Politics: Issues

President Trump cited no occasions in which the news media failed to report terrorist attacks.

Trump Says Media Fail To Report Terrorist Attacks, But WH List Shows Otherwise

10:36pm February 06, 2017

by Brian Naylor

The president made the claim while speaking to troops at Central Command headquarters in Florida. Press secretary Sean Spicer later said the White House would give examples of underreported attacks.

The Dow Jones Railroad Index has climbed about 25 percent since the election, but many U.S. companies have cross-border trade accounts that could be affected by policy changes that President Donald Trump might make regarding the North American Free Trade

U.S. Companies Uncertain Of NAFTA Trading Under Trump Administration

8:17am February 06, 2017

by Frank Morris

NAFTA critics say money and jobs go to Mexico, but U.S. companies, like Kansas City Southern, do benefit. The company, built around trade with Mexico, has been hit hard by Trump's victory.

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Boston's Immigration History Repeats Itself In Trump's Policies

6:00pm February 04, 2017

President Trump's stance on immigration isn't new to America's history. Boston Globe Magazine writer Neil Swidey says a group in Boston used these same tactics, even the same rhetoric, 100 years ago.

Pictures of people who were incarcerated at Manzanar War Relocation Center are displayed alongside family tags at Manzanar National Historic Site near Independence, Calif., in 2015.

There's A Long, Ignominous Trail Of Bans, Registries And Forced Relocation

9:13pm February 02, 2017

by Jorge Encinas

The travel ban imposed by the president a week ago on people from seven Muslim-majority countries is only the latest executive order through the years grounded in race, ethnicity or country of origin.

President Trump, at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, pledged to "totally destroy" a law that bars political activity by religious institutions.

Trump Touts Apprentice Ratings, Tells Prayer Breakfast: 'Pray For Arnold'

8:20pm February 02, 2017

by Brian Naylor

Before the National Prayer Breakfast, Trump told the audience "don't worry" about his tense phone calls with leaders and promised to "totally destroy" a law barring churches from preaching politics.

Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt at a Jan. 18 Senate Environment and Public Works Committee confirmation hearing for his nomination to lead the EPA. Pruitt's nomination passed in committee Thursday. He will still need to be confirmed by the full Sen

Senate Republicans Bypass Another Boycott By Democrats To Advance EPA Nominee

12:57pm February 02, 2017

by Arnie Seipel

Democrats are limited in what they can do as a minority party to block Trump nominees. As they boycott hearings, Republicans suspend normal rules twice to clear the new president's Cabinet picks.

Roxanne Weber (left) rallies in support of a voter-approved government ethics overhaul in front of the South Dakota Capitol in Pierre last month. Republican Gov. Dennis Daugaard said he supports efforts to repeal and replace the initiative.

South Dakotans Voted For Tougher Ethics Laws, But Lawmakers Object

8:49pm February 01, 2017

by Peter Overby

A ballot measure last fall targeted South Dakota's status as the only state that allowed lobbyists to give politicians unlimited and undisclosed gifts. Now lawmakers have voted to repeal the law.

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The rotunda of the Capitol during the inauguration of Donald Trump in January.

Where Does Your Member Of Congress Stand On Trump's Immigration Order?

8:30pm February 01, 2017

NPR and dozens of member stations searched for public statements by all 536 members of Congress. Use our interactive tracker to see what your lawmakers have — or have not — said about the order.

President Trump, flanked by Omarosa Manigault and House and Urban Development Secretary nominee Ben Carson, holds an African-American History Month "listening session" on Wednesday.

In Black History Month 'Listening Session,' Trump Lashes Out At Media

4:13pm February 01, 2017

by Brian Naylor

At the start of the meeting, President Trump called the media "the opposition." Attendees included Housing Secretary nominee Ben Carson and Darrell Scott, who discussed violence in Chicago.

President Trump made clear on Wednesday that he would like Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to change the chamber's rules if necessary to confirm his Supreme Court nominee.

President Trump To Senate Leader: 'Go Nuclear' To Confirm Gorsuch

3:25pm February 01, 2017

by Brian Naylor

Seeking quick approval of his Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch, Trump wants Mitch McConnell to pull out all the stops if necessary.