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What Is The Insurrection Act That Trump Is Threatening To Invoke?
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The 213-year-old law allows a president to “call forth the militia for the purpose of suppressing” an insurrection. Trump threatened to deploy the military to states that don’t quell violent protests.
![A man waves an upside-down American flag during a protest in Las Vegas following the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after a white Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/ap_20152223474615-8d050fddb1523078cb56a2dd4ef0a33958b01b15-900x422.jpg)
Trump Seems Likely To Use Law And Order As A Wedge Issue After George Floyd’s Killing
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President Trump called Floyd’s death a “grave tragedy” that “should never have happened.” But once he was back on Twitter, he again inflamed tensions, with machismo and politics at the forefront.
![President Trump holds a mask as he speaks during a tour of the Ford Rawsonville Plant in Ypsilanti, Mich., on Thursday.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/gettyimages-1214449359-73a4821be64d1dab5245eb6254ed4b5710636d56-900x422.jpg)
Trump Hasn’t Worn A Mask Publicly. Here’s What Might Convince Him To
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“Mask usage is going to help us get this economy reopened,” the president’s national security adviser said on Sunday.
![Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks remotely Tuesday during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on the coronavirus.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/gettyimages-1212790660-fda689c44b426a1567c666edbd4c8cc47eedee57-scaled-e1589309486129-900x422.jpg)
Fauci Warns States Not to ‘Jump Over’ Guidelines to Reopening
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The nation’s top infectious disease expert spoke remotely during a unique Senate health committee hearing on the coronavirus pandemic.
![Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., gestures during the debate, as fellow candidate, former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg, looks on.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/ap_20051174176077-3aa351ad462cf830c8410e305e2165ff861a8738-scaled-e1582214069983-900x422.jpg)
6 Takeaways from the Nevada Democratic Debate
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It was former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s first debate after spending more than $300 million on ads. He had an uneven performance, especially when it came to his record on women.
![People in Milford, N.H., wait in line to enter an event for Democratic presidential candidate former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg on Monday.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/ap_20042054971078-e47ba322922d3895b3b60001197e0d0f4849ba8a-4-scaled-e1581438812308-900x422.jpg)
Everything You Need To Know About The New Hampshire Primary
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Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont is the favorite, as progressives seem to be coalescing around him and moderates are split among several candidates.
![Mitt Romney, pictured riding on his campaign bus through Iowa during his 2012 presidential bid, has admitted to using a pseudonym on Twitter.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ap_120608122715-aadf5de848d25272ee0056932ebb6aa584652c34-e1571677519790-900x422.jpg)
Mitt Romney, ‘Pierre Delecto’ And The Strategy Of Anonymously Criticizing Trump
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The Utah senator outed himself over the weekend as the owner of a mostly nondescript Twitter handle that defended Romney and was critical of President Trump.
![Left to right, former Vice President Joe Biden, Massuchusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and South Bend, Ind. Mayor Pete Buttigieg react on stage during the Democratic Presidential Debate at Otterbein University.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/dm-gettyimages-1181321858-6fe315df1e0a968a8c155a9dafa3ab5c697eacf7-e1571224129296-900x422.jpg)
6 Takeaways From The 4th Democratic Presidential Primary Debate
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Elizabeth Warren faced new scrutiny, Pete Buttigieg controlled multiple exchanges and the potential conflicts of interest of Joe Biden’s son got relatively little focus.
![Democratic presidential candidates Joe Biden and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., connect before the September Democratic presidential primary debate.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ap_19256019442672-ee6e51056be0cd89da037c81121787b5581ed888-e1571067104738-900x422.jpg)
7 Questions Ahead Of The Next Democratic Primary Debate
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The last couple of weeks have been dominated by the congressional impeachment inquiry into President Trump. But Democratic presidential candidates will take center stage again this week.
![A protester holds up a sign in favor of impeachment outside the U.S. Capitol building on Thursday.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/gettyimages-1171378890-44452823f46e64c295af5035aeb9b703be011fc0-e1569531082158-900x422.jpg)
NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll: Americans Split on House Impeachment Inquiry
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Independents at this point say they are not on board with the impeachment inquiry. But with more revelations coming out, the pollsters warn, that could change.
![Ten democratic presidential candidates appear onstage before the start of the Democratic Presidential Debate at Texas Southern University in Houston on Thursday.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/gettyimages-1174320670-6dfab8d3a4b1a8add50ac5fd767eebf0545a9c97-e1568384314530-900x422.jpg)
5 Questions Answered About The 3rd Democratic Debate
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Former Vice President Joe Biden and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren faced off onstage for the first time, but Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders wound up taking much of the heat, sparing Warren.
