Politics

The Week In Politics: Candidates Shift Their Strategies

10:12am September 06, 2015

Donald Trump struggled through a foreign policy interview wast week, and Hillary Clinton apologized for her private email server. NPR's Linda Wertheimer discusses politics with correspondent Domenico Montanaro.

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Fire At Washington State Planned Parenthood Clinic Deemed Arson

2:06pm September 05, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The blaze broke out at about 3:30 a.m. on Friday at the Planned Parenthood clinic in Pullman, which had been targeted by anti-abortion protesters last month.

Republican presidential candidates Jim Gilmore, Lindsey Graham, Bobby Jindal and Rick Perry participate in a pre-debate forum Aug. 6 in Cleveland. The event gave airtime to seven candidates whose polling numbers were below a top-ten cutoff Fox News set to

Why Are So Many People Running For President?

11:38am September 05, 2015

by Sarah McCammon

Only one person can win the presidency in 2016, and some of the 22 running have scant chance of victory. So why are they in the race? Many hope luck is on their side, but some might have other goals.

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Congress Faces A Crazy-Busy September

11:38am September 05, 2015

When Congress returns from summer recess Tuesday, it will tackle the Iran nuclear deal, but that won't be its only big issue. NPR's Scott Simon gets the details from correspondent Scott Horsley.

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Supporters Of Jailed Kentucky Clerk To Hold Prayer Rally

10:56am September 05, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Kim Davis was put behind bars earlier this week for refusing to comply with a federal court order to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

A photo of Darren Goforth is seen near his funeral Friday at Second Baptist Church in Houston, Texas. Deputy Darren Goforth was fatally shot at a gas station last week.

After Houston Officer Shooting, Political Leaders Dig Into Obama

5:03am September 05, 2015

by Amita Kelly

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz said police are "feeling the assault from the president." Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said "there doesn't seen to be the unqualified and universal support" for police officers.

British Prime Minister Announces U.K. Will Take In More Migrants

6:39pm September 04, 2015

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Guardian political editor Patrick Wintour about British Prime Minister David Cameron's announcement to allow more Syrian refugees into the UK.

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Republican presidential hopeful Sen. Ted Cruz speaks at the Republican Leadership Summit Saturday in Nashua, N.H.

Candidates And Candidates-To-Be Woo New Hampshire's GOP

1:40pm September 04, 2015

by Josh Rogers

Republican candidates — those who've already declared and those who have yet to — gathered in New Hampshire this weekend to speak to their party. Whose messages resonated? And whose did not?

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As candidates, staff and media flood Iowa, there will inevitably be photo ops with grain silos and bales of hay.

The Iowa Beyond Hay Bales, Corn Fields And Deep-Fried Butter

1:40pm September 04, 2015

by Clay Masters

Each political season, Iowa attracts candidates and the hoardes of staff and media that follow them. But some wish campaigns would broaden their scope.

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Iowans listen to prospective and declared GOP presidential candidates in Boone, Iowa during Sen. Joni Ernst's Roast and Ride.

GOP Suitors Woo Iowa With Bikes, Barbeque And Barnstorming

1:39pm September 04, 2015

by Clay Masters

Iowa's freshman Sen. Joni Ernst hosted a herd of potential Republican presidential candidates for her first-ever Roast and Ride event, asserting herself as a force in presidential politics.

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