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Veterans and relatives see no place for Trump's arch near Arlington National Cemetery

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 20:26:00 +0000

Three Vietnam War veterans are suing to stop President Trump from building an arch just steps from Arlington National Cemetery, where 400,000 service members, veterans and their relatives are buried.

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House Republicans pass bill to fund ICE and Border Patrol

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 08:40:05 +0000

House Republicans have passed roughly $70 billion in funding for immigration enforcement. The package funds ICE and Border Patrol through the remainder of President Trump's term.

Rep. James Walkinshaw on funding for ICE and the future of immigration enforcement

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 08:39:59 +0000

Congress has passed funding for ICE and Border Patrol through the rest of President Trump's second term. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Democratic Rep. James Walkinshaw of Virginia.

Democratic Rep. Walkinshaw: 'Common sense' ICE reforms were left out of funding bill

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 08:39:59 +0000

Congress has passed funding for ICE and Border Patrol through the rest of President Trump's second term. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Democratic Rep. James Walkinshaw of Virginia.

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ICE is now funded through end of Trump's term, raising worries about oversight

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 21:26:47 +0000

The GOP bill signed by President Trump provides roughly $70 billion for immigration enforcement, even as Democrats warn that Congress has ceded its oversight role with the legislation.

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Trump has been trying to secure a better nuclear deal with Iran than Obama. Can he?

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 20:27:01 +0000

For years, President Trump slammed former President Obama's nuclear deal with Iran. Now he has to push through his own.

Trump's policies could be a liability for Nevada GOP Gov. Joe Lombardo

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 19:50:51 +0000

President Trump's economic policies are so unpopular in Nevada that Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo is facing what could be a tough November election. Tuesday's primary will determine his challenger.

Trump formally nominates Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:52:21 +0000

President Trump officially nominated Todd Blanche to be the next Attorney General, setting up a potential confirmation fight in Congress.

Trump is using California's routine vote counting to push fraud allegations

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 08:44:13 +0000

Several California races remain uncalled as millions of ballots still need to be counted. All regular occurrences -- and all fodder for President Trump's claims it's a sign of election fraud.

California's attorney general on Trump's baseless claim of election fraud

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 08:44:06 +0000

President Trump is casting doubt on the results of California's primaries, claiming there was voter fraud. NPR's Leila Fadel asks Attorney General Rob Bonta about the baseless claim.

California's attorney general refutes Trump's baseless claim of election fraud

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 08:44:06 +0000

President Trump is casting doubt on the results of California's primaries, claiming there was voter fraud. NPR's Leila Fadel asks Attorney General Rob Bonta about the baseless claim.

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Trump walks out of interview after being pressed on election fraud claims

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 08:44:31 +0000

President Trump walked out of an interview on Sunday's "Meet the Press" after being pressed on his repeated claims that the 2020 election and last week's California primaries were "rigged."

Trump rejects idea that Iran betrays his "no new wars" campaign message

Sun, 07 Jun 2026 23:07:44 +0000

President Trump is dismissing the idea that launching the war with Iran betrayed his refrain of "No new wars" as he campaigned for the White House in 2024.

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Trump rejects idea that Iran betrays his 'no new wars' campaign message

Sun, 07 Jun 2026 23:07:44 +0000

President Trump is dismissing the idea that launching the war with Iran betrayed his refrain of "No new wars" as he campaigned for the White House in 2024.

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Week in Politics: Pushback to Trump's agenda on foreign policy, immigration, ballroom

Sat, 06 Jun 2026 11:41:06 +0000

President Trump faced some pushback to his agenda and policies this week from both the courts and Republican lawmakers in Congress.

After D.C.'s Reflecting Pool gets repainted, visitors ask: What changed?

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 21:12:38 +0000

The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is refilling after President Trump had it painted "American flag blue." Some visitors say the results of the project — which reportedly cost millions — are subtle.

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Could Trump become an early lame duck?

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 20:16:11 +0000

President Trump needs Congress to help him pass his agenda, but some of his more controversial moves may be getting in the way of his relationship with Republicans on Capitol Hill.

