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Fed Cuts Interest Rates For 1st Time Since 2008

7:09pm July 31, 2019

by Scott Horsley

The quarter-point cut signals growing concern at the Federal Reserve about a slowdown in the economy amid the trade war with China. The Fed last cut rates in 2008 and raised them as late as December.

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HUD Secretary Ben Carson speaks during a news conference after touring a housing development in Baltimore.

HUD Secretary Ben Carson Compares Baltimore To A Cancer Patient

7:03pm July 31, 2019

by Brakkton Booker

His trip to Baltimore comes as the city and its long-time Rep. Elijah Cummings D-Md., have been the targets of a series of disparaging tweets by President Trump.

Workers prepare the debate stage at the Fox Theatre in Detroit ahead of Tuesday's Democratic presidential debate.

Politics & Government

Your Guide To Night 2 Of The Detroit Democratic Presidential Debates

5:00am July 31, 2019

by Domenico Montanaro

Former Vice President Joe Biden will again be center stage — and the focus will be on how he handles issues of race and whether he looks like he's ready and able to take on President Trump next year.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg sits for a portrait in the Lawyer's Lounge at the Supreme Court of the United States.

Politics & Government

Justice Ginsburg: 'I Am Very Much Alive'

9:29am July 24, 2019

by Nina Totenberg

The Supreme Court justice sat down for an interview with NPR's Nina Totenberg and said that despite battling cancer for a third time earlier this year, she's not going anywhere anytime soon.

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Charlotte, Host Of GOP Convention, Condemns Trump's Comments

10:39am July 23, 2019

by Associated Press

President Trump has his highest approval rating yet, even though his reelection prospects continue to be lackluster.

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Poll: Americans Not Sold On Trump — Or Democrats

8:07pm July 22, 2019

by Domenico Montanaro

President Trump has his highest approval rating yet, even though his reelection prospects continue to be lackluster. But voters aren't yet buying what Democrats are selling.

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President Trump continued his attacks on members of Congress during a campaign rally in Greenville, N.C., Wednesday night.

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Trump's 'Go Back' Rhetoric Is Sign Of A Racially Divisive And Turbulent Year To Come

5:52pm July 19, 2019

by Domenico Montanaro

President Trump has used white grievance to fuel his candidacy since he first came onto the political scene. So what he's doing now with four congresswomen of color is hardly a surprise.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrives to speak at the United Nations on Wednesday.

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'Engagement Is Losing Credibility': Iranian Foreign Minister

12:27pm July 19, 2019

by Steve Inskeep

Iran would commit to permanent nuclear inspections in exchange for a permanent lifting of U.S. imposed-sanctions, Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tells NPR.

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The amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), seen here in a 2016 U.S. Navy photo, took down an Iranian drone over the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, President Trump said.

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U.S. Navy Ship Destroys Iranian Drone Over Strait Of Hormuz

10:32pm July 18, 2019

by Bill Chappell

President Trump says that after the drone closed to within approximately 1,000 yards of the U.S. warship and ignored calls to stand down, it was "immediately destroyed."

Eugene Scalia (left) talks with Missouri Sen. Kit Bond before Scalia's confirmation hearing to be solicitor of the Labor Department in 2001.

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Trump To Nominate Eugene Scalia, Late Supreme Court Justice's Son, As Labor Secretary

9:34pm July 18, 2019

The president offered the Washington attorney the job, and he accepted. He's 55 and a partner at a firm where he handles labor and employment cases.