Politics & Government

Politics & Government

South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace on Trump's trial and what it means for the election

8:12am April 28, 2024

by Ayesha Rascoe

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Representative Nancy Mace, a South Carolina Republican, about recent developments in former President Trump's legal battles.

Fact-check: South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace's statements on the Trump trials

8:12am April 28, 2024

We add context to answers given by Representative Nancy Mace's interview on the Trump trials.

A demonstrator with red paint on their hand and face is seen behind a police barricade during a pro-Palestinian protest over the Israel-Hamas war at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, Saturday April 27, 2024, in Washington.

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Gaza protestors picket White House correspondents dinner, as Biden ribs Trump

12:53am April 28, 2024

by The Associated Press

The war in Gaza spurred large protests outside a glitzy roast with President Joe Biden, journalists, politicians and celebrities Saturday but went all but unmentioned by participants inside.

Former President Donald Trump greets South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem at a rally hosted by the South Dakota Republican Party on Sept. 8 in Rapid City, S.D.

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Trump VP contender Kristi Noem responds to backlash over story about killing her dog

5:56pm April 27, 2024

by Emma Bowman

The Republican South Dakota governor details what she says was a tough decision to shoot an "untrainable" family dog in a forthcoming memoir. Animal rights advocates and Democrats decried the move.

Bernie Sanders is pictured in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on April 3 in Washington, D.C. Sanders accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of using claims of antisemitism as a deflection of criticism of the war.

Bernie Sanders says Netanyahu is attacking campus protests to deflect war criticism

5:06pm April 27, 2024

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized ongoing campus protests across the U.S. as antisemitic. The Vermont senator said it was an attempt to "deflect attention" from Israel's actions.

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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson attends a news conference at the U.S. Capitol earlier this month.

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Mike Johnson and the troubled history of recent Republican speakers

4:31pm April 27, 2024

by Ron Elving

Johnson is the sixth Republican elevated to the speakership since 1994. The five who preceded him all saw their time in the office end in relative degrees of defeat or frustration.

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Trump's hush money trial starts, as his team hopes for delay

4:17pm April 27, 2024

by Domenico Montanaro

It was a big week in the world of former President Donald Trump's legal battles. Witnesses testified in the hush money trial and the Supreme Court heard arguments concerning Trump's immunity claims.

A recap of Trump's trial in NYC, and why a delay in the Jan. 6 case is likely

8:23am April 27, 2024

Former president Donald Trump's trial in New York city proceeds as the Supreme Court appears poised to give him more delay in the federal case over Jan. 6th.

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Week in politics: Arizona Grand Jury indictments, aid for Israel amid Gaza protests

8:12am April 27, 2024

We look at the Grand Jury indictments in Arizona, focusing on former President Donald Trump's inner circle, and President Biden and the latest round of military aid to Israel in the wake of protests.

Employers are required to make accommodations for pregnant women and new moms like time off for doctor's appointments.

What abortion politics has to do with new rights for pregnant workers

7:00am April 27, 2024

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

A new regulation to protect the rights of pregnant workers is the subject of an anti-abortion lawsuit because it includes abortion as a pregnancy "related medical condition."