Ron Elving
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Politics
Cities And Immigrants Drove Census Controversy — 100 Years Ago
A century ago, debate over immigration and urban-rural power stalled congressional action on the results of the census. The tensions that mattered then still persist a century later.
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Politics
What Trump May Be Missing In Those Polls He Calls Fake
Polls taken 18 months before an election are not predictive, but they have sent signals that proved helpful when heeded by presidents in the past.
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Politics
Fear of Foreign Interference in U.S. Elections Dates from Nation's Founding
The comments of President Trump regarding foreign governments offering negative information about a political rival have renewed fears as old as the republic itself.
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Politics
How Trump Breaks With Clinton And Nixon On Governing While Under Investigation
President Trump is so determined to pressure his antagonists to relent that he suddenly seems ready to renounce the governing obligations of his own office.
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Law & Courts
Mueller Report Release Will Likely Escalate Tensions Between Trump And Congress
And unlike the attorney general's predecessors who were caught between warring branches of government, William Barr seems intent on being at the center of the conflict.
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Politics
Joe Biden Is Democrats' Past, But New Allegations Mean He Might Not Be Its Future
Is the 76-year-old former vice president too much a man of the last century? His basic vulnerability is being cast as a candidate of the past in a party selling itself as the party of the future.
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Politics
Will He Or Won't He? The State Of This Year's State Of The Union Address
Whether or not President Trump will deliver a traditional state of the union is in doubt because of the partial government shutdown. It's allowing Washington to reexamine a century-old tradition.
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Politics
Trump Opts For Gravitas Of The Oval Office As He's In Need Of A Game-Changing Moment
In the third week of the shutdown, President Trump will give a national address about the unbuilt wall on the Mexico border and the partially shuttered government.
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Politics
Encore: The History Of Government Shutdowns In The U.S.
Earlier this year, when a different shutdown loomed in January, NPR's Ron Elving provided a history lesson on government shutdowns. As the partial shutdown continues, we revisit those of the past.
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Politics
George H.W. Bush Funeral: Casket Arrives At Washington National Cathedral
The motorcade carrying the body of President George H.W. Bush arrives at the Washington National Cathedral . Morning Edition monitors and updates.