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Lawsuit Seeks To Settle Who Heads Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

8:26am November 27, 2017

Rachel Martin talks to outgoing director Richard Cordray, who named his deputy as acting director. The president named someone else. Rachel Martin talks to Cordray and NPR's Uri Berliner.

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Voting-Rights Advocates Monitor Who Trump Picks For Census Bureau Post

7:43am November 27, 2017

by Steve Inskeep

President Trump is considering an appointment to the Census Bureau that some watchers suggest might be open to changing the 2020 Census in a pretty dramatic way.

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Conyers Leaves Committee Leadership Post Amid Sexual Misconduct Claims

7:43am November 27, 2017

David Greene talks to Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., about Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., who is stepping down as the ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee amid sexual misconduct allegations.

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After groping allegations were lodged against Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., earlier this month, the senator says he will "cooperate fully" with the Senate Ethics Committee, but says he will not resign.

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Sen. Al Franken Says He 'Crossed The Line' But Won't Resign

7:17am November 27, 2017

by Isabel Dobrin

The Democratic Senator of Minnesota said in an interview with Minnesota Public Radio News that he will cooperate with the Senate Ethics Committee but will not resign amid the groping allegations.

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Politics In The News

6:56am November 27, 2017

Rachel Martin talks to Jonah Goldberg, senior editor at the National Review, about the Alabama special election and why President Trump supports Republican candidate Roy Moore.

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Trump Will Try To Get Legislative Agenda Back On Track

6:41am November 27, 2017

by Mara Liasson

Congress returns after a holiday recess. Sexual harassment dominates the political conversation. President Trump meets with key Republican senators on Monday to try to steer the GOP agenda.

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Morning News Brief

5:22am November 27, 2017

Rep. John Conyers stepped down from his ranking membership on the House Judiciary Committee after sexual misconduct allegations. And, who's in charge of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau?

Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., speaks during a House Judiciary Committee hearing last month. On Sunday, Conyers announced he would be stepping down from his ranking position on the committee — though he continued to deny sexual misconduct allegations again

John Conyers Steps Down From Judiciary Committee Role Amid Sexual Misconduct Claims

4:36pm November 26, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The Democratic congressman said he'd "step aside" as ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee during a probe against him. But he denied the allegations and said he would not resign his seat.

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Politics: Who Will Lead The CFPB, Trump And Roy Moore

7:57am November 26, 2017

by Mara Liasson

There's confusion over who will head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Monday. And President Trump has come out in support of Roy Moore, the Republican Senate candidate in Alabama.

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Encore: Lessons In Bipartisanship

7:57am November 26, 2017

by Ron Elving

The last time lawmakers worked across the aisle in a big way was when the Senate overhauled the federal tax code in 1986.