Politics & Government

Alabama Media Group Condemns Senate Candidate Roy Moore

4:28pm November 20, 2017

The Alabama Media Group came out with strong condemnation of Roy Moore, prompting a legal threat from the U.S. Senate candidate. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Alabama Media Group's Vice President of Content Michelle Holmes about that decision.

President Trump appears with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson at a Monday Cabinet meeting, where he announced North Korea would again be designated as a state sponsor of terrorism.

Trump Designating North Korea As A State Sponsor Of Terrorism

4:17pm November 20, 2017

by Michele Kelemen

That designation was removed in 2008, when the North Korean government pledged to dismantle its nuclear program. The president says additional sanctions will be imposed.

A $25 Trump "gold coin bar bank" purchased from TrumpStore.com comes with a thank you card signed by Donald Trump's sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump.

New Online Store Is One More Way For Trump To Profit From Presidency, Critics Say

3:49pm November 20, 2017

by Jim Zarroli

The Trump Organization has a new website that sells merchandise with the Trump name on it. Ethics watchdogs say it's the latest example of Donald Trump's businesses cashing in on his office.

Supporters of women's health rally outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., March 23, 2016, as the Court hears oral arguments in seven cases dealing with religious organizations that want to ban contraceptives from their health insurance policies on

Massachusetts Set To Approve Law Protecting Access To Birth Control

3:43pm November 20, 2017

by Samantha Raphelson

The Massachusetts law would make it the first state to circumvent a federal policy allowing any company to opt out of providing free birth control coverage due to a religious or moral exemption.

An undated picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on Sept. 16 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspecting a launching drill of the Hwasong-12 ballistic missile at an undisclosed location. Kim vowed to complete North Kor

U.S. To Impose More Sanctions On North Korea, But How Effective Will They Be?

2:38pm November 20, 2017

by Jackie Northam

The Trump administration is increasingly using economic sanctions to try to influence behavior in North Korea, Venezuela and Russia. But the strategy doesn't always work — and can backfire.

Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, executive vice presidents at the Trump Organization, attend the Trump International Hotel And Tower Vancouver Grand Opening in February.

New Trump Hotel Set To Open In Heart Of The Mississippi Delta

2:21pm November 20, 2017

by Jackie Northam

Ethics experts question new Trump hotels being built during his presidency. The new Trump-associated line looks to capitalize on a nearby Grammy museum — and is also running into local politics

Politics & Government

What Are You Thankful For?

1:38pm November 20, 2017

No sarcastic answers, please.

Politics & Government

The FCC And The Wave Of Deregulation

1:37pm November 20, 2017

While much attention has been paid to potential legislation passing through Congress or to the actions of the president, the Federal Communications Commission has been quite active.

Politics & Government

Roy Moore, Al Franken Stories Dominate Political News

12:58pm November 20, 2017

by Susan Davis

Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore has been accused of sexual misconduct, and Sen. Al Franken has apologized to a woman who says he forcibly kissed and groped her in 2006.

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Newly Redrawn Districts Draw GOP Ire

11:21am November 20, 2017

by Paul Garber

Republican leaders are firing back at a federal court's decision to hire Stanford law professor Nathaniel Persily to redraw the state's legislative boundaries, saying the court never made a ruling