Governing

How U.S. Foreign Policy Has Changed In Trump's First Year In Office

4:44pm January 17, 2018

As the end of President Trump's first year in office approaches, NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Walter Russell Mead, a professor of foreign affairs at Bard College and former editor of The American Interest, about how U.S. foreign policy has changed during Trump's term.

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An NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds special counsel Robert Mueller is largely unknown to the public, which puts him in a precarious position.

Politics & Government

As Mueller Investigation Has Become Politicized, Americans Are Split On Its Fairness

5:01am January 17, 2018

by Domenico Montanaro

The Russia probe is largely viewed with a political tint, but most Americans believe the special counsel should be allowed to finish the investigation, according to an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll.

Americans generally have little confidence in the institutions that control the U.S.

Politics & Government

Here's Just How Little Confidence Americans Have In Political Institutions

5:00am January 17, 2018

by Domenico Montanaro

A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds that Congress, the political parties and the media rank among the least-trusted U.S. institutions in the age of President Trump.

Newt Gingrich, then speaker of the House in 1994, holds up a copy of the Republican Party's "Contract with America."

Politics & Government

8 Congressional Chairmen Are Calling It Quits. Here's Why And What It Could Mean

2:23pm January 16, 2018

by Ron Elving

In past generations, committee chairs were masters of the agenda, ruling based on their seniority and longevity. They kept their grip on the gavels until they, or the Almighty, decided otherwise.

National

After False Alarm, A Look At How Hawaii's Emergency Alert System Is Supposed To Work

4:24pm January 15, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

A false missile alarm sent people in Hawaii scrambling for shelter Saturday morning — and it took nearly 40 minutes for officials to alert them to the mistake. All of which raises a tough question for authorities: What went wrong?

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Washington, D.C., attorney Jeffrey Lovitky has taken it upon himself to sue President Trump.

For 1 Attorney, A Lonely Legal Fight To Make Trump Comply With Rules

4:24pm January 15, 2018

by Peter Overby

Attorney Jeffrey Lovitky took it upon himself last year to sue Trump. "It is intimidating," he says. Still, he's suing again, saying he has a duty to push for compliance with various ethics rules.

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In the Philippines, an advertisement for Manila's Trump Tower, featuring Ivanka Trump.

After A Year In Office, Questions About Trump's Foreign Deals Go On. And On

4:58am January 15, 2018

by Jackie Northam

When preparing to take the oath of office, President Trump promised to make no new foreign business deals. But a year later, ethics experts say the problems have not been solved in any meaningful way.

House Rules Committee Chairman Pete Sessions, R-Texas, and Rep. Louise Slaughter, D-N.Y., the top Democrat on the committee, will hold hearings on earmarks this week.

Politics & Government

House GOP To Debate Bringing Earmarks Back

7:00am January 14, 2018

by Susan Davis

The House Rules Committee will hold two days of hearings this week over whether Congress should reconsider the 2011 earmark ban.

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President Trump speaks during a news conference with Prime Minister Erna Solberg of Norway at the White House on Wednesday. The two leaders participated in a meeting before taking questions from the media.

'Rapists,' 'Huts': Trump's Racist Dog Whistles Aren't New

6:30am January 13, 2018

by Karen Grigsby Bates

On Thursday, President Trump described Haiti and most of Africa with a vulgar term. Here's why that shouldn't surprise you.

A voter fills out a ballot at the Hamilton County Board of Elections in Cincinnati.

Trump Official On Russian Hacking: 'A National Security Issue'

8:14am January 12, 2018

by Pam Fessler

Rather than downplay the threat of Russian interference in American elections, administration and state officials are cooperating to safeguard future votes.