Politics

Protesters outside a San Antonio courthouse advocate for legal representation for immigrant children.

For Kids In Immigration Court, Legal Counsel Is Catch As Catch Can

10:39pm July 09, 2014

by John Burnett

Advocacy groups have sued the federal government for not providing lawyers to children in deportation proceedings. Unlike criminal courts, these courts don't provide representation for defendants.

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Cleveland, A Democratic Stronghold, Wins GOP Convention

8:01am July 09, 2014

by Nick Castele

The Republican Party picked Cleveland to host its 2016 convention. The GOP says it was drawn by the city's renaissance, and that they're taking the presidential battleground state of Ohio seriously.

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Democratic Rep. Mike Michaud speaks at the Pride Parade and Festival in Portland, Maine, on June 21. Michaud, who is openly gay, is running for governor with the backing of national LGBT groups.

In Maine, A Gay Candidate With An Uneven Record On LGBT Rights

7:56pm July 07, 2014

by Susan Sharon

The state could elect the nation's first openly gay governor this fall. But Mike Michaud only recently came out, and some question whether he deserves the backing of Maine's largest gay rights group.

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CBS Lost Appetite For Government Watchdog Stories, Attkisson Says

1:14pm July 07, 2014

by David Folkenflik

When the investigative reporter Sharyl Attkisson left CBS this year, she did not do so quietly. She contends the network refused to run stories that might damage President Obama.

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As Supreme Court Term Ends, Journalist Examines Its Decisions

2:50pm July 02, 2014

The Supreme Court term ended Monday. The New York Times correspondent and lawyer Adam Liptak talks with Fresh Air's Terry Gross about what the decisions reveal about the nine justices.

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Obama Vows To Flex Executive Authority On Immigration Policy

11:53am July 01, 2014

by Robert Siegel

President Obama announced that he would take several steps on his own regarding immigration issues — including the tens of thousands of children who have swarmed to the U.S. border in recent weeks.

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Obama To Request $2 Billion To Deal With Border Issue

1:32pm June 30, 2014

by Cokie Roberts

The huge numbers of illegal migrant children has overwhelmed detention center. His request comes at a time when GOP leaders say Obama's idea of flexibility means taking the law into his own hands.

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For Tipped Workers, A Different Minimum Wage Battle

8:14am June 30, 2014

by NPR Staff

The debate over the federal minimum wage, which raised to $7.25 in 2009, is playing out across the country. Meanwhile, the minimum wage for tipped workers hasn't gone up for 23 years.

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Sen. Cochran Beats Tea Party Challenger In Miss. Runoff

12:48pm June 25, 2014

by Debbie Elliott

Republican Sen. Thad Cochran, 76, managed to hang on after a runoff that likely represented the Tea Party's best remaining chance to knock off a Senate incumbent.

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Political Challenge Compounded As Migrant Children Head To U.S. Border

12:48pm June 25, 2014

by Scott Horsley

The Homeland Security chief on Wednesday visits Nogales, Arizona. He'll tour facilities where the government has been processing children from Central America who've been entering the U.S. illegally.

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