Politics & Government

Democrats Release Their Own Memo

8:14am February 25, 2018

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro and former George W. Bush White House lawyer Jamil Jaffer discuss the release of a memo by Democrats to rebut claims of FBI bias in its investigation of the Trump campaign.

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The Dueling Memos

8:14am February 25, 2018

by Mara Liasson

We discuss the release of a Democratic memo, rebutting the House GOP version released a few weeks ago, plus gun control and the president's strategy.

Jorge Ramos On Being A 'Stranger'

8:14am February 25, 2018

Jorge Ramos, the longtime Univision anchor, is also a Mexican immigrant. He talks with NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro about the decision to leave Mexico and his book Stranger.

House intelligence committee ranking member Adam Schiff (left) and chairman Devin Nunes participate in a hearing last year on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

Memo By House Intelligence Committee Democrats Released As Nunes Addresses CPAC

9:37pm February 24, 2018

by Martina Stewart

The document counters Republican accusations that the Department of Justice, the FBI and the Mueller investigation are infected with political bias against the Trump campaign and the president.

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President Trump leaves the stage after addressing the Conservative Political Action Conference. He has repeatedly called for arming teachers after the school shooting in Florida.

It's Hard To Imagine How Armed Teachers Might Change Schools

7:17pm February 24, 2018

by Scott Simon

President Trump has suggested 20 percent of teachers should be armed, to protect students. NPR's Scott Simon wonders how that might change the nature of school and how teachers and students relate.

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Democrats Release Memo Countering Republicans' Claims Of Surveillance Abuses

6:09pm February 24, 2018

Rep. Adam Schiff, the ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, discusses the memo that rebuts Republican allegations of FBI and DOJ surveillance abuses of a former Trump campaign adviser.

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Heritage Foundation President On The Conservative Movement

5:28pm February 24, 2018

Conservatives gathered for the Conservative Political Action Conference this week. NPR's Sarah McCammon talks with the Heritage Foundation president, Kay Coles James, about the future of conservatism.

Former Trump campaign official Rick Gates arrives at the Prettyman Federal Courthouse on Friday in Washington, D.C. He confirmed that he is changing his plea to guilty.

The Russia Investigations: More Pleas, More Charges — Any More Preparation?

11:55am February 24, 2018

by Philip Ewing

Rick Gates turns state's evidence; Robert Mueller levels an updated indictment against Paul Manafort; and state and federal officials begin to prepare for more election interference in 2018.

Politics & Government

Week In Politics

8:08am February 24, 2018

by Ron Elving

This week in Washington we got a guilty plea from a former Trump campaign aide, questions about the security clearance of a White House staffer, and some new voices in the gun debate.

What's The Best Way To Verify Votes?

8:08am February 24, 2018

What's the best way to safeguard elections from hackers? Good old-fashioned paper ballots, says Marian Schneider, President of Verified Voting. She talks with NPR's Scott Simon.