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Ekrem Imamoglu, a mayoral candidate of the secular opposition Republican People's Party, at a polling station in Istanbul on Sunday. He won the election in March, and won again on Sunday in a new election.

Opposition Candidate Wins Again In Rerun Of Istanbul's Mayoral Election

1:43pm June 23, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

After results of the March election, in which the opposition party won, residents voted again on Sunday in what is widely being seen as a referendum on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton speaks to the media in Jerusalem Sunday.

Bolton Defends Trump's Canceled Iran Strike: Don't Mistake Prudence For Weakness

11:16am June 23, 2019

by Daniella Cheslow

In Jerusalem, where he's meeting with Israeli and Russian security officials, the national security advisor says the U.S. military is "ready to go" as he warns Iran against seeking a nuclear weapon.

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Sunday Politics

10:48am June 23, 2019

by Mara Liasson

President Trump has promised — and then gone back on — a number of signature actions this past week.

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E. Jean Carroll Says Donald Trump Sexually Assaulted Her

9:33am June 23, 2019

President Trump is facing a new accusation of sexual assault, this time from prominent advice columnist E. Jean Carroll. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with her.

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Democratic Presidential Candidates Talk Abortion In South Carolina

8:17am June 23, 2019

by Sarah McCammon

Twenty Democrats running for the 2020 presidential nomination are addressing a forum on abortion rights in South Carolina.

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White Supremacy And Trump

8:17am June 23, 2019

by Hannah Allam

We look at the participation of far-right extremists at President Trump's 2020 kickoff rally and what this means for his campaign.

President Trump did not offer specifics on those sanctions but suggested sanctions could be lifted in the future.

Trump: 'We're Moving Forward With Additional Sanctions On Iran'

8:11pm June 22, 2019

by Daniella Cheslow

Without offering specifics, the president says he is increasing sanctions as Washington accuses Tehran of downing a U.S. drone and attacking foreign-owned oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman.

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington Saturday before delaying for two weeks planned nationwide raids on immigrant families.

Trump Delays Immigration Raids, Giving Democrats 'Two Weeks' To Reform Asylum Laws

7:26pm June 22, 2019

A source familiar with the president's decision told NPR that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., called Trump on Friday night and urged him to back off the raids.

Customers line up to enter the Bergdorf Goodman store in New York City in this 2010 file photo. Advice columnist E. Jean Carroll claims President Trump sexually assaulted her in a dressing room at the Manhattan department store in the '90s.

'It Hurt. And It Was Against My Will': Trump Accuser Stands By Her Story

7:24pm June 22, 2019

Advice columnist E. Jean Carroll repeats her claim that President Trump assaulted her in the 1990s, even as he tells reporters her story is "a total false accusation."

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Barbershop: Public Redemption

5:10pm June 22, 2019

NPR's Michel Martin discusses redemption for public figures with Washington Post columnist Monica Hesse, political speechwriter Eric Liu and political strategist China Dickerson.