![President Trump has his highest approval rating yet, even though his reelection prospects continue to be lackluster.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/gettyimages-1163026663-ac810ab39f24191c857779efa1dee826b1ba87b3-e1563813544193-900x422.jpg)
Poll: Americans Not Sold On Trump — Or Democrats
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President Trump has his highest approval rating yet, even though his reelection prospects continue to be lackluster. But voters aren’t yet buying what Democrats are selling.
![House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer answer questions following an announced end to the partial government shutdown Friday.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/gettyimages-1124831460-27d688ac93ee40336f0cbf6ce5551af2c706e10e-e1548612417661-900x422.jpg)
7 Takeaways From The Longest Shutdown In U.S. History
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President Trump was outmaneuvered by Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and did damage with key constituencies. Meanwhile, Americans may be more aware of what government does.
![Women gather for a rally and march at Grant Park on Saturday in Chicago to urge voter turnout ahead of the midterm elections.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/gettyimages-1052056880-4cf2e3c3c0fee69bbc5eb8000a5ff97037931de1-e1539879626809-900x422.jpg)
Voter Turnout Could Hit 50-Year Record For Midterm Elections
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Half of eligible voters might go to the polls this fall, which would be the highest turnout level in a midterm election since the mid-1960s, another time of cultural and social upheaval.
![Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford is sworn in before testifying Thursday at a confirmation hearing for the Supreme Court nominee.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/gettyimages-1041744912-5c1422f22b72fd2fbb1d98b5e2a6e82c387b8127-e1538602267551-900x422.jpg)
Poll: More Believe Ford Than Kavanaugh, A Cultural Shift From 1991
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A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds more believe Christine Blasey Ford, who has accused Brett Kavanaugh of a sexual assault while they were in high school, after both made their cases last week.
![Former Vice President Joe Biden prepares to speak at a ceremony for John McCain at North Phoenix Baptist Church on Thursday.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/gettyimages-1025287546-5e0290c58b08d3872bb5187e8342831299165b63-e1535653931878-900x422.jpg)
‘We Shall Not See His Like Again’: Joe Biden Honors His Friend, John McCain
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Speaking at McCain’s memorial, the former vice president choked up more than once. “I always thought of John as a brother,” Biden said, “We had a hell of a lot of family fights.”
![Brett Kavanaugh is sworn in as a federal judge by Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy in 2006. President George W. Bush looks on. Kavanaugh is Trump's pick to replace Kennedy on the Supreme Court.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/gettyimages-71101264-09dc3f175e8950fbc3ef5239251223e8c338855c-e1531185122957-900x422.jpg)
Who Is Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump’s Pick For The Supreme Court?
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The federal judge is conservative and just 53. He is a former Bush White House staffer with deep political ties and the most experience as a judge on Trump’s shortlist. But he is also controversial.
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Immigration, Infrastructure And Iran: The President’s Plans For 2018
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President Trump enters his second year in office, fresh off his first legislative victory. Are there more to come? What about that Russia probe, hot spots overseas — and those midterm elections?
![Several women have accused Rep. John Conyers, who is the most senior member of Congress, of verbal abuse, inappropriate touching and groping over decades.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/ap_332329248616-2c7d4bffb92f8ea94a8c9e6b9e34e67a491cbb78-e1512495992445-900x422.jpg)
Conyers Resigning Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations
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The move by the longtime Democratic congressman from Michigan came after top House Democrats and House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., had called on him to resign.
![President Trump, seen in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, lashed out in a series of tweets at the FBI after the guilty plea of his former national security adviser in the Russia probe.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/gettyimages-881220110-3c140074f4733795eba3f4a24ef9088bac2694bb-900x422.jpg)
Week Ahead: Trump Aims To Dismiss Russia Probe As Partisan; Can He Get His Taxes Win?
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After anti-Trump texts between FBI agents, expect conservative allies of the president to allege that special counsel Robert Mueller and his investigators have an anti-Trump agenda.
![Then-National Security Advisor General Mike Flynn, Senior Adviser Jared Kushner and President Trump. Flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI. Now, the focus moves to what he's told investigators.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/gettyimages-633190764-7d14f5cd3ec445568e69c0ba908286ea5a0be009-e1512166228757-900x422.jpg)
Logan Act Lingers For Others In Russia Probe, As All Eyes Look Up The Trump Ladder
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The White House says it’s confident former national security adviser Michael Flynn said “nothing wrong or inappropriate” to the Russian ambassador. Releasing the transcript would help clear that up.