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White House Defends Testing Capacity As Governors Ask For More
Posted on · Many governors say they need more coronavirus testing. President Trump said his administration would have a call with governors on Monday about increasing capacity.
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White House Unveils Coronavirus Guidelines On Path To Reopening The Country
Posted on · President Trump has said he believes many states could begin to re-open even before the federal guidelines for social distancing and mitigation expire on May 1.
Politics
Texas Evangelical Voters Remain In Trump’s Corner
Posted on · Evangelical Protestants account for nearly a third of all adults in Texas, making them a formidable voting bloc.
Houston Matters
Programming Note: Impeachment Hearings Preempt Houston Matters (Nov. 15, 2019)
Posted on · Houston Matters will give way today to special live coverage from NPR.
In-Depth
Is The GOP Alienating Texas Latino Republicans?
Posted on · While Republican presidential candidates have historically earned as much as half of the Texas Latino vote, recent polling data shows that less than 20% of Texas Latinos said they would vote for President Trump in 2020.
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WATCH: President Trump Says He ‘Fully Supports Transparency’ On Whistleblower
Posted on · The White House released a record of President Trump's July call with the Ukrainian president. But it's not quelling Congress' move toward impeachment as the president had hoped.
National
FACT CHECK: Trump’s Oval Office Pitch For A Border Wall
Posted on · President Trump used his first prime-time address from the Oval Office to make the case for a $5.7 billion border wall. That demand and Democrats' opposition has led to a partial government shutdown.
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Analyst: Trump’s Oil Tweet Is “Noise In The Signal”
Posted on · The president has repeatedly complained about what he sees as too-high oil prices.
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Trump To Iran’s President Rouhani: ‘NEVER, EVER THREATEN’ The U.S. Again
Posted on · President Trump threatened Iran in a late-night tweet after Iranian President Hassan Rouhani warned Trump not to "play with the lion's tail" and that "war with Iran is the mother of all wars."
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Is Trump The Toughest Ever On Russia?
Posted on · President Trump boasts that he's tougher on Russia than any other president. His administration has adopted some tough policies, even though Trump's rhetoric is almost always friendly toward Moscow.
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U.S. House Eyes $5 Billion For Border Wall, Setting Up Showdown With Senate
Posted on · House members are expected to include the money in a spending bill, but the Senate's version includes only $1.6 billion for the wall.
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Maria Butina Was In Contact With Russian Intelligence, Feds Say In New Documents
Posted on · A Russian woman charged this week with serving as an unregistered agent also "offered sex" in exchange for a job in an organization she targeted, prosecutors allege.
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Some Texas Republicans Decried Trump After His Summit With Putin; Most Have Been Silent
Posted on · President Donald Trump's performance alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday is drawing sharp reactions from some Texans in Congress and muted ones from others.
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‘We’ve Been Through Darker Times’: Barack Obama Speaks In South Africa
Posted on · In one of his most high-profile appearances since leaving the White House, former President Barack Obama urged listeners to resist cynicism as he celebrated the legacy of Nelson Mandela.
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Trump Walks Back Controversial Comments On Russian Election Interference
Posted on · Before a meeting with GOP lawmakers Tuesday, the president told reporters he misspoke in Helsinki: When he said he saw no reason why it "would" be Russia that interfered, he meant to say "wouldn't."