Politics

Week In Politics: Speaker Of The House Race, Hillary Clinton On The TPP

8:18pm October 09, 2015

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with our regular political commentators E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and Brookings Institution and David Brooks of The New York Times. They discuss Rep. Kevin McCarthy's decision to withdraw from the race for the next Speaker of the House, Hillary Clinton's opposition to the TPP, and the Russian strategy in Syria.

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European Leaders Develop Deportation Policy To Slow Flow Of Migrants

8:18pm October 09, 2015

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

Germany is rejecting more asylum claims from migrants who fail to prove they are true refugees. But stepping up deportations has not discouraged migrants from making the perilous journey.

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20th Anniversary Of Million Man March Inspires New Rally In Washington, D.C.

8:18pm October 09, 2015

by Cheryl Corley

Black men from across the country gathered for the Million Man March in Washington D.C., 20 years ago. Led by Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, the march was billed as a day of atonement. Farrakhan and others plan to rally in Washington, D.C, again this Saturday to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the March and to renew a call for justice.

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'Doomed To Succeed' Examines Inevitability Of Close U.S.-Israel Relations

8:18pm October 09, 2015

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Dennis Ross about his book, which explores why the countries are close despite foreign policy establishment rhetoric suggesting ties are detrimental to U.S. interests.

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'Quartet' Member: Nobel Peace Prize Is 'Very Important For Tunisia'

8:18pm October 09, 2015

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with Wided Bouchamaoui, president of the Tunisian Employers' Union, and a member of the National Dialogue Quartet in Tunisia, about winning the Nobel Peace Prize Friday.

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TPP Negotiators Reached Agreement With Sticky Compromise On Biologics Drugs

6:38pm October 09, 2015

by Jim Zarroli

A big sticking point in the negotiations over the Trans-Pacific Partnership involved biologics medicines and vaccines created from living organisms. The dispute centered on patent protection: how many years drug companies should have before facing competition from generics. The negotiators ended up with a complicated compromise that gives drug makers five to eight years of protection. But nobody is really happy with the outcome.

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"I think that if anyone is living in a place where they don't feel safe, they're going to have tension, whether that's a community member or a member of law enforcement," Attorney General Loretta Lynch told NPR.

Attorney General Lynch: 'Out Of Tension Comes Opportunity'

6:36pm October 09, 2015

by NPR Staff

When she visited Baltimore amid unrest, Lynch said, she heard the same thing from police and young people — that they love their city and want to make it better.

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The pressure on Rep. Paul Ryan to run for speaker is mounting, even though he has said repeatedly he doesn't want the job.

4 Ways This Whole Republican Speaker Situation Gets Resolved

5:54pm October 09, 2015

by Domenico Montanaro

With Kevin McCarthy out of the race for House speaker, the path forward is not clear. Everyone is pointing to Paul Ryan, but what if he doesn't do it?

Tunisia's National Dialogue Quartet Awarded Nobel Peace Prize

5:09pm October 09, 2015

by Eleanor Beardsley

Leaders of Tunisia's political factions win the Nobel peace prize for guiding the country through a political transition that's been a lot more peaceful than transitions in neighboring countries.

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#NPRreads: The Power Of Nicki Minaj And The Failure Of ESPN's 'Black Grantland'

4:36pm October 09, 2015

by Jessica Taylor

Also this week: Politico alleges Joe Biden leaked his son's deathbed wish that the vice president run for the White House, to help weigh a possible 2016 bid.