Deconfliction Likely To Come Up During Secretary Tillerson's Meeting With Russia
Former U.S. State Department Under Secretary Nicholas Burns explains the meaning of "deconfliction" and how it relates to the Syrian conflict.
Politics: Issues
Barbershop: U.S. Strike On Syria, SCOTUS Confirmation And Trump's Administration
Congressional reporter William Douglas of the McClatchy Washington bureau, Amy Davidson of the New Yorker and former conservative radio talk show host Charlie Sykes discuss this week's flurry of news.
Ex-Secretary Of State Advocates Causes Not Key In Modern Republican Agenda
James Baker, who served in two Republican White Houses, is writing about causes that don't figure prominently in the modern Republican agenda. He's advocating a global ban on the sale of ivory.
Middle East Analyst Discusses Syria Attacks And Bashar Assad's Strategy
NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Faysal Itani about the chemical attacks in Syria and what Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's strategy is in using chemical weapons.
Economists Say Trump Seems To Misunderstand Significance Of Trade Deficit
The Trump administration has launched an investigation into the cause of trade deficits with U.S. trading partners. But most economists, say Trump appears to misunderstand what a trade deficit means.
Political Science Professor Warns Of Dangers Of Polarized Politics
As Senate Republicans and Democrats face off over the nomination of Neil Gorsuch, Jennifer McCoy, a political science professor warns of the dangers of polarized politics with NPR's Kelly McEvers.
What Trump's Meetings With World Leaders Say About His Foreign Policy
NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with David Rothkopf about what President Trump's meetings this week with world leaders say about his foreign policy.
With Obamacare Here to Stay, Some States Revive Medicaid Expansion
The failure of the Republican health care plan gave new energy to state-level efforts to expand Medicaid. We look at three states where that may happen — Kansas, Maine and Virginia.
Trump Company Reportedly Looking To Add Another Hotel In Washington, D.C.
Ethics experts often criticize the Trump Organization for running a hotel just blocks from the White House. Now, the company might be looking to add a second hotel in the nation's capital.
Hillary Clinton Faults Trump On Health Care And Lack Of Female Appointees
The defeated Democratic nominee made her most political remarks since the November election.