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National

What's In A (Hispanic-Sounding) Surname? We Gave Our Advice. Here's Yours

6:18am September 17, 2017

by Leah Donnella

Last week, Ask Code Switch heard from a woman who was considering trading her white-sounding last name for her boyfriend's Latino one. Here's a roundup of the best advice we got from our readers.

Several months after Fox News retracted its story about the death of Seth Rich, the network has done nothing to explain what went wrong.

No Apology, No Explanation: Fox News And The Seth Rich Story

6:15pm September 15, 2017

by David Folkenflik

Several months after Fox News retracted its story about the death of Seth Rich, the network has done nothing to explain what went wrong.

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Politics & Government

Trump Administration Responds To New Ethic Concerns

8:14am September 15, 2017

A number of ethical issues were raised this week including questions over the request to use a government plane. Rachel Martin talks to Walter Shaub, former head of the Office of Government Ethics.

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President Trump and then-chief strategist Steve Bannon in April. They no longer work together in the White House, but they both seem primed to go to war with the GOP establishment.

Trump, Bannon Maneuvers Could Threaten GOP Senate Majority

11:04am September 13, 2017

by Jessica Taylor

Trump has criticized incumbent GOP senators while praising a Democrat who is a top GOP target. And Steve Bannon is threatening to boost primary challengers in GOP races, perhaps making 2018 tougher.

Politics & Government

Politics In The News: Trump's Deal With Democrats Catches GOP By Surprise

8:19am September 11, 2017

President Trump last week struck what's being called a deal with Democrats. Mary Louise Kelly talks to Jonah Goldberg of The National Review, who isn't sure that "deal" is the right term.

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President Donald Trump speaks at a rally Aug. 22, 2017, in Phoenix, Ariz.

Trump's Turn To Democrats Poses Fresh Challenge To His Loyal Base

6:48am September 11, 2017

by Ron Elving

Even in his Inauguration Day address, Trump signaled that he might go his own way. He may be testing that option now, keeping a weather eye on the reaction from his truest believers.

National

With This Ring, I Thee Take ... Your Hispanic-Sounding Surname?

6:01am September 09, 2017

by Leah Donnella

What happens when a 'Miller' becomes a 'Martinez'? This week, we offer advice for a woman whose fiance is worried about unconscious bias affecting their marriage.

Michael Jackson appears at a news conference in New York in 1992, where it was announced that a marketing agreement had been struck between Jackson and Pepsi-Cola International.

Using Black Celebrities To Push Pop, Pudding And Politics

1:06pm September 08, 2017

by Gene Demby

In the 1960s, Tom Burrell helped change advertising by convincing agencies to tailor their pitches to black consumers, but he also saw his marketing work as part of a larger social project.

Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York and President Trump embrace in the Oval Office after a meeting at which Trump agreed with Democrats, casting aside Republicans.

Republicans Worry Trump Is Falling Into The Arms Of 'Chuck And Nancy'

3:43pm September 07, 2017

by Don Gonyea

A congressional deal in which President Trump sided with Democrats has his party concerned about what it means in the near and long term.

Author Ta-Nehisi Coates speaks at the Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum Institute of Politics.

'His Ideology Is White Supremacy': Ta-Nehisi Coates On Donald Trump

3:18pm September 07, 2017

by Jeffrey Pierre

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to writer Ta-Nehisi Coates about his cover story in The Atlantic magazine about Donald Trump, and how voters reacted to the first African-American president.

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