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Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Mesa, Ariz., on Oct. 9. Trump is currently facing two Justice Department investigations, as well as an investigation in the state of Georgia.

Trump sees hate as a civic good, 'N.Y. Times' journalist Maggie Haberman says

12:26pm October 11, 2022

by Dave Davies

Haberman talks about Trump's tactics for dealing with the media and explains why he's more concerned about the Mar-a-Lago documents than the Jan. 6 hearings. Her new book is Confidence Man.

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Rupert Murdoch speaks in San Francisco in 2011. Murdoch's media empire has included News Corp, Fox News, Fox Sports, 21st Century Fox, HarperCollins, The New York Post and The Wall Street Journal.

In the Murdoch family succession battle, Fox News and democracy hang in the balance

1:12pm April 21, 2022

by Terry Gross

The new CNN+ docuseries The Murdochs looks inside the Fox media empire and the family's behind-the-scenes in-fighting. Journalist Jim Rutenberg says the real-life drama rivals HBO's Succession.

Then-Defense Secretary Mark Esper testifies during a House Armed Services Committee hearing in July 2020 in Washington, D.C.

Former Defense Secretary Esper sues the Pentagon over book redactions

5:46pm November 29, 2021

by Scott Neuman

The Trump-era Pentagon head says he wants to publish an "unvarnished" account of his turbulent time in the post. But the Biden administration wants him to delete parts of 60 pages of the text.

False conspiracy theories have always been a part of U.S. history, but experts say they're spreading faster and wider than ever before.

'More Dangerous And More Widespread': Conspiracy Theories Spread Faster Than Ever

7:26am March 02, 2021

by Joel Rose

While false conspiracies aren't new, experts say their reach is spreading – accelerated by social media, encouraged by former President Trump, and weaponized in a way that is unprecedented.

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A vast majority of self-identified Republicans do not consider President Trump to blame for the attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Opinion: The Fringe Of America's Fabric

2:27pm January 16, 2021

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the upcoming presidential inauguration of Joe Biden in the wake of last week's deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol.

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The incoming first lady was the subject of a Wall Street Journal opinion article suggesting she stop using the title "Dr." because she is not a physician. Biden received her doctorate in education in 2007.

Biden Team Response To Controversial Op-Ed 'Clearly A Political Strategy,' Editor Says

1:37pm December 14, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

Paul Gigot, editorial page editor of The Wall Street Journal, writes, "There's nothing like playing the race or gender card to stifle criticism."

President Trump commuted the sentence of and later pardoned Alice Marie Johnson, who had received a life term in a drug case.

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Opinion: The Truth About Pardons

6:22pm December 05, 2020

by Scott Simon

The history of presidential pardons is often surprising — and revealing.

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President Trump speaks to U.S. troops at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, on Thanksgiving Day 2019. The Trump administration says it's cutting U.S. forces from 4,500 to 2,500 troops in Afghanistan, one of several abrupt military moves announced recently.

Trump Shakes Up The Military, But To What End?

4:00pm November 18, 2020

The president has taken a series of abrupt moves, firing the defense secretary and announcing troop cutbacks in Afghanistan and Iraq. Critics say these actions have no clear strategic goal.

Russian dolls with the likenesses of Russia's President Vladimir Putin, President Trump and China's President Xi Jinping at a gift shop in Russia. While many world leaders have congratulated President-elect Joe Biden, Russia and China have held off.

Russia And China Among Countries Holding Off On Congratulating Biden

12:27pm November 09, 2020

by Scott Neuman

Leaders in the Kremlin and Beijing, as well as in Mexico and Brazil, have conspicuously not congratulated the president-elect, instead waiting for legal challenges to be resolved.

Joe Biden rallied supporters Wednesday, Nov. 4, in Wilmington, Del. Though he is now U.S. president-elect, Biden will have to await outcomes of January run-off races in the Senate to know much support he's likely to get there for his health care agenda.

What Biden's Election Means For U.S. Health Care And Public Health

12:00pm November 09, 2020

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

The Trump administration has been marked by a scaled-back federal investment and involvement in U.S. health care. Biden's team has plans to change that — even if Republicans retain Senate control.