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House intelligence committee ranking member Adam Schiff (left) and chairman Devin Nunes participate in a hearing last year on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

Memo By House Intelligence Committee Democrats Released As Nunes Addresses CPAC

9:37pm February 24, 2018

by Martina Stewart

The document counters Republican accusations that the Department of Justice, the FBI and the Mueller investigation are infected with political bias against the Trump campaign and the president.

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President Trump leaves the stage after addressing the Conservative Political Action Conference. He has repeatedly called for arming teachers after the school shooting in Florida.

It's Hard To Imagine How Armed Teachers Might Change Schools

7:17pm February 24, 2018

by Scott Simon

President Trump has suggested 20 percent of teachers should be armed, to protect students. NPR's Scott Simon wonders how that might change the nature of school and how teachers and students relate.

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Democrats Release Memo Countering Republicans' Claims Of Surveillance Abuses

6:09pm February 24, 2018

Rep. Adam Schiff, the ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, discusses the memo that rebuts Republican allegations of FBI and DOJ surveillance abuses of a former Trump campaign adviser.

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Heritage Foundation President On The Conservative Movement

5:28pm February 24, 2018

Conservatives gathered for the Conservative Political Action Conference this week. NPR's Sarah McCammon talks with the Heritage Foundation president, Kay Coles James, about the future of conservatism.

Former Trump campaign official Rick Gates arrives at the Prettyman Federal Courthouse on Friday in Washington, D.C. He confirmed that he is changing his plea to guilty.

The Russia Investigations: More Pleas, More Charges — Any More Preparation?

11:55am February 24, 2018

by Philip Ewing

Rick Gates turns state's evidence; Robert Mueller levels an updated indictment against Paul Manafort; and state and federal officials begin to prepare for more election interference in 2018.

Politics & Government

Week In Politics

8:08am February 24, 2018

by Ron Elving

This week in Washington we got a guilty plea from a former Trump campaign aide, questions about the security clearance of a White House staffer, and some new voices in the gun debate.

What's The Best Way To Verify Votes?

8:08am February 24, 2018

What's the best way to safeguard elections from hackers? Good old-fashioned paper ballots, says Marian Schneider, President of Verified Voting. She talks with NPR's Scott Simon.

Colorado Lawmakers Debate Sexual Harassment And Guns In The Capitol

8:08am February 24, 2018

by Bente Birkeland

Tensions are high in the Colorado Capitol with gun violence, sexual harassment complaints and an election coming, so lawmakers are wary of a bill to allow visitors to bypass normal security screening.

Rick Gates To Cooperate With Mueller

8:08am February 24, 2018

by Ryan Lucas

Former Trump campaign adviser Rick Gates pleaded guilty on Friday to two charges and will begin cooperating with federal prosecutors investigating Russian interference in the election.

The late preacher Billy Graham, left, and President Richard Nixon wave to a crowd of 12,500 in 1971 in Charlotte, N.C., at an event honoring Graham.

Billy Graham Walked A Line, And Regretted Crossing Over It, When It Came To Politics

7:00am February 24, 2018

by Ron Elving

The evangelical preacher sought to be seen as above the partisan political fray. But in his actions and associations, Graham often proved how difficult such an attitude can be to achieve or sustain.