Politics & Government

Donald Trump On A Circus Peanut, And More Food Art With A Political Bite

4:48pm July 27, 2015

by Maria Godoy

Artist Lauren Garfinkel creates indelible images on edible canvases. Some are silly (Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as a nacho supreme), others haunting. All offer food for thought on current events.

Politics & Government

For Candidates, Winning Iowa Means Courting Business, Evangelicals

2:08pm July 27, 2015

Steve Deace, an Iowa conservative talk radio host, speaks with NPR's Rachel Martin about how the Republican field is shaping up for caucuses this winter.

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Clinton knows you're mad as hell, and she's appealing to that sense.

Brace Yourself: The Presidential Election Is Going To Be All About Anger

2:02pm July 27, 2015

by Danielle Kurtzleben

It's the (frustration about the) economy, stupid. Democrats and Republicans are trying to channel that, but offer very different solutions — so much so, it seems they live in two different realities.

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee at the Family Leadership Summit in Iowa earlier this month.

'Offensive,' 'Sad': Reaction To Huckabee's Holocaust 'Oven' Reference

1:43pm July 27, 2015

by Amita Kelly

Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee said over the weekend that President Obama's Iran deal is so bad it will "take the Israelis and march them to the door of the oven."

A supporter waves a Cuban flag in front of the country's embassy after it reopened for the first time in 54 years on July 20 in Washington, D.C. The embassy was closed in 1961 when U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower severed diplomatic ties with the island n

Republicans Stand Against Cuba Change Despite Public Opinion Shift

11:51am July 27, 2015

by Lauren Leatherby

When it comes to normalizing relations between the two nations, Cuban-Americans aren't as opposed as they used to be. That's partly because of the community's changing demographics.

President Obama delivers a speech at the Safaricom Indoor Arena in the Kasarani area of Nairobi, Kenya, on Sunday.

President Obama Urges Kenyans To 'Choose Path Of Progress'

2:42pm July 26, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The remarks came in a speech wrapping up his three-day visit to Kenya. Next, Obama goes to Ethiopia.

Emeka Nnaka, who uses a wheelchair, drives his new accessible van to meet a friend in Tulsa, Okla. The van allows the 27-year-old greater independence, making it easier to get to school and work and to have a social life. Six years ago, Nnaka, then a semi

Why Disability And Poverty Still Go Hand In Hand 25 Years After Landmark Law

10:29am July 26, 2015

by Pam Fessler

Disabled Americans are twice as likely to be poor as those without disabilities. They continue to face many financial and physical barriers, despite the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testifies in January 2013 before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya.

Clinton To Testify Again Before Benghazi Committee

7:21pm July 25, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The former secretary of state and current Democratic presidential candidate says she will appear to discuss the Sept. 11, 2012 attacks that killed four Americans, including the ambassador to Libya.

President Obama and Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta onstage after delivering remarks at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit at the United Nations compound in Nairobi, on Saturday.

Obama, Kenyan President Discuss Deeper Counterterrorism Ties

4:01pm July 25, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The president and his Kenyan counterpart, Uhuru Kenyatta, also addressed the delicate issue of the country's poor record on gay rights.

Obama Embarks On First Trip To Kenya As President

2:46pm July 25, 2015

by Gregory Warner

President Obama arrives in Kenya on Friday for his first visit to his father's homeland since becoming president. He will address an African entrepreneur conference.

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