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Late night host Bill Maher, at a New York City comedy festival in November, is taking heat for using the N-word on his HBO show Real Time on Friday.

National

Bill Maher Apologizes After Using N-Word On His Show

8:33pm June 03, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

"The word was offensive, and I regret saying it and am very sorry," Maher said Saturday. HBO called his comment "completely inexcusable and tasteless" and said it would be edited from future airings.

Sen. Ben Sasse (left) is sworn in by Vice President Joe Biden in 2015, with Sasse's wife Melissa and his son and daughter.

No More Neverland: A Senator's Guide To Raising American Adults

7:59am May 16, 2017

by Steve Inskeep

His new book about raising kids in America and the virtues of work and perseverance is "not an old man screaming, 'Get off my lawn!'" insists Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb. It's, "Work in my lawn."

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Senate Judiciary Committee member Ben Sasse, a Republican, listens to witnesses Monday during a subcommittee hearing on Russian interference.

Sen. Sasse: Comey Firing 'Troubling' Amid 'Crisis Of Public Trust'

3:20pm May 12, 2017

by Steve Inskeep

Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., tells NPR's Steve Inskeep that he will not yet call for an independent Russia investigation because it would be a "vote of no confidence" in the Senate panel's current probe.

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Dumpster Fires, Fishing And Travel: These Republicans Are Sitting Out The RNC

4:26pm July 18, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

When the Republican National Convention officially gavels into order Monday, some major GOP leaders — including former presidents — will be conspicuously absent.

Time is running out for a conservative to launch a national third-party presidential campaign, as Ross Perot did in 1992.

Politics & Government

Is It Too Late For A Third-Party Presidential Candidate To Run?

3:18pm May 10, 2016

by Scott Detrow

Some Republicans who won't support Donald Trump as the party's presidential nominee are calling for a conservative third-party candidate. Getting one on the ballot, though, is a complicated process.

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