Politics & Government

Andrew Gillum was seeking to become the first African-American governor of Florida. His race against Rep. Ron DeSantis was one of the most closely watched in the country.

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Democrat Andrew Gillum Concedes Florida Governor's Race To Ron DeSantis

7:08pm November 17, 2018

by Jessica Taylor

Keeping Florida in the GOP column is a highlight for Republicans this year. While Republicans held onto the Senate, Democrats flipped the House and made major gains in the governor's contests, too.

Reports: CIA Concludes Saudi Crown Prince Ordered Killing Of Jamal Khashoggi

6:26pm November 17, 2018

Several news organizations, citing unnamed sources, report that the CIA has concluded that Mohammed bin Salman ordered Khashoggi's death. NPR's Lakshmi Singh speaks with California Democrat Eric Swalwell of the House Intelligence Committee.

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President Trump said Saturday that he is not considering extraditing a dissident whom Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accuses of involvement in a failed coup.

Trump Says Extraditing Turkish Cleric Fethullah Gulen Is 'Not Under Consideration'

5:33pm November 17, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

News outlets had reported that the White House was looking to placate Turkey to ease pressure on the Saudis, after journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul.

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Stacey Abrams Ends Her Run For Governor Of Georgia

5:08pm November 17, 2018

Democrat Stacey Abrams said there was no path to victory in her race against Republican Brian Kemp for Georgia governor. She says Kemp deliberately suppressed her supporters at the polls.

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President Trump has never foreclosed the possibility he might talk in person with the special counsel's investigators, even though his own attorneys have advised him against it.

The Russia Investigations: Trump Says His Answers For Mueller Are Done. Now What?

3:09pm November 17, 2018

by Philip Ewing

The president told reporters that he wrote the answers to questions from the special counsel and that he did so "very easily." He also said he suspected some were designed to be a "perjury trap."

A Utah County election worker verifies signatures on mail-in ballots for the midterm elections on Nov. 6.

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Sign Here: Why Elections Officials Struggle To Match Voters' Signatures

12:07pm November 17, 2018

by Brian Naylor

Officials are still counting ballots from the midterm elections in several states — in part because of the signature verification process. But signatures change over time, especially young people's.

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Freshmen Come To Washington

7:52am November 17, 2018

by Scott Detrow

The freshman congressional class of 2019 went to Washington, D.C., for a whirlwind orientation, and will begin facing some major questions, like who to support for House Speaker.

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Saturday Politics: Lessons For Democrats And Republicans

7:48am November 17, 2018

by Ron Elving

The midterm elections have slowly begun to take shape... and Senior Washington Correspondent Ron Elving thinks they hold lessons for both the GOP and the Democrats.

Facebook Under-Fire Following New York Times Investigation

7:48am November 17, 2018

A New York Times investigation that ran this week found Facebook failed to counter Russian interference it knew about in the 2016 election. We speak with Rhode Island Congressman David Cicilline.

Abraham Lincoln is shown in Richmond, Va., being cheered by former slaves in 1865.

Texas Students Will Soon Learn Slavery Played A Central Role In The Civil War

8:36pm November 16, 2018

by Camille Phillips

The state's previous social studies standards listed three causes for the Civil War: sectionalism, states' rights and slavery, in that order.