Sources close to the campaigns say people in and around the White House put near-constant pressure on Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler to shape their runoff campaigns around Trump's demands.

NCDHHS Receives Grant for 988 Suicide Prevention Lifeline Preparation

9:58am January 29, 2021

by Neal Charnoff

North Carolina has been awarded a grant that will allow the state to implement a new 3-digit suicide prevention hotline.

Republicans Divided Over Loyalties To Former President Trump

9:43am January 29, 2021

by Don Gonyea

After losing the White House, Republicans are looking to a future without Donald Trump. But his second impeachment trial underscores just how wed the GOP still is to the former president.

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March For Life President Discusses The Future Of The Movement Under Biden

7:22am January 29, 2021

Friday's March for Life will be mostly virtual due to the pandemic. NPR's Sarah McCammon talks to the president of that organization about the future of the anti-abortion rights movement.

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An engraved portrait of William Belknap, a secretary of war who was impeached in 1876 after he tearfully resigned.

Politics & Government

There Is Precedent For Trying A Former Government Official, Established 145 Years Ago

7:16am January 29, 2021

by Domenico Montanaro

Some Republicans are arguing that former President Donald Trump should not face a Senate impeachment trial because he's a private citizen. That was argued before — and rejected narrowly — in 1876.

Donald Trump And The Future Of The Republican Party

5:07am January 29, 2021

by Susan Davis

How much of a hold does Trump have on the GOP right now and what does his impeachment tell us about where the GOP is headed?

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