Politics & Government

Politics & Government

Trump's influence was clear in the Speaker race — and Mike Johnson's appointment

8:17am October 29, 2023

by Ayesha Rascoe

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to journalists Peter Baker and Susan Glasser about the influence of former President Donald Trump on key political events, in Congress and beyond, in recent days.

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Former Vice President Mike Pence speaks at an annual leadership meeting of the Republican Jewish Coalition, Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023, in Las Vegas. Pence is dropping his bid for the Republican presidential nomination.

Former Vice President Mike Pence ends his presidential campaign

9:35pm October 28, 2023

by The Associated Press

Pence becomes the first major candidate to leave a race that has been dominated by his former boss-turned-rival, Donald Trump.

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Trump fined after judge calls him to the witness stand

5:18pm October 28, 2023

by Ximena Bustillo

Former President Donald Trump took the witness stand in his New York civil fraud suit. Meanwhile another co-defendant in the Georgia election racketeering case against Trump pleads guilty.

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Pence drops out of 2024 presidential race

5:18pm October 28, 2023

by Sarah McCammon

Today Former Vice President Mike Pence became the most high-profile Republican candidate to drop out of the race for 2024 Republican nomination.

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Members of the Jewish Voice for Peace and the If Not Now movement, two Jewish activist groups, stage a rally on Oct. 18 in Washington, D.C., to call for a cease-fire in the Israel–Hamas war.

For some Jewish peace activists, demands for a cease-fire come at a personal cost

1:45pm October 28, 2023

by Jasmine Garsd

Jewish Americans critical of how Israel and the U.S. are responding to Hamas' attack say they're ostracized by the mainstream U.S. Jewish community. They worry there's no room for dissenting voices.

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Week in politics: New Speaker elected; Biden's foreign policy changes

8:02am October 28, 2023

The week in politics ushered in a new Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives — after 22 days — and more foreign policy challenges for the Biden administration.

A shopper carries a shopping bag while walking through an outdoor shopping center in Corte Madera, Calif., on Oct. 17. Strong consumer spending is helping to power the economy — but it may not last.

5 things to know about a stunning week for the economy

6:01am October 28, 2023

by Scott Horsley

The U.S. economy continues to defy gravity, growing rapidly despite high interest rates. Consumer spending is powering the expansion, but it's not clear how long that can last.

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A recorded video message by then-President Donald Trump plays at a 2019 naturalization ceremony for new U.S. citizens at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services field office in Miami.

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A GOP plan for the census would revive Trump's failed push for a citizenship question

5:00am October 28, 2023

by Hansi Lo Wang

Conservative groups created a census plan for a Republican president that includes pushing for a citizenship question that's likely to lower the counts for Latinos and Asian Americans.

Former President Donald Trump arrives at the courtroom for his civil business fraud trial at New York Supreme Court on Oct. 25, 2023.

Donald Trump is set to testify Nov. 6 in his New York civil fraud trial

3:47am October 28, 2023

by The Associated Press

It was already expected the former president and sons Donald Jr. and Eric would testify. The timing became clear Friday, after Judge Arthur Engoron ruled that daughter Ivanka Trump also must appear.

Bertie Bowman, the longest serving African-American congressional staffer, dies at 92

5:51pm October 27, 2023

A remembrance of Bertie Bowman, the longest esrving African American Capitol Hill staffer in history.