Politics

Donald Trump's letter to CNN President Jeff Zucker.

Trump To CNN: Donate All Debate Profits To Veterans

11:40am September 09, 2015

by Amita Kelly

Donald Trump wrote to CNN's president after the network raised its ad rates for next week's debate. Trump said increased viewer and ad interest is "due 100% to 'Donald J. Trump.' "

Andy Kohut led the Pew Research Center from 2004-2012 and was on NPR's air for decades.

An Authority On Public Opinion Polling, Born Of His Respect For People

10:47am September 09, 2015

by Ron Elving

Pollster and frequent NPR contributor Andy Kohut was a fierce defender of quality polling and an advocate for finding the resources to do it right in changing times. He died Tuesday at 73.

Andrew Kohut (right) and Bruce Stokes are guests at the Christian Science Monitor breakfast on May 3, 2006 in Washington, D.C.

Pollster Andrew Kohut Of Pew Research Dies At Age 73

6:21am September 09, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The former leader of the polling group that calls itself a "fact tank" had been battling a form of leukemia that his son says was first diagnosed in 2009.

'Largest Majority' Of Migrants Recently Coming To Europe Are Refugees

8:28pm September 08, 2015

NPR's Audie Cornish interviews Demetrios Papademetriou, president of Migration Policy Institute Europe, for a breakdown of where the migrants are coming from and if they qualify as refugees.

Queue Listen Now

U.N. Steps In After Saudi Arabia Fails To Deliver Aid To Yemen

8:28pm September 08, 2015

by Michele Kelemen

Saudi Arabia recently promised aid to Yemen — the country it's been bombing and blockading with U.S. help. But it didn't come through, and the United Nations is now trying to broker a deal to make it happen.

Queue Listen Now

Jars of gefilte fish sit on the shelves at a market in Yardley, Pa.

Hillary Clinton's Fight For Gefilte Fish

7:26pm September 08, 2015

by Amita Kelly

Among thousands of emails released this week, there was a particularly fishy one.

Queue Listen Now

Harvard Law professor Lawrence Lessig lists Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg and former Daily Show host Jon Stewart as possible running mates among those from whom visitors to his website can choose.

Politics & Government

Harvard Law Professor Crowdfunds $1 Million, Launches Presidential Bid

6:55pm September 08, 2015

by Brakkton Booker

Lawrence Lessig is running on a singular platform. If elected, he vows to expand voting access, ban gerrymandering and institute campaign finance reform — then resign.

Pope Francis Announces Window To Forgive Women Who Had Abortions

4:11pm September 08, 2015

by Sylvia Poggioli

Pope Francis is giving all priests a window of discretion to forgive women who have had abortions. The window is during the upcoming holy year, which will begin in December.

Queue Listen Now

President Obama meets Saudi King Salman bin Abdul Aziz in Riyadh in January. The president is hosting King Salman at the White House Friday.

Obama To Reassure Saudi King Amid Concerns Over Iran Nuclear Deal

4:09pm September 08, 2015

by Michele Kelemen

To prove its support for Gulf Arab allies, the Obama administration is stepping up military sales to Saudi Arabia. The president hosts King Salman at the White House today.

Queue Listen Now

Journalist: Egypt's Anti-Terror Law Restricts Freedom Of Expression

4:09pm September 08, 2015

NPR's Robert Siegel interviews Khaled Dawoud, deputy editor of Al Ahram weekly, about how the new anti-terrorism law in Egypt restricts the media.

Queue Listen Now