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President Trump's property Le Chateau des Palmiers is on the market. It comes complete with a potential conflict of interest.

Sale Of Trump Property Raises Ethical Questions About Potential Buyer's Motives

5:00am May 11, 2017

by Jackie Northam

President Trump's trust is selling off his resort in the Caribbean. Ethics experts say that a buyer might offer a huge price to curry favor with the president, underscoring the conflict of interest.

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President Donald Trump shakes hands with James Comey during an Inaugural Law Enforcement Officers and First Responders Reception in January.

Trump Defends Comey Firing As Russia Questions Continue To Swirl

4:17pm May 10, 2017

by Miles Parks

The White House maintains that Comey was fired because of his handling of the Clinton email investigation but NPR has learned Comey recently sought more resources for the FBI's Russia investigation.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. Senators from both parties are scrambling to react to President Trump's surprise dismissal of FBI Director James Comey.

After Comey Firing, Calls For Independent Probe Come In Lots Of Flavors

4:16pm May 10, 2017

by Scott Horsley

The FBI director's firing has sparked new calls for an independent probe into Russia's election hacking and possible ties to the Trump campaign. Here are the shapes such an investigation could take.

President Trump has a large number of judicial vacancies to fill, since Senate Republicans held up President Barack Obama's nominees.

President Trump Gets A Head Start On Shaping The Federal Courts

8:37pm May 08, 2017

by Scott Horsley

Trump is already putting his mark on the federal bench. Thanks to a large number of vacancies, he has a chance to make a big impression, quickly.

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Nicole Kushner Meyer (third from left), the sister of White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, poses at a promotional event in Shanghai on Sunday.

Kushner Family Business Pitch In China Prompts Questions About Investor Visas

6:39pm May 08, 2017

Jared Kushner's sister recently pitched a New Jersey project to investors in China. Such investors could get a crack at an immigration visa to the United States in exchange for $500,000.

A tweet by Ivanka Trump about her new book was retweeted by a State Department agency. The Office of Global Women's Issues has since deleted the retweet amid ethics concerns.

State Department Again Hits 'Delete' After Allegations Of Trump Promotion

2:37pm May 05, 2017

by Jackie Northam

The Office of Global Women's Issues deleted a retweet plugging Ivanka Trump's book. It is the second time the State Department has faced complaints about touting the first family's business interests.

On Wednesday's Late Show, host Stephen Colbert celebrated not being fired from his job. A #FireColbert campaign began after the comedian unleashed a barrage of insults aimed at President Trump on Monday's show.

Colbert Addresses #FireColbert Campaign, But Doesn't Apologize

3:26pm May 04, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

Stephen Colbert had some choice words for the president on Monday's Late Show. Despite calls from some for a boycott, Colbert said Wednesday, "I would do it again, [but] I would change a few words."

A right wing activist holds a sign during a rally at Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park on April 27, 2017 in Berkeley, California. Protestors are gathering in Berkeley to protest the cancellation of a speech by American conservative political commen

Hate Speech And The Misnomer Of 'The Marketplace of Ideas'

4:03pm May 03, 2017

by David Shih

The belief that more speech is the remedy for "bad" speech can be a principled stance. But racist hate speech may not be doing what free speech defenders think it is.

President Donald Trump speaks on the Oval Office telephone in January, as a portrait of former President Andrew Jackson hangs in the background. In an interview published Monday, Trump wondered aloud about whether the Civil War would have happened had Jac

Fact Check: Could Andrew Jackson Have Stopped The Civil War, As Trump Said?

4:20pm May 01, 2017

by Miles Parks

In an interview that aired Monday, President Trump spoke highly of Andrew Jackson, and wondered why more people don't ask why the Civil War happened, asserting Jackson could have prevented it.

Rob Quist, the Democrat who's running for an open U.S. House race in Montana, campaigns at the University of Montana on April 27, 2017. Quist is a political newcomer who's a well-known country singer in the state.

A Singing Cowboy, A Millionaire And Rifles Dominate Montana Special Election

12:30pm May 01, 2017

by Eric Whitney

Democrats hope a singing cowboy in Montana will become their party's latest candidate to mobilize enthusiasm and money against Republicans in a special election for the state's only U.S. House seat.

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