US Politics in Trump era
Publisher: NPR
Author: Merrit Kennedy
9 Aug 2019
‘I’ve Got Nothing Over Here’: Michigan Man Deported By ICE Dies In Baghdad
Jimmy Aldaoud was deported from the U.S. in June to Iraq, a country that his family said he had never set foot in. Two months after he arrived there, his family got word that he was found dead in Baghdad. Aldaoud was born in Greece, his sister Mary Bolis said, after his family fled Iraq. He didn't speak Arabic.
Publisher: NPR
Author: Merrit Kennedy
22 Mar 2019
Acting Defense Secretary Shanahan Investigated Over Ties To Boeing
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan is under investigation by the Pentagon's Office of Inspector General because of allegations he improperly advocated on behalf of his former employer, Boeing Co.
John Bolton’s Curious Appearance In A Russian Gun Rights Video
Incoming White House national security adviser John Bolton recorded a video used by the Russian gun rights group The Right to Bear Arms in 2013 to encourage the Russian government to loosen gun laws.
Depth Of Russian Politician’s Cultivation Of NRA Ties Revealed
Alexander Torshin's links to NRA leaders are deeper than previously known, NPR has learned. He claims to have met Donald Trump in 2015 and served as a U.S. election observer in 2012 through the NRA.
Publisher: NPR
Author: Carrie Johnson
21 Apr 2017
Mary McCord, Longtime Department Of Justice Lawyer, Is Leaving Her Job In May
Acting Assistant Attorney General Mary McCord told staff this week she is leaving to pursue other opportunities. McCord has led the probe into Russian election meddling. Mary B. McCord has served at the highest levels in the national security unit, either as its leader or chief deputy, for the past three years. A longtime federal prosecutor based in Washington, McCord easily won the confidence of both career lawyers and her supervisors inside the Justice Department.
Publisher: NPR
Author: Bill Chappell
7 Nov 2016
FBI Finishes Hillary Clinton Email Review: ‘We Have Not Changed Our Conclusions,’ Comey Says : The Two-Way
Director James Comey says the FBI's review of new emails involving Hillary Clinton doesn't change the decision not to press charges against Clinton over her use of a private server.