ESPN's Jemele Hill On Race, Football And That Tweet About Trump
The SportsCenter anchor discusses becoming a lightning rod in the culture wars and the flimsy partition between politics and sports.
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Portions Of Ailing White House Magnolia Removed Over Safety Concerns
The Jackson Magnolia, one of the oldest and storied trees on the White House lawn, just got a major trim. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with historian Jonathan Pliska about the tree's significance.
Week Ahead: Trump Aims To Dismiss Russia Probe As Partisan; Can He Get His Taxes Win?
After anti-Trump texts between FBI agents, expect conservative allies of the president to allege that special counsel Robert Mueller and his investigators have an anti-Trump agenda.
White House Personnel Reassigned After Charges Of Inappropriate Behavior On Asia Trip
Three Army non-commissioned officers have been removed from their posts on the White House Communications Agency. They allegedly had inappropriate contact with foreign women when in Vietnam.
President Trump Pardons His First Turkey
The president will take part in the White House tradition that sees two turkeys set free in an event set up by the turkey growers' lobby.
Week Ahead: Trump Again Shows He's Willing To Use His Pardon Power
The president pardoned Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio, has teased that he could pardon others and this week, the week of Thanksgiving, he will again.
'Drain The Swamp'? Hardly. Washington Appears More Stuck In The Muck Than Ever
"We have dysfunction in Congress; we have dysfunction, I think, in the presidency; and we have dysfunction in the lobbying community" — reform lobbyist Meredith McGehee
Mueller Russia Probe Moves To The White House; GOP's Math Problem On Taxes
The investigation into Russian election interference encircles the White House with interviews of staff close to the president. And the GOP is struggling to make the numbers work for their tax bill.
As DACA Winds Down, DREAMers Turn Toward Different Futures
When these two sisters aged out of their parents' immigration protections, DACA let them stay in the country and work. Now they face two different paths as they try to plan for the future.
3 Ways To Think About What Mattered In The Deluge Of Political News This Week
From the legal "shock and awe" of Trump campaign officials' indictments by DOJ special counsel Robert Mueller to party divisions laid bare, what a week.