Politics & Government

Politics & Government

Sen. Bob Menendez from New Jersey goes on trial on corruption charges

12:03pm May 13, 2024

In September, Menendez — the powerful Democratic senator from New Jersey — was indicted on federal corruption charges. It's his second bribery and corruption trial in seven years.

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NC commencement protests over Israel-Hamas war include small walkout during Jerry Seinfeld appearance at Duke University

7:46am May 13, 2024

by Associated Press

Some campus demonstrations over the Israel-Hamas war extended into weekend graduation celebrations, although they were muted in comparison to recent rallies. Dozens of the 7,000 graduates at Duke University in North Carolina left their seats to protest pro-Israel speaker and comedian Jerry Seinfeld.

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Biden administration is expected to announce new tariffs on some Chinese goods

5:14am May 13, 2024

Why is President Biden planning to hit China with tariffs this week? NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Harvard economist Gordon Hanson, who has studied how U.S.-China tariffs affect jobs and voting.

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Morning news brief

5:13am May 13, 2024

We hear from one of the Haiti's most powerful gang leaders. Michael Cohen will take the stand in ex-President Trump's New York criminal trial. As it attacks areas in Gaza, Israel marks Memorial Day.

Michael Cohen arrives at New York Supreme Court for former President Donald Trump's civil business fraud trial on Oct. 25, 2023, in New York. Prosecutors are expected to call Cohen to testify this week.

Prosecutors need Michael Cohen to tie details together in Trump's hush money trial

5:00am May 13, 2024

by Tyler Bartlam

Here's what's to come in Donald Trump's legal battles, from Trump's Trials: Former Trump fixer Michael Cohen is expected to take the stand in the New York hush money trial this week.

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Where does RFK Jr. fit in the history of third-party candidates?

7:52pm May 12, 2024

NPR's Scott Detrow chats with Barbara Perry and Bernard Tamas about the history of third-party candidates running for the White House and how they compare to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s campaign.

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Politics chat: Biden's response to Rafah escalation

8:09am May 12, 2024

We look at President Biden's response to Israel's escalated military operation in the town of Rafah, in southern Gaza, where over a million Palestinians are sheltering.

Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez goes on trial for taking bribes in exchange for favors

8:09am May 12, 2024

Sen. Bob Menendez, a Democrat from New Jersey, goes on trial beginning Monday. He's been accused of taking bribes from foreign governments in return for favors.

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Stormy Daniels testifies in Trump hush money trial

5:58pm May 11, 2024

by Domenico Montanaro

It's unclear if Stormy Daniels' detailed and salacious testimony in former President Donald Trump's hush money trial will help prosecutors prove their case.

Justice Clarence Thomas poses for a photo at the Supreme Court building in Washington on Oct. 7, 2022. Thomas told attendees at a judicial conference Friday that he and his wife have faced "nastiness and lies" over the last several years. He also decried Washington, D.C., as a "hideous place."

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Justice Thomas decries 'nastiness' and 'lies' against him

11:06am May 11, 2024

by The Associated Press

The Supreme Court justice told attendees at a judicial conference that he and his wife have faced "nastiness" and "lies" over the last several years and decried Washington as a "hideous place."