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As Other Republicans Criticize President On Syria, Tillis Supports Trump

9:39am October 10, 2019

by Steve Harrison, WFAE

As Turkey launched a military operation against Kurdish forces on its border with Syria on Wednesday, North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis said he's backing Trump's decision to pull

A temporary stay of decision on Monday means that President Trump can hold on to his tax records for the time being. Above, he speaks before signing a trade agreement with Japan later on Monday.

What To Look For In President Trump's Tax Returns — If We Ever See Them

9:24pm October 07, 2019

by Sarah McCammon

President Trump may be forced to release some of his tax records to prosecutors in New York.

Audience of One: Donald Trump, Television, and the Fracturing of America, by James Poniewozik

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'Audience Of One' Aims To Show How TV Shaped Donald Trump — And Led To His Rise

11:15am September 11, 2019

by Annalisa Quinn

James Poniewozik's book is both brilliant and daring, particularly when it comes to Trump's image-making. But there's a gap, the one between image and audience, that doesn't get enough attention.

Vice President Pence speaks during a meeting of the National Space Council last week in Chantilly, Va. Pence and President Trump have pushed hard for the establishment of a separate Space Force — and they hope the revival of U.S. Space Command will help

White House Hopes Revived Space Command Is One Giant Leap Toward Proposed Space Force

1:54pm August 29, 2019

by Colin Dwyer

President Trump and Vice President Pence are expected to formally reestablish the U.S. Space Command on Thursday. It's not the Space Force they want, but they intend it as a step in that direction.

Politics & Government

In Greensboro, Kamala Harris Makes Case For 2020

11:03am August 26, 2019

by Paul Garber

U.S. Senator Kamala Harris was in Greensboro Sunday, making a campaign stop as she seeks the Democratic nomination for president.

A photo shows Jordan Anchondo (left) and her husband, Andre Anchondo, with two of their children. The couple died last weekend when a gunman stormed a Walmart in El Paso, killing at least 22 people and wounding more than two dozen others.

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The Couple Killed Saving Their Baby In El Paso Had Just Found A Future Together

1:41pm August 08, 2019

Andre and Jordan Anchondo were two of the 22 people killed in El Paso on Saturday. President Trump visited El Paso to meet with survivors as families grieve and mourn their loved ones.

Mainstream Politics Long Has Traded On Fear Of A Non-White America

11:59am August 06, 2019

by Gene Demby

White nationalism is not limited to the United States' radical, violent fringe groups. There's a long history in mainstream politics of stoking anxiety about America becoming less white.

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Sen. Burr Praises Coats, Neutral On Nominee For US Intelligence Chief

5:11pm July 29, 2019

by Paul Garber

North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr is praising Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats as he prepares to step down from the post.

At a ceremony Monday at the White House, President Trump defended his racist tweets against Democratic lawmakers. The language used in that tweet has a long history connected with nativist political movements in the U.S.

'Go Back Where You Came From': The Long Rhetorical Roots Of Trump's Racist Tweets

9:26pm July 15, 2019

When the president told several young congresswomen of color to "go back" to where they came from, he borrowed nativist language about as old as the country itself. Here's a little history.

President Trump pauses after delivering remarks on citizenship and the census in the Rose Garden at the White House on Thursday.

WATCH: Trump Announces Push For Citizenship Data Apart From Census

6:44pm July 11, 2019

by Dana Farrington

President Trump said he would take executive action to get information about citizenship status amid a fight over adding a question to the 2020 census.