Analysis

Michael Flynn, former national security adviser to President Trump, arrives for his plea hearing this week in federal court in Washington, D.C.

The Russia Investigations: After Flynn Plea Deal, Where Does Mueller Aim Next?

12:58pm December 02, 2017

by Philip Ewing

Former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn flips in special counsel Robert Mueller's probe, shock waves spread, and Donald Trump Jr. is due back in D.C. to talk to Congress again next week.

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Soybean plants, with pods ready for harvest, in Boonsboro, Maryland.

Science

The Soybean Is King, Yet Remains Invisible

4:53pm December 01, 2017

by Dan Charles

For the first time in history, soybeans are about to become America's most widely grown crop. Yet compared to corn or wheat, they remain curiously invisible in American culture.

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President Donald Trump speaks during a rally on Wednesday in St. Charles, Mo.

FACT CHECK: Trump's Pledge To Restore 'Merry Christmas' To The White House

6:47pm November 30, 2017

by Brakkton Booker

President Trump took part in his first National Tree Lighting Ceremony Thursday. Trump has pledged to ditch political correctness and bring back Christmas, but did it ever leave the White House?

Attorney General Jeff Sessions appears before the House Judiciary Committee earlier this month in Washington, D.C.

'Chaos' Is At The Heart Of The Trump Camp's Defense. But It Can Cut Both Ways

10:58am November 30, 2017

by Philip Ewing

Campaign aides and administration officials have said the 2016 campaign was so frantic that things happened almost too fast to consider. Does that strengthen their case in the Russia investigations?

President Trump greets supporters Wednesday in St. Charles, Mo., before his speech on taxes.

FACT CHECK: President Trump's Tax Speech In Missouri

8:05pm November 29, 2017

by Scott Horsley

President Trump traveled to Missouri Wednesday to promote the GOP tax plan. Here's a closer look at some of the claims he made.

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President Trump meets with congressional leaders in the Oval Office at the White House on Sept. 6. The deadline to fund the government and raise the debt ceiling is coming up on Dec. 8.

Week Ahead: The Stakes Are About To Get Really High For Republicans

1:06pm November 27, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

Shutdown and debt ceiling deadlines are fast approaching four days before the Alabama Senate election, and Republicans are trying to pass a tax plan by Christmas.

Politics & Government

Democrats Re-Examine The Legacy Of Former President Bill Clinton

9:18am November 27, 2017

David Greene talks to former Clinton administration staffer Kirsten Powers, who has spoken out about demands that Sen. Al Franken and Rep. John Conyers resign after allegations of sexual harassment.

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Politics & Government

Voting-Rights Advocates Monitor Who Trump Picks For Census Bureau Post

7:43am November 27, 2017

by Steve Inskeep

President Trump is considering an appointment to the Census Bureau that some watchers suggest might be open to changing the 2020 Census in a pretty dramatic way.

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Politics & Government

Politics In The News

6:56am November 27, 2017

Rachel Martin talks to Jonah Goldberg, senior editor at the National Review, about the Alabama special election and why President Trump supports Republican candidate Roy Moore.

In the 1944 film Gaslight, Gregory (Charles Boyer) slowly tricks his wife, Paula (Ingrid Bergman), into believing she is insane.

National

Gaslighting: How A Flicker Of Self-Doubt Warps Our Response To Sexual Harassment

11:47am November 25, 2017

by Kat Chow

From a teenager's encounter to today's revelations about Harvey Weinstein, Charlie Rose and so many more, a writer wrestles with the ways women are taught to doubt their own experiences.