Senate passes $70B immigration enforcement bill

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:52:27 +0000

The Senate passed legislation early Friday morning to fund President Trump's immigration enforcement agencies through the end of his term.

How Senate Republicans in their final months in office could affect Trump's agenda?

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:52:23 +0000

NPR's Michel Martin asks former Republican National Committee communications director Doug Heye how votes by outgoing Senate Republicans are likely to affect President Trump's agenda.

Senate passes $70B immigration enforcement bill without limits on Trump settlement fund

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:15:02 +0000

The Senate passed legislation to fund President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement agencies early Friday morning, after weeks of delays and fierce backlash to an unrelated $1.776 billion settlement fund that threatened to derail the bill.

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Trump's choices tests the limits of Republican lawmakers' support

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:43:28 +0000

President Trump continues to pursue very personal agenda items that are testing the limits of support from Republican members of Congress.

Republican pollster shares how voters view Trump's agenda

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:43:24 +0000

NPR's Michel Martin asks Republican pollster Jim Hobart how voters view President Trump's agenda – the Iran war, the "anti-weaponization" fund, the ballroom – and what informs their midterm choices.

Republicans' sweeping election overhaul fails in the Senate

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 23:19:56 +0000

The SAVE America Act, a far-reaching Republican election overhaul that President Trump said should be his congressional allies' top priority, has failed in the Senate.

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Trump's attacks on the press often focus on women reporters who challenge him

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 20:02:56 +0000

In an exchange with CNN's Kaitlin Collins, President Trump told her she had "hatred in her eyes." We look at the president's contentious relationship with the press and women reporters in particular.

Are Trump's controversies affecting his agenda?

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:26:54 +0000

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Jonah Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Dispatch, about whether President Trump's political controversies are interfering with his legislative agenda.

Leon Panetta on Trump's controversial pick for acting national intelligence director

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 08:42:09 +0000

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with former Defense Secretary and CIA Director Leon Panetta about President Trump's controversial appointment of Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence.

Critics say adding Trump's arch to D.C. would take something away: the view

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 08:41:53 +0000

President Trump's proposed arch, planned to sit between the Lincoln Memorial and the home of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, would block the symbolic view between the two and the message of unity it represents.

Divisions between GOP and Trump surface over 'anti-weaponization fund' and Iran war

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 08:38:58 +0000

Some Republicans' frustration with President Trump has been on display in Congress this week, first with Trump's "anti-weaponization fund" and then the war with Iran.

Rep. Katherine Clark on the House passing war powers resolution to end Iran war

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 08:38:50 +0000

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Democratic Whip Katherine Clark of Massachusetts about House approval of a war powers resolution directing President Trump to pull U.S. forces from hostilities with Iran.

Trump signs executive order that makes it easier to fire federal employees

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 08:38:44 +0000

President Trump signed an executive order reclassifying 8,000 high-ranking civil servants into at-will employees who can be fired without due process.

President Trump says he will nominate Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 05:50:13 +0000

Trump said at a dinner at the White House that he plans to nominate Blanche formally, according to a video of the event posted on social media by a White House aide.

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White House seeks to reconnect with young voters

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 19:59:04 +0000

At colleges, president tries to restore close ties with young voters.

Barbour: Obama's policies a 'threat' to economic future

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 19:31:01 +0000

Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour (R), taking another step toward an expected run for the 2012 presidential nomination, road-tested his economic message on Monday in a speech in which he blamed President Obama's economic policies for failing to revive the economy and posing "an even greater threat to o

White House to work with both sides on gun control measure

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 19:12:02 +0000

President Obama called Sunday for greater enforcement of gun control laws and improved background checks in the wake of the January shootings in Tucson.

Who would lead the Democratic National Committee?

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 14:42:04 +0000

If Kaine runs for the seat being vacated by fellow Democrat Jim Webb, President Obama will be charged with picking a new man (or woman) to run the DNC - one of the most public faces of the party on the verge of the 2012 election.

