Scott Horsley

White House Correspondent for NPR News

Scott Horsley appears in the following:

Senators Dispute Status Of Released Documents As Questioning Of Kavanaugh Wraps Up

Thursday, September 06, 2018

Sen. Cory Booker was the first Democrat to release documents that had been designated as "confidential" as the third day of the Judge Kavanaugh confirmation hearings began.

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President Trump Responds To 'New York Times' Anonymous Op-Ed

Wednesday, September 05, 2018

President Trump slammed an extraordinary op-ed that The New York Times says was written by an anonymous senior Trump administration official who argues Trump is a threat.

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Kavanaugh Defends Controversial Abortion, Gun-Control Dissents

Wednesday, September 05, 2018

The Supreme Court nominee said Roe v. Wade was "important precedent" but stopped short of saying whether he thinks the case was correctly decided.

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Kavanaugh Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings Off To A Raucous Start

Tuesday, September 04, 2018

Nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh sought to portray the high court as nonpartisan. "The justices on the Supreme Court do not sit on opposite sides of an aisle," he said Tuesday.

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John McCain Honored As A Principled Politician, Beloved Father At Washington Funeral

Saturday, September 01, 2018

Meghan McCain and former Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush were among the speakers at Saturday's service at the Washington National Cathedral, the culmination of a week of public mourning.

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Can Canada And The U.S. Find A Path To Replace NAFTA?

Friday, August 31, 2018

Trade talks between the U.S. and Canada ended Friday with no agreement on an update to the North American Free Trade Agreement.

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Intense Trade Talks Between The U.S. And Canada Are Underway

Wednesday, August 29, 2018

Canada is negotiating with the U.S. on a possible trade deal to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement. Mexico has already agreed to new terms with the U.S.

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Don McGahn, White House Counsel Who Helped Reshape Federal Judiciary, To Step Down

Wednesday, August 29, 2018

McGahn served as Donald's Trump's campaign lawyer and spearheaded the president's successful push to pack the bench with conservative judges.

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Trump Announces Tentative Deal With Mexico On Revised NAFTA

Monday, August 27, 2018

President Trump says the U.S. has reached a tentative deal with Mexico on an updated version NAFTA. Negotiators from the two countries have been holed up for weeks.

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McCain, The Presidential Campaigner

Sunday, August 26, 2018

Sen. John McCain was a towering presence in American politics, despite his two failed presidential runs.

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Remembering McCain's 2008 Campaign

Sunday, August 26, 2018

We look back at Sen. John McCain's presidential run in 2008 and his legacy.

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Sessions Pushes Back Hard At Trump Comments Made On Fox

Friday, August 24, 2018

The relationship between President Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions appears to be at a nadir. They traded public barbs Thursday, and even Sessions' allies say he could be replaced.

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Rep. Cummings Demands Explanation For Stripping Ex-CIA Chief's Security Clearance

Thursday, August 16, 2018

The lawmaker's letter was one of several reactions to the decision. Also Thursday, a former special operations forces commander defended John Brennan and asked Trump to revoke his clearance too.

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FACT CHECK: White House Apologizes For False Claim About African-American Jobs

Wednesday, August 15, 2018

The White House backtracked this week on claims that President Trump has overseen more job gains among African-Americans than his predecessor, Barack Obama.

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Trump Campaign Targets Omarosa Manigault Newman Over Tell-All Book

Tuesday, August 14, 2018

The president's campaign arm has filed a complaint against the former White House aide, saying she violated a 2016 agreement with her book and publicity tour.

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FBI Fires Peter Strzok, Political Lightning Rod Who Criticized Trump

Monday, August 13, 2018

The embattled former special agent lost his place in the Russia investigation over text messages that criticized then-candidate Trump and has been under a political bull's-eye ever since.

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Trump Doubles Tariffs On Steel, Aluminum From Turkey

Friday, August 10, 2018

President Trump called for a doubling in the tariff on imported steel and aluminum from Turkey, escalating a diplomatic spat with a key NATO ally.

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Democrats Seize On GOP Ethics Scandals In Midterms, Because It's Worked Before

Friday, August 10, 2018

Taking a page from their own 2006 playbook, House Democrats hope to capitalize on the insider trading allegations against Rep. Chris Collins and other GOP scandals to regain a majority in November.

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Democrats Hope To Capitalize On Criminal Case Against Republican Rep. Chris Collins

Thursday, August 09, 2018

Rep. Chris Collins promises to keep campaigning for his N.Y. House seat, despite insider trading charges. Democrats hope to make Collins a poster child for what they call a GOP culture of corruption.

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New York Congressman Pleads Not Guilty To Insider Trading Charges

Wednesday, August 08, 2018

Rep. Chris Collins was charged with securities fraud along with his son and another man. Collins is accused of passing inside stock information to his son, who used it to make favorable trades.

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