Trump Endorses George P. Bush’s Re-Election Bid For Texas Land Commissioner
The only member of the Bush political dynasty still in office is Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush. Although President Trump vanquished Bush’s father, Jeb, and has criticized former presidents George H.W. and W. Bush, Trump has endorsed George P.’…
Economists Worry Steel And Aluminum Tariffs Could Start Trade War
President Trump stunned markets and his economic policy advisors when he unexpectedly announced that the U.S. would impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. Trump ran on a nationalist trade agenda, but economists worry that he has unleashed a glob…
How The White House’s Internal Dynamics Is Taking The Focus Off Policy
NPR’s Ari Shapiro is joined by David Brooks of The New York Times, and Karen Tumulty of The Washington Post, to discuss tariffs on steel and aluminum imports announced this week and the internal dynamics of the White House.
Federal Fraud Case Could Put Several College Basketball Coaches In Prison
This year, a cloud hangs over the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament. Documents from an ongoing federal probe into bribery and fraud allege a shadow-world involving big money, secret deals and marquee names from the world of college basketball…
Why Race Should Be Included In The Conversation About Arming Teachers
President Trump has talked about a plan to arm more teachers as a way to prevent school shootings like the one at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. NPR’s Ailsa Chang talks with Stephanie Gates, a black teacher in Chicago, about why…
Organizers Of March For Our Lives Working To Find New Location For Rally
Organizers of the March for Our Lives are working to establish a new location in Washington, D.C., for their student-led rally for gun control later this month. Their original plans to hold the march on the National Mall fell through, because a student…
Hong Kong’s ivory ban sparks fresh hope for endangered elephants
Smooth white bracelets, intricate carvings of women in flowing gowns, and majestic horses are among the countless items that are disappearing from shop windows in mainland China as the government implements an ivory trading ban for the world’s largest …
The Rev. Billy Graham Laid To Rest Friday In Simple Casket
His son, Franklin, said at the Charlotte, N.C. funeral that the man the world saw at stadiums and on television was the same man he knew at home. “There weren’t two Billy Grahams,” he said.
This is it. Louisville only has a few more chances to bolster its NCAA Tournament resume
Louisville basketball has a simple formula to get into the Big Dance: Win some games. Saturday is a big chance for that.
WKU quarterback Mike White: 'As far as throwing the ball, I'm one of the best in this class'
An accomplished baseball player in high school, quarterback Mike White of Western Kentucky is now working for a shot in the NFL.
Who Wants To Arm Teachers? Republican Men
A new NPR/Ipsos poll finds about 6 in 10 Americans are opposed to training teachers to carry guns in schools. But two-thirds of Republicans, including 71 percent of Republican men, are in favor of it.
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