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Brett Kavanaugh is sworn in as a federal judge by Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy in 2006. President George W. Bush looks on. Kavanaugh is Trump's pick to replace Kennedy on the Supreme Court.

Who Is Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump's Pick For The Supreme Court?

11:44pm July 09, 2018

by Domenico Montanaro

The federal judge is conservative and just 53. He is a former Bush White House staffer with deep political ties and the most experience as a judge on Trump's shortlist. But he is also controversial.

Politics & Government

White House Taps Former Fox News Executive For Senior Communications Job

4:30pm July 05, 2018

by Sarah McCammon

Bill Shine left Fox News in the aftermath of a sexual harassment scandal, amid accusations that he failed to take the allegations seriously.

President Trump signs a posthumous pardon for boxer Jack Johnson on May 24. The White House has privately asked prisoner advocates in recent weeks for the names of more potential clemency candidates.

Politics & Government

Looking To Grant Clemency To More Prisoners, White House Asks Advocates For Names

8:59am June 26, 2018

by Ayesha Rascoe

Prisoner advocates say they have given the White House names of prisoners who may be ideal candidates for clemency. They are now waiting to see how the White House will proceed.

Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen speaks Monday during a White House news briefing about children being separated from their parents who enter the U.S. illegally.

Politics & Government

When The White House Can't Be Believed

9:15am June 21, 2018

by David Folkenflik

President Trump's order changing policy on separating children from their parents at the border may dampen the outrage factor. But NPR's David Folkenflik says the disbelief factor will endure.

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First lady Melania Trump sits on a couch surrounded by reporters as she participates in a meeting with President Trump, Spain's King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia in the Oval Office on Tuesday.

Melania Trump Pressured President Trump To Change Family Separation Policy

6:18pm June 20, 2018

by Jessica Taylor

"She's been talking to him about it from the very beginning," a White House official told NPR.

President Trump speaks on immigration issues while meeting with Republican members of Congress in the Cabinet Room of the White House White House.

Politics & Government

Trump Signs Order To End Family Separations

4:13pm June 20, 2018

The order says that while the administration will "rigorously" enforce immigration laws, it is "also the policy of this Administration to maintain family unity ...."

Democratic members of Congress protest the Trump family separate policy. From left to right: Reps. Joseph Crowley, Luis Gutierrez, Pramila Jayapal, John Lewis and Judy Chu.

Family Separation Is Trump's Immigration Policy. Here's Why He Won't Own It

6:43am June 20, 2018

by Domenico Montanaro

The policy is unpopular, and vulnerable Republicans in competitive districts stand to be punished by voters in the midterms if this continues much longer. So Trump is trying to flip the script.

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., confer during a news conference following a closed-door GOP meeting on immigration last week.

House GOP Immigration Bill Would Modify — But Not End — Child Detentions

7:20pm June 18, 2018

by Jessica Taylor

Under the legislation, children would be held in the same place as their parents if the parents are detained. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., says he'd back a compromise bill.

President Trump speaks during a news conference Tuesday after meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Sentosa Island in Singapore.

President Trump's Press Conference On North Korea Summit, Annotated

7:03pm June 12, 2018

President Trump spoke to reporters after his meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un Tuesday. NPR reporters have annotated the transcript of the press conference.

White House chief economic adviser Larry Kudlow speaks during a television interview outside the West Wing of the White House on May 18. President Trump tweeted that Kudlow suffered a heart attack and is hospitalized at Walter Reed Medical Center.

Politics & Government

Top White House Economic Aide Larry Kudlow Has Heart Attack, Trump Says

10:30pm June 11, 2018

by Sarah McCammon

Moments before President Trump headed into his meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, he tweeted that the chief economic adviser was being hospitalized near Washington, D.C.