Politics & Government

Kerry To Resume Talks Over Iran's Nuclear Program

2:42pm March 15, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

Today's meeting in Switzerland comes a week after 47 Senate Republicans signed an open letter to Iran suggesting any deal reached would lapse the day President Obama leaves office.

Loretta Lynch To Get A Senate Vote: The Week In Politics

5:20pm March 14, 2015

Washington Desk editor Ron Elving joins NPR's Scott Simon to discuss the week in politics: Hillary Clinton's email troubles, the Secret Service accident, the Republican senators' letter to Iran, and more.

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Syrian Rebels Will Face ISIS, But The U.S. May Not Have Their Backs

5:20pm March 14, 2015

by David Welna

The U.S. is about to start training moderate Syrian rebels to fight ISIS militants. But Obama's plan for fighting ISIS is mute on protecting that force against the Syrian regime of Bashar Assad.

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A model made of Legos of the four female Supreme Court justices. The designs were rejected as a product submission because of politics.

Lego Says You Can't Build That — Because Of Politics

1:26am March 14, 2015

by Anthony Palmer

A proposed set celebrating women of the Supreme Court flunks the company's "Acceptable Project" guidelines, reflecting the view that the high court has become political.

Tom Cotton: The Freshman Senator Behind The Iran Letter

8:00pm March 13, 2015

by Ailsa Chang

Freshman Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton, who has been in office barely two months, penned an open letter to Iranian leaders this week that 47 Republican senators signed.

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Israeli Politician Changed Her Mind On Palestinian Conflict

8:00pm March 13, 2015

by Steve Inskeep

NPR's Steve Inskeep profiles the right-wing Israeli politician Anat Roth. Over the last 20 years, she has gone from campaigning for a Palestinian state in the West Bank to now advocating that Israel annex much of that land for itself.

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President Obama Visits Phoenix Hospital At Center Of VA Crisis

8:00pm March 13, 2015

by Quil Lawrence

President Obama and Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald visit the veterans hospital in Phoenix Friday to announce a new outside advisory committee to help the VA with customer service.

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Hillary Clinton speaks to the media after keynoting a Women's Empowerment Event at the United Nations on Tuesday in New York City. Clinton answered questions about recent allegations of an improperly used email account during her tenure as secretary of st

The Rules Don't Apply To Hillary Clinton ... Or Any Of The Other Un-Candidates

7:20pm March 13, 2015

by Peter Overby

A unanimous ruling from the Federal Election Commission reaffirms that Hillary Clinton is, in fact, not a candidate for president — yet.

President Obama is shown in the Oval Office in the White House March 3, where he spoke about yet another topic: Iran and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to Congress.

Obama 'Embarrassed' For Republicans Who Wrote Iran Letter

4:38pm March 13, 2015

by Scott Horsley

In two interviews, the president weighs in on controversies over the letter 47 Republicans wrote to the leaders of Iran and Hillary Clinton's use of a private email account.

In April 1994, Hillary Clinton took questions from reporters for more than an hour as first lady. By that point, she had a reputation for not being particularly transparent and for not spending enough time addressing the national media.

Hillary Clinton's Privacy Problem

4:21pm March 13, 2015

by Tamara Keith

"I've always believed in a zone of privacy," Clinton once said. Her use of a personal email account while secretary of state is just the latest example of trying to defend that zone.

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