Politics & Government

Politics & Government

Friday News Roundup - International

3:34pm June 16, 2017

North Korea releases an imprisoned American college student and sends him home - in a coma. Thousands turn out in cities across Russia to protest Putin's rule. And President Trump gives Defense Secretary Mattis the authority to send more troops to Afghanistan.

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., discusses the release of the House Republican plan on health care reform at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research on June 22, 2016, in Washington, D.C.

Scalise Is The 17th Member of Congress Shot While In Office

1:08pm June 16, 2017

by Christianna Silva

Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., remains in critical condition after being shot Wednesday during a morning baseball practice.

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Trump Tweets He's The Subject Of A 'Witch Hunt'

12:28pm June 16, 2017

On Twitter, President Trump responds to reports he's under FBI investigation for possible obstruction of justice. While some say his tweets confirm a probe, he could be reacting to press accounts.

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Fresh Air host Terry Gross interviewed former Vice President Joe Biden in front of a live audience at the WHYY studios in Philadelphia on Tuesday.

Biden Talks Trump, Faith And Fate In Front Of A Live 'Fresh Air' Audience

11:54am June 16, 2017

by Terry Gross

Joe Biden became a senator at 30 and this is the first time in 44 years that he hasn't been in office. He talks with Terry Gross about patterns in U.S. politics and his hopes for the Trump presidency.

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Sen. Klobuchar On Trump's Plans To Reverse 2 Obama-Era Policies

8:11am June 16, 2017

David Greene talks to Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar about White House action to reverse Obama policies that Trump disagrees with: Cuba travel and the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans plan.

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Morning News Brief: Trump Implementing Cuba Restrictions, Congress Plays Ball

8:11am June 16, 2017

President Trump is imposing new restrictions on travel and trade with Cuba. Also, Democrats and Republicans faced each other in congressional baseball, and an update on the London fire investigation.

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Mark Kelly, Husband Of Gabrielle Giffords, On Baseball Shooting

8:11am June 16, 2017

After the shooting of Rep. Steve Scalise, Steve Inskeep talks to Mark Kelly. Kelly's wife, Gabrielle Giffords, was a congresswoman when she was shot in an assassination attempt in 2011.

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Republicans And Democrats Come Together To Play Ball

8:11am June 16, 2017

by Scott Detrow

Democrats and Republicans faced off for the traditional Congressional Baseball Game Thursday night, in the wake of a shooting that left Rep. Steve Scalise critically wounded.

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Trump Isn't So Naive When It Comes To Being Investigated

8:11am June 16, 2017

by Mara Liasson

Some Republicans have defended President Trump against accusations related to an FBI investigation by saying he's naive in the ways of Washington. But Trump himself has shown knowledge of the process.

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The Congressional Baseball Game is to be played at Nationals Park on Thursday night, just a day after Rep. Steve Scalise was critically injured in a shooting during practice in Virginia.

'We Will Not Give In To Fear': Congress Is Still Ready To Play Ball

9:23pm June 15, 2017

by Miles Parks

The traditional Congressional Baseball Game is being played Thursday night at Washington's Nationals Park, in spite of the shooting at the GOP practice on Wednesday morning.