Feb 4 Economy Coal Comeback? Coal At New Low After Two Years Under Trump After two years under President Trump, more coal power plants are closing down and coal employment is at an all-time low. By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource Feb 4 Economy Coal Comeback? Coal At New Low After Two Years Under Trump Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jan 25 Politics Trump Says He Will Sign Short-Term Deal To Reopen Government After 35-Day Shutdown The potential breakthrough comes as federal workers missed a second paycheck and airports reported major delays. By Jessica Taylor, NPR Jan 25 Politics Trump Says He Will Sign Short-Term Deal To Reopen Government After 35-Day Shutdown Jessica Taylor, NPR
Jan 24 Politics Trump Backs Down, But Will He Make A Deal? The president gave in to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in their State of the Union spat, with political pressure mounting against him. But negotiating an end to the shutdown is a higher bar. By Domenico Montanaro, NPR Jan 24 Politics Trump Backs Down, But Will He Make A Deal? Domenico Montanaro, NPR
Jan 19 Politics Trump Offers Temporary Immigrant Protections For $5.7 Billion In Wall Money The partial government shutdown has gone on weeks, and Trump is offering a way out. But Dems say the president's offer is a nonstarter and any deal needs to open the government first. By Ayesha Rascoe, NPR and Domenico Montanaro, NPR Jan 19 Politics Trump Offers Temporary Immigrant Protections For $5.7 Billion In Wall Money Ayesha Rascoe, NPR and Domenico Montanaro, NPR
Jan 14 Politics Trump Doubles Down On Trade War As Farmers Feel Pain From Tariffs Farm Bureau leaders said the organization is behind the president but expressed concern that continued tariffs on American farmers are taking a toll. By Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Jan 14 Politics Trump Doubles Down On Trade War As Farmers Feel Pain From Tariffs Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jan 11 Politics Most Americans Call Shutdown ‘Embarrassing’ As It’s Set To Become Longest In History An NPR/Ipsos Poll finds more than 70 percent of Americans say the shutdown is embarrassing for the country, will hurt the economy and the government should remain open while budget talks continue. By Domenico Montanaro, NPR Jan 11 Politics Most Americans Call Shutdown 'Embarrassing' As It's Set To Become Longest In History Domenico Montanaro, NPR
Jan 10 Politics Trump Says He’s Likely To Declare National Emergency If Congress Won’t Fund Wall The president is traveling to a Border Patrol station in Texas, as the partial shutdown enters its 20th day. The trip comes a day after the president walked out on a meeting with Democrats. By Brian Naylor, NPR Jan 10 Politics Trump Says He's Likely To Declare National Emergency If Congress Won't Fund Wall Brian Naylor, NPR
Dec 10 Politics Sen. Rand Paul Argues Alleged Trump Hush Money Payments Aren’t Criminal Paul went on to say that even if federal officials find Trump guilty of breaking campaign finance law, the violations shouldn’t be considered crimes. By Ryland Barton Dec 10 Politics Rand Paul Argues Alleged Trump Hush Money Aren't Criminal Ryland Barton
Nov 26 Politics The Political News Didn’t Stop Over Thanksgiving. Here’s What You Missed Over the weekend, Trump aired several grievances, the federal government published a report on global warming, and U.S. border agents fired tear gas at migrants at the US-Mexico border. By Scott Detrow, NPR Nov 26 Politics Political News Didn't Stop Over Thanksgiving. Here's What You Missed Scott Detrow, NPR
Nov 20 Politics Federal Court Blocks Trump Administration’s Asylum Ban A U.S. district court ruled that President Trump's proclamation banning anyone seeking asylum from entering the U.S. without crossing a port of entry violates existing law. By Emily Sullivan, NPR Nov 20 Politics Federal Court Blocks Trump Administration's Asylum Ban Emily Sullivan, NPR
Nov 16 Politics Trump Says He’s Completed Written Answers For Mueller, But Not Turned Them In The president told reporters the questions were "very routinely answered by me" and that he was able to answer them "very easily." By Philip Ewing, NPR Nov 16 Politics Trump Says He's Completed Written Answers For Mueller, But Not Turned Them In Philip Ewing, NPR
Nov 12 Politics Democrats Say Their First Bill Will Focus On Strengthening Democracy At Home The first bill House Democrats' will vote on would establish automatic voter registration, strengthen the Voting Rights Act, limit partisan redistricting and tighten campaign finance laws. By Peter Overby, NPR Nov 12 Politics Democrats Say Their First Bill Will Focus On Strengthening Democracy At Home Peter Overby, NPR
Nov 8 Politics Louisville Protesters Demand Trump Protect Mueller Investigation The group is demanding that President Trump uphold the independence of Robert Mueller’s investigation into 2016 election interference. By Ryan Van Velzer Nov 8 Politics Louisville Protesters Demand Trump Protect Mueller Investigation Ryan Van Velzer
Nov 7 Election 2018 WATCH LIVE: President Trump’s Post-Election News Conference The president reacts after Tuesday's Democratic wave in the House and Republican gains in the Senate. By NPR Staff Nov 7 Election 2018 WATCH LIVE: President Trump's Post-Election News Conference NPR Staff
Nov 1 Politics Poll: Nearly 4 In 5 Voters Concerned Incivility Will Lead To Violence A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds that voters are worried that the lack of a civil tone and negativity in Washington will lead to violence, but they don't agree on who to blame. By Domenico Montanaro, NPR Nov 1 Politics Poll: Nearly 4 In 5 Voters Concerned Incivility Will Lead To Violence Domenico Montanaro, NPR