President Trump

Trump Aims To Play Salesman During Davos Economic Forum

7:36pm January 23, 2018

by Scott Horsley

President Trump travels to a global summit in Switzerland this week. He'll promote his "America First" policies and also meet with leaders of Israel, the U.K. and the African Union.

Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks during a news conference on Saturday, arguing that the shutdown is mainly President Trump's fault. Republicans say Democrats manufactured the crisis over immigration.

Politics & Government

Who Will Carry The Blame For The Shutdown? Maybe No One

7:30am January 21, 2018

by Arnie Seipel

If voters punished Republicans over the last shutdown, it was by giving them the Senate majority. Since then, a blinding news cycle had made each crisis only more forgettable than the last.

Approval of U.S. leadership fell sharply in President Trump's first year — particularly in Canada, where the approval rating fell from 60 percent to 20 percent. In this photo, protesters demonstrate at a new Trump International hotel in Vancouver last y

World's Regard For U.S. Leadership Hits Record Low In Gallup Poll

1:55pm January 19, 2018

by Bill Chappell

The global approval rating for U.S. leadership fell to 30 percent — lower in President Trump's first year in office than under former President George W. Bush, and a sharp fall from the Obama era.

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., answers questions Thursday on the possibility of a government shutdown. After receiving assurances from Ryan, a key group of conservative House Republicans said they would support a short-term-funding bill.

Politics & Government

House Passes Bill To Avoid Government Shutdown, But Senate Prospects Uncertain

8:13pm January 18, 2018

The short-term measure passed the House Thursday evening after a key bloc of conservative Republicans said they would support it. Passage in the Senate is still unclear as funding runs out Friday.

Among the promises President Trump has kept during his first year in office is passing a tax bill, which he signed in December.

Politics & Government

From Taxes To The Swamp: Trump's Promises, Kept And Incomplete, 1 Year In

9:18am January 18, 2018

by Scott Horsley

In 2016, Donald Trump offered a list of things he wanted to accomplish as president. As his first anniversary in office approaches, here is what he can check off and what is incomplete.

President Trump and Vice President Pence watch as House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., greets former Sen. Bob Dole during a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony honoring Dole on Capitol Hill Wednesday.

Politics & Government

Bob Dole Receives Congressional Gold Medal

8:03pm January 17, 2018

by Brian Naylor

Dole served more than three decades in Congress, was the Republican presidential nominee in 1996 and was an early supporter of President Trump, who attended the ceremony.

Americans generally have little confidence in the institutions that control the U.S.

Politics & Government

Here's Just How Little Confidence Americans Have In Political Institutions

5:00am January 17, 2018

by Domenico Montanaro

A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds that Congress, the political parties and the media rank among the least-trusted U.S. institutions in the age of President Trump.

Chinese construction workers carry reinforcing rods on a building site in Algiers, Algeria.

World News

Trump's Insults Will Nudge African Nations Closer To China

4:16pm January 16, 2018

by Ismail Einashe

The danger for the U.S. is that Trump's reported slurs make China an even more enticing partner for African nations, writes British-Somali journalist Ismail Einashe.

John Feeley, soon after his appointment as ambassador to Panama in February 2016. The career diplomat has now announced his resignation.

U.S. Ambassador To Panama Resigns, Saying He Can't Serve Trump

8:59pm January 12, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

John Feeley's resignation is not a response to President Trump's reportedly vulgar remarks on African countries. Feeley, a career diplomat, had already informed U.S officials before the comments.

A boy carries a sack of grain from a dugout canoe to shore in the village of Ambohitsara in eastern Madagascar, characterized as a low-income country by the World Bank.

Your Turn: How Are Poor Countries Portrayed By Aid Groups And The Media?

8:55pm January 12, 2018

by Malaka Gharib

The controversy over President Trump's description of El Salvador, Haiti and African countries has global thinkers asking whether the aid community is partly to blame.