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…
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.
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.
Broward Sheriff Avoids the Spotlight As His Supporters Rally
Facing mounting questions about how his department handled the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel left an event with supporters without speaking to the media.
For The Second Week, The Flu Epidemic Has Eased
The flu epidemic has peaked, the CDC said today. Activity declined last week, but the disease is still widespread and dangerous. And it’s still not too late to get a flu shot.
PTSD Currently Doesn’t Qualify Parkland First Responders For Workers’ Comp
The shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., is speeding a political debate in Florida over paying workers’ compensation to sufferers of post-traumatic stress disorder.
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