Politics

Bomb Dropped On Afghan Province Was Historic In Size

8:10am April 14, 2017

by Scott Horsley

The Pentagon says the U.S. dropped the largest conventional weapon ever used in combat to hit an underground ISIS complex. Some speculate the action was also meant to send a message to North Korea.

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U.S. artist Ryan Mendoza poses for a photo next to the former house of Afro-American human rights figure Rosa Parks on Mendoza's property on April 6, 2017 in Berlin, Germany. Mendoza bought the house, which was slated for demolition in Detroit, took it ap

This Week In Race: A House That Flew Over The Ocean And A Man Who Didn't Get To Fly

5:22am April 14, 2017

You could say it's been a pretty turbulent week on the race beat.

2 Mass. Towns Challenge Trump's Executive Order On Sanctuary Cities

5:06am April 14, 2017

by Shannon Dooling

Officials in Lawrence and Chelsea have filed a lawsuit challenging President Trump's executive order cracking down on sanctuary cities. The measure threatens to pull federal funding from those cities.

President Trump walks up the stairs to Air Force One on Thursday at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. The president has recently made a series of apparent policy reversals.

Trump, Then And Now: What His Shifting Positions Say About What He Believes

5:00am April 14, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

As President Trump approaches 100 days in office, his policy changes raise questions about what he intends to do with the rest of his term. Here are eight examples of how he has shifted.

President Trump hosts Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., on April 7. Despite repeatedly making the claim during the campaign, Trump said this week China is not a currency manipulator.

Trump's Latest String Of Flip-Flops Won't Hurt Him (At Least For Now)

5:53pm April 13, 2017

by Danielle Kurtzleben

President Trump is already well-known for not sticking to his guns. But his appeal has been more visceral than policy-based anyway, as one political science professor explains.

Trump Reverses Course On Variety Of Key Economic Issues

5:30pm April 13, 2017

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Russ Roberts, a fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution, about Trump's latest positions on several key economic issues and how they differ from before.

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Vehicles drive past a Planned Parenthood office in Peoria, Ill., in December 2016.

Trump Signs Law Giving States Option To Deny Funding For Planned Parenthood

5:07pm April 13, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The legislation rolls back an Obama-era rule that prohibited states from withholding certain federal funds from organizations that provide legal abortions.

As Trump Continues Mar-A-Lago Trips, Watchdogs Want To Know Who's Joining Him

4:57pm April 13, 2017

by Greg Allen

Advocates want the administration to release a list of visitors to President Trump's Florida resort. A former Secret Service official says that information doesn't exist.

New Jersey's Self-Proclaimed Moderate Congressman Takes Heat From All Sides

4:57pm April 13, 2017

by Susan Davis

On the political spectrum of most conservative to most liberal congressional districts, New Jersey's 7th congressional district is the political median of America. Which is why its Republican Rep. Leonard Lance, a self-proclaimed moderate, is taking heat from all sides. NPR takes a look at how much interest his constituents have in centrist attitudes in the Trump era.

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Female Marines Join Fight Against Culture Of Sexism

4:57pm April 13, 2017

After seeing her photo with other female Marines get attacked on social media, Maj. Janine Garner joined about 100 other women to try to end sexism and misogyny in the Marine Corps.