Reliable Source: Obama gets laughs at first Gridiron Club dinner as president

Sun, 13 Mar 2011 12:01:02 +0000

It took three attempts, but the Gridiron Club -- a vestige of swampland-era Washington -- finally got President Obama to show up for their annual dinner Saturday night. And yet what did they get? No respect, we tell you -- no respect!

Obama keeps his eye on independent voters

Sun, 13 Mar 2011 04:45:05 +0000

President Obama's Friday news conference did little to advance U.S. policy on Libya or clarify the White House's position on resolving the budget impasse in Congress. The president nonetheless conveyed one unmistakable impression: He is now focused intently on winning back independent voters.

Gas prices, Japan and leadership likely to dominate at Obama's news conference

Sat, 12 Mar 2011 05:28:00 +0000

President Obama is planning a news conference at 12:30 Friday afternoon that the White House announced will focus on high energy prices. He will also no doubt address the massive earthquake in Japan, which has spawned a tsunami whose waves have hit Hawaii and Alaska.

Obama repeats call for Gaddafi to step down, pledges help for Japan

Sat, 12 Mar 2011 05:10:00 +0000

President Obama called again Friday for Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi to step down but declined to lay out any specific military steps the United States would take to force him from power.

Spike in gas prices offsetting U.S. tax cut, Obama says

Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:12:01 +0000

President Obama acknowledged Friday that the fast-rising cost of gasoline could diminish the effect of policies designed to stimulate economic growth, but warned that he is not yet prepared to unleash the nation's energy reserves to bring down the price of oil.

Obama speaks out against bullying, says, 'I wasn't immune'

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 16:34:02 +0000

President Obama and the first lady spoke out against bullying Thursday, urging parents, schools and community leaders to look for ways to address a problem that they say has gotten worse in the age of the internet and social networking.

On Libya, Obama willing to let allies take the lead

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 05:21:00 +0000

President Obama is content to let other nations publicly lead the search for solutions to the Libyan conflict, his advisers say, a stance that reflects the more humble tone he has sought to bring to U.S. foreign policy but one that also opens him to criticism that he is a weak leader.

Commerce Secretary Locke nominated for China ambassador post

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 16:43:00 +0000

President Obama on Wednesday officially nominated Commerce Secretary Gary Locke as the next U.S. ambassador to China, continuing a reshuffling of top administration officials over the past several months.

The Fix: Gallup poll -- Obama's approval rating levels off

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 15:56:04 +0000

Six months ago, President Obama was being discussed as a one-term president as his party careened to a historic midterm election defeat.

Lane: Give me liberty or give me health care -- the end

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 22:17:34 +0000

For those following my ruminations about the constitutionality of the individual mandate in President Obama's health-care reform legislation -- a group substantially smaller than, say, Sara Bareilles's fan base, I admit -- it may come as a surprise that I actually think an individual mandate can ...

The Fact Checker: Obama's 'halfway' fixation with the budget

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 12:01:09 +0000

"My administration has already put forward specific cuts that meet congressional Republicans halfway. And I'm prepared to do more." -- President Obama, weekly radio address, March 5, 2011

Gary Locke, Commerce secretary, to be nominated as ambassador to China

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 04:59:00 +0000

President Obama will nominate Commerce Secretary Gary Locke as the next U.S. ambassador to China, senior administration officials said late Monday, continuing a game of musical chairs that has shuffled top administration officials at the start of the second half of Obama's term.

AP source: Obama to tap Locke for China ambassador

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 02:43:15 +0000

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama will nominate Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, the son and grandson of Chinese immigrants, to be the next U.S. ambassador to China, a senior administration official said Monday. A formal announcement could come as early as Tuesday.

The Fact Checker: Foreign policy braggadocio on Libya and AIDS

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 14:30:03 +0000

"We have already engineered the most rapid and forceful set of sanctions [against Libya] that have ever been applied internationally." --President Obama, March 3, 2011

Top 10 foreign challenges

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 11:43:53 +0000

The BBC News website's world affairs correspondent Paul Reynolds looks at the top ten foreign policy issues facing the new US president