Politics & Government

Politics & Government

Manhattan DA Bragg sues Rep. Jordan over attempts to interfere in Trump prosecution

6:06am April 12, 2023

by Leila Fadel

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Adam Klasfeld, managing editor of Law & Crime, about Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg's efforts to stop a Republican investigation into his prosecution of former President Trump.

Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg is suing Rep. Jim Jordan in relation to Trump case

7:26pm April 11, 2023

by Ryan Lucas

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is suing the Republican chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Jim Jordan for what he says are Jordan's attempts to interfere in the Trump prosecution.

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Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg speaks at a press conference after the arraignment of former President Donald Trump in New York on April 4.

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DA Bragg sues Jim Jordan claiming 'an unconstitutional attempt to undermine' the case

7:09pm April 11, 2023

The New York prosecutor who is pursuing criminal charges against former President Trump says a GOP-led congressional panel is trying to interfere with his case. Now he's taking them to court.

Rep. Katie Porter is standing up to corporate America — one whiteboard at a time

5:35pm April 11, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Rep. Katie Porter about her new memoir, I Swear: Politics is Messier Than My Minivan, about what it's like to work on Capitol Hill as a single mom with three young kids.

Will Republicans see blowback from abortion ruling, expulsion of Tennessee lawmakers?

5:15pm April 11, 2023

by Domenico Montanaro

Recent events on abortion and the expulsion of Democratic lawmakers in Tennessee have raised the question of Republicans overreaching on particular issues.

Biden begins his three-day visit to the island of Ireland in Belfast

4:57pm April 11, 2023

by Frank Langfitt

President Biden has landed in Belfast to visit the island of Ireland. He'll be honoring the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, which ended the political violence known as the troubles.

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A federal judge in Texas ruled that U.S. Food and Drug Administration improperly approved an abortion pill over 20 years ago, testing the agency's authority.

How an abortion pill ruling could threaten the FDA's regulatory authority

2:43pm April 11, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

A medical ethics expert says a Texas abortion pill ruling is unprecedented because a federal judge "standing in" for regulators could have far-reaching implications beyond mifepristone.

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Chicago's skyline is seen from the Guaranteed Rate Field in 2021.

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Democrats will flock to Chicago for the party's 2024 convention

2:20pm April 11, 2023

by Ximena Bustillo

This will be the 13th time in the DNC's history that Chicago will host a convention. Democrats nodded toward the "Blue Wall" of Midwestern states they need to win in 2024.

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Cotham formalizes party switch to North Carolina GOP

8:36am April 11, 2023

by Associated Press

North Carolina state Rep. Tricia Cotham has formally changed her party registration from Democrat to Republican in a shift that gives GOP legislators veto-proof control over Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper.

United States flags flutter in the breeze above shops in Ballina town center on April 7 as the town prepares to welcome President Biden in County Mayo, his ancestral home.

In Ireland, Biden is on a diplomatic and deeply personal mission

5:05am April 11, 2023

by Tamara Keith

President Biden's trip marking the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement is part diplomacy and part homecoming.